Bohannon (born Hamilton Frederick Bohannon in Newnan, GA, on 7 March 1942; … Read Full Bio ↴Bohannon (born Hamilton Frederick Bohannon in Newnan, GA, on 7 March 1942; died 24 April 2020), sometimes professionally known as Hamilton Bohannon, was an American percussionist, band leader, songwriter and record producer, who was one of the leading figures in 1970s disco/dance music.
Bohannon was drumming in a high school band while an elementary school student. After graduating from Clark College, Atlanta, and playing in local bands, he was hired by Stevie Wonder to be the drummer in his touring band. He moved to Detroit in 1965, and was employed by Motown as band leader and arranger for many of the label’s top acts. When Motown moved from Detroit in 1972, he stayed behind to form his own band.
He signed with Dakar/Brunswick Records, and in early 1973 released the album Stop And Go. This was followed by five more albums for the label over the next two years, on which he perfected his formula of heavy, thudding bass accents and aggressive rhythms. Although several of his tracks were club hits he had limited chart success – however, in 1975 "Disco Stomp" made the Top Ten in the UK, and "Foot Stompin’ Music" later that year scraped into the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B Top 40.
In 1976 Bohannon signed to Mercury Records, and two years later had his biggest success with "Let’s Start The Dance". It made the R&B Top Ten and featured the singer Carolyn Crawford, whose subsequent albums Bohannon went on to produce.
Although he continued to release records through the 1980s, using new vocalists Liz Lands and Altrinna Grayson, he met with diminishing success. Nevertheless, more recently his music has been widely sampled.
Bohannon was drumming in a high school band while an elementary school student. After graduating from Clark College, Atlanta, and playing in local bands, he was hired by Stevie Wonder to be the drummer in his touring band. He moved to Detroit in 1965, and was employed by Motown as band leader and arranger for many of the label’s top acts. When Motown moved from Detroit in 1972, he stayed behind to form his own band.
He signed with Dakar/Brunswick Records, and in early 1973 released the album Stop And Go. This was followed by five more albums for the label over the next two years, on which he perfected his formula of heavy, thudding bass accents and aggressive rhythms. Although several of his tracks were club hits he had limited chart success – however, in 1975 "Disco Stomp" made the Top Ten in the UK, and "Foot Stompin’ Music" later that year scraped into the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B Top 40.
In 1976 Bohannon signed to Mercury Records, and two years later had his biggest success with "Let’s Start The Dance". It made the R&B Top Ten and featured the singer Carolyn Crawford, whose subsequent albums Bohannon went on to produce.
Although he continued to release records through the 1980s, using new vocalists Liz Lands and Altrinna Grayson, he met with diminishing success. Nevertheless, more recently his music has been widely sampled.
Singing a Song For My Mother
Bohannon Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Bohannon:
April My Love I wanna be by your fireside this Christmas I wanna be…
Disco Stomp Ev'rybody do the Disco Stomp! Ev'rybody do the Disco Stomp!…
Foot stompin' music Rock! An' if you feel like clapping your hands Clap your…
I'm In Love I wanna be by your fireside this Christmas I wanna be…
Let Come on and do it Come on and do it Come on…
Let's Start II Dance Come on and do it Come on and do it Come on…
Let's Start the Dance Come on and do it Come on and do it Come on…
Let's Start To Dance Come on and do it Come on and do it Come on…
Let's Start to Dance Again Come on and do it Come on and do it Come on…
Lets Start To Dance Again Come on and do it Come on and do it Come on…
South Africa Man south african man help him if you can south african man make…
South African Man south african man help him if you can south african man make…
Start the Dance Come on and do it Come on and do it Come on…
Stomp Ev'rybody do the Disco Stomp! Ev'rybody do the Disco Stomp!…
Take the Country to New York City New York is red hot New York is red hot New York…
The Stomp Ev'rybody do the Disco Stomp! Ev'rybody do the Disco Stomp!…
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@mxxxw4529
when i heard the D.M.B. intro i already knew the original sample was gonna be a gem
@musiclover-cn7tb
I swear intro sampled this song.
@musiclover-cn7tb
exactly jazz records usually have that vibe that's why this became a heavily used genre in sampling.
@knucklegame5050
Hiphop group Ed og & the bulldogs "I Got to hav it"
@foreign7765
Beautiful & softly powerful!
@dray1211
Ed OG "I Got To Have It!!"
@craigr4763
THANK YOU!!!! I was racking my brain just now! You heard Roc Marciano's 'Momma's song' as well?
@LeadershipCounsel
Remember this jam from '73, back in the day, young brotha from the 'hood, far from South-Central, reflecting on its depth. Nothing but the truth. . .lyrics, composition, melody, soul and spirit. Hard to find today on any level. Just sayin. . .
@craigr4763
Ain't that the truth...
@sendawulakajubi2991
“The Bulldogs, Roxbury and Boston is what I represent”
Ed OG Sample
Classic song!