*Another old school music legend has departed this world. Hamilton Bohannan was the pride and joy of Newnan, Georgia, but Friday (04-24-20), he passed away at the age of 78.
No official cause of death has been released and arrangements are pending, according to family members.
Here’s more on Bohanna via the Newnan Times-Herald:
In a discography ranging from 1973 to 1990, Bohannon released 22 albums. As a pioneer of disco and funk, his sounds have been sampled by the likes of Jay Z, Snoop Dogg, Craig Mack and Kool G Rap.
In February 2020, Bohannon released his last single – “Bohannon Combination Gumbo Mix”
In 2019, Bohannon appeared on the soundtrack of “Just Mercy” – an award-winning film which tells the true story of Walter McMillian who appeals his murder conviction with the help of young defense attorney, Bryan Stevenson.
Bohannon’s 1973 track “Save Their Souls” sets the scene for a shot of Foxx inside his prison cell. The song, recorded in Chicago, features the same background singers used by Jackie Wilson and Chi-Lites.
Last year on April 25, Bohannon performed a benefit concert at Morehouse College with his band and Ray Parker Jr. All proceeds went to Clark Atlanta and Morehouse students.
Only a few days later, his daughter, April, was married.
Representatives from the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville, Tennessee, will be introducing several personal items from Bohannon’s collection as they prepare to open this summer.
The 56,000-square-foot facility aims to share the history of more than 50 music genres and subgenres and aims to tell a unique narrative through the lens of black music.
Bohannon was also named an honorary Atlanta Chapter board member of the National Black Radio Hall of Fame and will also appear in an upcoming documentary this summer about Ray Parker Jr.. set to coincide with the release of “Ghostbusters 2020.”
This article continues at the Newnan Times-Herald.
For all you old heads and young heads, too, Here’s our Hamilton Bohannon tribute:
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