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Earl Young

real name Earl Donald Young

Philadelphia, United States

Earl Young is credited on 1,141 releases across 286 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1962–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,141

Credits

286

Albums

7

Decades active

151

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American drummer, songwriter, and producer. He was one of the leading figures in the Philly Soul Sound during the 1970s.
He worked for. He is widely recognised as the inventor of the four on the floor rhythm pattern which paved the way of disco and house genre. He used the foot pedal as the main driving force at a constant 120 BPM speed held tightly by the hi-hat and basic drum beat. He can be heard on the Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes's 1973 single The Love I Lost (Parts 1 & 2).
Born: June 2, 1940 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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1,141 releases · 286 albums · active 1962–2026

  • Performance · 1,231
  • Production · 305
  • Other credits · 24
  • Engineering · 1

Studios: Sigma Sound Studios · Regent Sound Studios, Philadelphia · Veritable Studio · Columbia Recording Studios

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