Performance · Engineering
Benny Benjamin
Benny Benjamin is credited on 63 releases across 40 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1952–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
63
Pressings credited
40
Albums
8
Decades active
35
In collections
Biography
William "Benny" Benjamin (July 25, 1925 – April 20, 1969), nicknamed Papa Zita, was an American musician, most notable as the primary drummer for the Motown Records studio band The Funk Brothers. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003 and was named the eleventh best drummer of all time by Rolling Stone magazine in 2016.
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Credited work
63 releases · 40 albums · active 1952–2023
- Performance · 66
- Engineering · 1
Studios: Hitsville USA Studios, Detroit · Reeves Sound Studios · PWL Studios · J & M Studio, New Orleans
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Burnin'
1962
That's My Story: John Lee Hooker Sings The Blues
1960
Hitsville USA • The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971
1992
It's Too Late
1963
Bye Bye Baby - I Don't Want To Take A Chance
1961
Whiskey & Wimmen (John Lee Hooker's Finest)
2017
The Ultimate Collection
1997
Dance Party
1965
The Soulful Moods Of Marvin Gaye
1961
Snake Walk
1959
Jr. Walker And The All Stars
1968
Frequent collaborators
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