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Dannie Richmond

Dannie Richmond has been played on NTS in shows including The Pentagon Faceslap, featured first on 31 December 2017. Songs played include Joobubie, What It Is and Summertime.

Dannie Richmond (15 December 1935–15 March 1988) was an American drummer who was best known among jazz fans for his work with Charles Mingus, and among pop fans for his work with Joe Cocker, Elton John and Mark-Almond.

Richmond was born in New York, and started playing tenor saxophone at the age of thirteen; he went on to play R&B with the Paul Williams band in 1955. His career took off when he took up the drums, though,…

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MOST PLAYED TRACKS
Joobubie
George Adams, Dannie Richmond
Soul Note1980
Joobubie
George Adams, Dannie RichmondSoul Note1980
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What It Is
Mal Waldron, Clifford Jordan, Cecil McBee, Dannie Richmond
Enja Records1981
What It Is
Mal Waldron, Clifford Jordan, Cecil McBee, Dannie RichmondEnja Records1981
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Summertime
Charles Mingus, Hampton Hawes, Danny Richmond
Jubilee1957
Summertime
Charles Mingus, Hampton Hawes, Danny RichmondJubilee1957
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