Greene, Ed

Drummer who was extremely busy during the burgeoning studio scene of the 1970s and was a member of Motown’s arsenal of session musicians known as the Funk Brothers.

His discography is too extensive to list in its entirety, but here is a generous helping of highlights: American Pastime by Three Dog Night; Baby, It’s Me by Diana Ross; Bigger Than Both of Us by Hall & Oates; Bloodline by Glen Campbell; City of Angels by The Miracles; Destiny by The Jackson Five; Don’t You Love Me Anymore by Engelbert Humperdinck; Duets by Elton John; From a Whisper to a Scream by Allen Toussaint; Grand Tour by Aaron Neville; Hard Core Poetry by Tavares; Here by Leo Sayer; Here You Come Again by Dolly Parton; Holiday in Hollywood by Ringo Starr; I Fell in Love by Carlene Carter; It Begins Again by Dusty Springfield; Let’s Get it On by Marvin Gaye; Love Breeze by Smokey Robinson; Love Will Keep Us Together by Captain & Tennille; 1990 by The Temptations; Meeting of the Minds by The Four Tops; Night Fades Away by Nils Lofgren; No Time to Kill by Clint Black; Ol’ Blue Eyes is Back by Frank Sinatra; One Voice by Barry Manilow; Pressure Drop by Robert Palmer; Rest on Me by Kim Carnes; Rumour by Olivia-Newton John; Runaway by Bill Champlin; Take Me Home by Cher; Too by Carole Bayer Sager; Wet by Barbra Streisand; What About Me? by Kenny Rogers; White Horse by Michael Omartian; and, Youngblood by Carl Wilson.

He has also performed on the soundtracks of Doctor Detroit, Endless Love, Grace of My Heart, Into the Night, S.W.A.T., and Xanadu and recorded a series of Studio Pro-Files drum loops for Sonic Reality.

Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams recordings
Emotion (Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb)
S CBS 6164B (UK 45)

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