Eddie "Bongo" Brown, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetEddie "Bongo" Brown
American musician
Date of Birth: 13-Sep-1932
Date of Death: 28-Dec-1984
Profession: percussionist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Eddie "Bongo" Brown
- Eddie "Bongo" Brown (September 13, 1932 – December 28, 1984) was an American musician. He was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States, and raised in Memphis, Tennessee.
- Brown played congas, bongos, the gourd and claves for Motown Records' in-house Funk Brothers band.
- One of his musical influences was Chano Pozo. Among Brown's best-known performances on Motown recordings include "(I Know) I'm Losing You" by The Temptations, "I Second That Emotion" by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, and "If I Were Your Woman" by Gladys Knight & the Pips. He died in Los Angeles, California in 1984, aged 52. Kids: Larry Cole, Larnetta Porter, Damita Brown-Haynie, Curtis Brown, Edward Brown III Married: Geraldine Brown
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