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King Errisson

real name Errisson Pallman Johnson

conguero

Nassau, Bahamas · b. 1941-10-29

King Errisson is credited on 1,417 releases across 240 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1967–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,417

Credits

240

Albums

7

Decades active

329

In collections

Biography

Percussionist, born on 1941-10-29 in Nassau, Bahamas, now living in Las Vegas. He started playing music from the age of 5 and left the island at 18 to move to Los Angeles where his dream was to become an actor, resulting in appearan,ces in a few movies and commercials. Most remarkably he appeared with his calypso band in the James Bond film Thunderball (1965). Musically his first break came when he met jazz saxophonist Julian “Cannonball” Adderly, with whom he recorded 8 albums. King Errisson has played congas for Neil Diamond for over 30 years and has played on a lot of Motown recordings. In his autobiography, Berry Gordy referred to “King” Errisson as the unsung hero of Motown. (On some releases hs name is sometimes spelled Errison with one S.)

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Credited work

1,417 releases · 240 albums · active 1967–2025

  • Performance · 1,802
  • Other credits · 73
  • Production · 38
  • Mastering · 1

Studios: The Sound Factory · Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles · ABC Recording Studios · Sound Labs, Hollywood

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