Jack Ashford

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Name = Jack Ashford


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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Instrument = Percussion, tambourine
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Label = Motown
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Jack Ashford (born 1934 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an African-American musician, widely known as the percussionist for Motown Records' in-house Funk Brothers band during the 1960s and early 1970s. Ashford is most famous for playing the tambourine on hundreds of Motown recordings. His definitive performance is on "War" by Edwin Starr; other notable songs Ashford played tambourine on include "Nowhere to Run" by Martha & the Vandellas, "You Can't Hurry Love" by The Supremes, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye, "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston, and many more. He also played vibes, shakers, and the marimba on the label's recordings, such as The Miracles' "Ooh Baby Baby".

References

*cite visual | director=Justman, Paul | date=2002 | url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314725/ | title=Standing in the Shadows of Motown | medium=Motion picture | location=New York | distributor=Artisan Entertainment
*Ashford, Jack (2003). "Motown: The View From The Bottom". Bank House Books. ISBN 1-904408-03-6

External links

* [http://www.bankhousebooks.com/] Bank House Books. The Tamla Motown specialists.