Herbie Lovelle (1 June 1924 - April 8, 2009) was an American drummer, who played

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, R&B,

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, and folk. He was also a

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and an actor. Lovelle's uncle was the drummer Arthur Herbert. Lovelle began his career with the trumpeter, singer and band leader

Hot Lips Page Oran Thaddeus "Hot Lips" Page (January 27, 1908 – November 5, 1954) was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader. He was known as a scorching soloist and powerful vocalist. Page was a member of Walter Page's Blue Devils, Artie Sha ...

in the late 1940s, then played in the 1950s with the saxophonist

Hal Singer Harold Joseph Singer (October 8, 1919 – August 18, 2020), also known as Hal "Cornbread" Singer, was an American Rhythm and blues, R&B and jazz bandleader and saxophonist. Early life Harold Joseph Singer was born in Greenwood District, Tul ...

, Johnny Moore's Three Blazers and the pianist Earl Hines. Through working for both

Lucky Thompson Eli "Lucky" Thompson (June 16, 1924 – July 30, 2005) was an American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist whose playing combined elements of swing and bebop. Although John Coltrane usually receives the most credit for bringing the soprano sa ...

and

Jimmy Rushing James Andrew Rushing (August 26, 1901 – June 8, 1972) was an American singer and pianist from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S., best known as the featured vocalist of Count Basie's Orchestra from 1935 to 1948. Rushing was known as " Mr. Five by ...

of Count Basie's Orchestra, he became house drummer at the

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in New York City for much of the 1950s. He toured with the tenor saxophonist Arnett Cobb and the pianist

Teddy Wilson Theodore Shaw Wilson (November 24, 1912 – July 31, 1986) was an American jazz pianist. Described by critic Scott Yanow as "the definitive swing pianist", Wilson had a sophisticated, elegant style. His work was featured on the records of many ...

in 1954. In 1959 he contributed to the pianist Paul Curry's album ''Paul Curry Presents the Friends of Fats'', released on the Golden Crest label. In the early years of television, he performed with the King Guion Orchestra on the Jerry Lester Show and the Ed Sullivan Show. In 1966, he was the lead drummer for the Sammy Davis, Jr. TV show. Lovelle began playing more R&B in the 1950s and worked as a studio musician, often with Sam Taylor. He played on albums by

Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...

(''

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''), Pearls Before Swine,

Eric Andersen Eric Andersen (born February 14, 1943) is an American folk music singer-songwriter, who has written songs recorded by Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Linda Ronstadt, the Grateful Dead and many others. Early in his career, in the 1960s, ...

, David Blue, John Denver,

Tom Rush Thomas Walker Rush (born February 8, 1941) is an American folk music, folk and blues music, blues singer, guitarist and songwriter who helped launch the careers of other singer-songwriters in the 1960s and has continued his own singing career f ...

, B. B. King,

John Martyn Iain David McGeachy (11 September 1948 – 29 January 2009), known professionally as John Martyn, was a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Over a 40-year career, he released 23 studio albums, and received frequent critical acclaim. ...

('' Stormbringer!''), the Strangeloves, the McCoys, and the

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. He continued working as a studio musician well into the 1980s. In 1976, he produced the first album by Stuff, which went platinum in Japan. He also played drums in the 1976 revival of ''

Guys and Dolls ''Guys and Dolls'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", which are two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also bo ...

''. From the 1980s on, he acted in film and television, including on '' Law & Order'' (1995–2004). His film credits include ''

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'' (2006), ''Mitchellville'' (2004) (Sundance), ''

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'' (2003), ''Don't Explain'' (2002), ''

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'' (2001), '' Down to Earth'' (2001), ''

Girlfight ''Girlfight'' is a 2000 American sports drama film written and directed by Karyn Kusama and starring Michelle Rodriguez in both of their film debuts. It follows Diana Guzman, a troubled teenager from Brooklyn who decides to channel her aggressio ...

'' (2000), ''Maximum Risk'' (1996), '' Getting Away with Murder'' (1996), ''White Lies'' (1996), ''Bleeding Hearts'' (1994), ''The Paper'' (1994), ''Running on Empty'' (1988), ''Death Wish III'' (1985), ''A Man Called Adam'' (1966). His TV credits include ''Into the Fire'' (2005), ''How Do You Spell Belief?'' (2005), ''Kingpin Rising'' (2005), ''

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'' (2 episodes, 2005), and '' Law & Order'' TV (1995–2004).

Discography

With

* ''

'Bout Changes 'n' Things Take 2 ''Bout Changes 'n' Things Take 2'' is a 1967 album by Eric Andersen and was released on the Vanguard Records label. It is nearly the same album as his previous release, with changes in the song sequencing and the addition of additional instrument ...

'' (Vanguard, 1967) * ''Avalanche'' (Warner Bros., 1968) * ''More Hits from Tin Can Alley'' (Vanguard, 1968) With Solomon Burke * ''I Wish I Knew'' (Atlantic, 1968) * ''King Solomon'' (Atlantic, 1968) With

Cándido Camero Cándido Camero Guerra (22 April 19217 November 2020), known simply as Cándido, was a Cuban conga and bongo player. He is considered a pioneer of Afro-Cuban jazz and an innovator in conga drumming. He was responsible for the development of tun ...

* ''Thousand Finger Man'' (Solid State, 1970) * ''Beautiful'' (Blue Note, 1971) With

Buck Clayton Wilbur Dorsey "Buck" Clayton (November 12, 1911 – December 8, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter who was a member of Count Basie's orchestra. His principal influence was Louis Armstrong, first hearing the record "Confessin' That I Love You" ...

* ''Jazz Gallery'' (Philips, 1959) * ''

Songs for Swingers ''Songs for Swingers'' is an album by trumpeter Buck Clayton which was recorded in 1958 and released on the Columbia label.Copenhagen Concert'' (SteepleChase, 1979) With John Denver * '' Rhymes & Reasons'' (RCA Records, 1969) * '' Take Me to Tomorrow'' (RCA Victor, 1970) * ''

Farewell Andromeda ''Farewell Andromeda'' is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver, released in June 1973. The LP made Billboard's Top 20, reaching No. 16, with three singles subsequently released: "I'd Rather Be a Cowboy" 62 POP, ...

'' (RCA Victor, 1973) * ''

Rocky Mountain Christmas ''Rocky Mountain Christmas'' is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver, released in October 1975. His first Christmas-themed release, the album includes renditions of several traditional carols and popular Christmas st ...

'' (RCA Records, 1975) With Art Farmer * ''Art Farmer Plays'' (Prestige, 1955) * ''

Early Art ''Early Art'' is an album by trumpeter Art Farmer featuring two sessions recorded in 1954 which was originally released on LP on the New Jazz label in the early 1960s.

'' (New Jazz, 1961) * ''Farmer's Market'' (Prestige, 1973) With Lightning Hopkins * '' Goin' Away'' (Prestige, 1963) * ''

Soul Blues Soul blues is a style of blues music developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s that combines elements of soul music and urban contemporary music. Origin African American singers and musicians who grew up listening to the electric blues by ar ...

'' (Prestige, 1965) * '' Down Home Blues'' (Prestige, 1965) With

B.B. King Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shi ...

* ''

Completely Well ''Completely Well'', released in 1969, is a studio album by the blues guitarist B. B. King. It is notable for the inclusion of " The Thrill Is Gone", which became a hit on both the R&B/soul and pop charts and which earned him a Grammy Award for ...

'' (Bluesway, 1969) * '' Indianola Mississippi Seeds'' (ABC, 1970) With

Herbie Mann Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flute player and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet (inclu ...

* '' The Herbie Mann String Album'' (Atlantic, 1967) * ''

Glory of Love "Glory of Love" is a 1986 song performed by Peter Cetera, which he wrote and composed with his then-wife Diane Nini and David Foster. The song was recorded by Cetera shortly after he left the band Chicago to pursue a solo career. Featured in the ...

'' (CTI, 1967) With Sonny Stitt * ''Soul Shack'' (Prestige, 1963) * ''Primitivo Soul'' (Prestige, 1964) With Rufus Thomas * ''Crown the Prince of Dance'' (Stax, 1973) With others *

Nat Adderley Nathaniel Carlyle Adderley (November 25, 1931 – January 2, 2000) was an American jazz trumpeter. He was the younger brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, whom he supported and played with for many years. Adderley's composition ...

, ''Sayin' Somethin (Atlantic, 1966) *

Tony Bennett Anthony Dominick Benedetto (born August 3, 1926), known professionally as Tony Bennett, is an American retired singer of traditional pop standards, big band, show tunes, and jazz. Bennett is also a painter, having created works under his birt ...

, ''My Heart Sings'' (Columbia, 1961) *

Emmett Berry Emmett Berry (July 23, 1915 – June 22, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter. Berry was born in Macon, Georgia, United States. He began to study classical trumpet in Georgia, but by 18 had switched to jazz and moved to New York City. He bec ...

, ''Beauty and The Blues'' (Columbia, 1960) * David Blue, '' David Blue'' (Elektra, 1966) *

Terence Boylan Terence Curtin Boylan (born 1946) is an American singer-songwriter. Brought up in Buffalo, New York, Terence Boylan first appeared on local radio in the late 1950s performing a song he had written at the age of 11. While still in his mid teens, ...

, ''Alias Boona'' (Verve Forecast, 1969) * Ruth Brown, ''Black Is Brown and Brown Is Beautiful'' (Skye, 1969) * Rusty Bryant, '' Rusty Bryant Returns'' (Prestige, 1969) *

Fats Domino Antoine Dominique Domino Jr. (February 26, 1928 – October 24, 2017), known as Fats Domino, was an American pianist, singer and songwriter. One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Domino sold more than 65 million records. Born in New O ...

, ''Fats Is Back'' (Reprise, 1968) *

, ''

'' (Columbia, 1963) *

Dave Frishberg David Lee Frishberg (March 23, 1933 – November 17, 2021) was an American jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, and lyricist. His songs have been performed by Blossom Dearie, Rosemary Clooney, Shirley Horn, Anita O'Day, Michael Feinstein, Irene Kr ...

, ''Oklahoma Toad'' (CTI, 1970) * Slim Gaillard, ''Mish Mash'' (Mercury, 1953) *

Erroll Garner Erroll Louis Garner (June 15, 1921 – January 2, 1977) was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his swing playing and ballads. His instrumental ballad " Misty", his best-known composition, has become a jazz standard. It was first r ...

, ''That's My Kick'' (MGM, 1967) *

Leonard Gaskin Leonard Gaskin (August 25, 1920 – January 24, 2009) was an American jazz bassist born in New York City. Gaskin played on the early bebop scene at Minton's and Monroe's in New York in the early 1940s. In 1944 he took over Oscar Pettiford's ...

, ''At the Jazz Band Ball'' (Swingville, 1962) *

Lotti Golden Lotti Golden (born November 27, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, poet and artist. Golden is best known for her 1969 debut album '' Motor-Cycle'', on Atlantic Records. Winner of the ASCAP Pop Award for songwriting and RI ...

, ''Motor-Cycle'' (Atlantic, 1969) *

Johnny Hodges Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges (July 25, 1907 – May 11, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with Duke Ellington's big band. He played lead alto in the saxophone section for many years. Hodges was also featured on soprano ...

, '' Blue Pyramid'' (Verve, 1966) *

Red Holloway James Wesley "Red" Holloway (May 31, 1927 – February 25, 2012) was an American jazz saxophonist. Biography Born in Helena, Arkansas,Daniel E. Slotnik"Red Holloway, Swinger of the Sax, Dies at 84" ''The New York Times'', February 28, 2012 ...

, '' The Burner'' (Prestige, 1964) *

Richard "Groove" Holmes Richard Arnold "Groove" Holmes (May 2, 1931 – June 29, 1991) was an American jazz organist who performed in the hard bop and soul jazz genre. He is best known for his 1965 recording of " Misty". Career Holmes's first album, on Pacific ...

, '' That Healin' Feelin''' (Prestige, 1968) *

Illinois Jacquet Jean-Baptiste "Illinois" Jacquet (October 30, 1922 – July 22, 2004) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, best remembered for his solo on " Flying Home", critically recognized as the first R&B saxophone solo. Although he was a pioneer of ...

, ''

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'' (Argo, 1965) *

Eddie Jefferson Eddie Jefferson (August 3, 1918 – May 9, 1979) was an American jazz vocalist and lyricist. He is credited as an innovator of vocalese, a musical style in which lyrics are set to an instrumental composition or solo. Jefferson himself claims t ...

, Joe Carroll, Annie Ross, ''The Bebop Singers'' (Prestige, 1970) * Big Joe Turner, ''

Singing the Blues "Singing the Blues" is a popular song written by Melvin Endsley and published in 1956. The song was first recorded and released by Marty Robbins in 1956. It is not related to the 1920 jazz song " Singin' the Blues" recorded by Frank Trumbauer ...

'' (BluesWay, 1967) *

Budd Johnson Albert J. "Budd" Johnson III (December 14, 1910 – October 20, 1984) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist who worked extensively with, among others, Ben Webster, Benny Goodman, Big Joe Turner, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke ...

, ''

Budd Johnson and the Four Brass Giants ''Budd Johnson and the Four Brass Giants'' is an album by saxophonist Budd Johnson which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Riverside Records, Riverside label. Reception Scott Yanow of AllMusic states, "The great Budd Johnson, who takes te ...

'' (Riverside, 1960) *

Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. (born November 17, 1938) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music. He is credited with helping to define the folk-pop sound of the 1960 ...

, ''

Did She Mention My Name? ''Did She Mention My Name?'' is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's third studio album, released in 1968 on the United Artists label. The album marked Lightfoot's first use of orchestration. Reception In his Allmusic review, critic Richie Unterb ...

'' (United Artists, 1968) *

Wade Marcus Wade Marcus was a music producer and arranger associated with the Motown sound during the 1970s. He composed the music to the film ''The Final Comedown'' with Grant Green. He also produced albums by The Blackbyrds, Gary Bartz, A Taste of Honey, T ...

, ''A New Era'' (Cotillion, 1971) *

and Beverley Martyn, '' Stormbringer!'' (Island, 1970) * Percy Mayfield, ''Blues and Then Some'' (RCA Victor, 1971) *

The Monkees The Monkees were an American rock and pop band, formed in Los Angeles in 1966, whose lineup consisted of the American actor/musicians Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork alongside English actor/singer Davy Jones. The group was con ...

, ''Listen to the Band'' (Rhino, 1991) *

Melba Moore Beatrice Melba Hill or Beatrice Melba Smith (sources differ) (born October 29, 1945), known by her stage name Melba Moore, is an American singer and actress. Biography Early life and education Moore was born Beatrice Melba Hill or Beatrice Melba ...

, '' This Is It'' (Buddah, 1976) *

Van Morrison Sir George Ivan Morrison (born 31 August 1945), known professionally as Van Morrison, is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose recording career spans seven decades. He has won two Grammy Awards. As a teenager in t ...

, ''T.B. Sheets'' (Bang, 1973) *

Chico O'Farrill Arturo "Chico" O'Farrill (October 28, 1921 – June 27, 2001) was a Cuban composer, arranger, and conductor, best known for his work in the Latin idiom, specifically Afro-Cuban jazz or "Cubop", although he also composed traditional jazz pieces a ...

, ''Married Well'' (Verve, 1967) * Chuck Rainey, ''The Chuck Rainey Coalition'' (Skye, 1972) * Tom Rapp, ''Beautiful Lies You Could Live In'' (Reprise, 1971) *

, '' The Circle Game'' (Elektra, 1968) * Tom Rush, ''

'' (Columbia, 1970) *

Evie Sands Evie Sands (born July 18, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. Sands' music career spans more than 50 years. She began her career as a teenager in the mid-1960s. After a rocky start, she eventually found chart success in 1969, be ...

, ''Any Way That You Want Me'' (Rev-Ola, 1970) *

Marlena Shaw Marlena Shaw (born Marlina Burgess, September 22, 1942) is an American jazz, blues and soul singer. Shaw began her singing career in the 1960s and is still singing today. Her music has often been sampled in hip hop music, and used in television ...

, '' From the Depths of My Soul'' (Blue Note, 1973) *

Ian & Sylvia Ian & Sylvia were a Canadian folk and country music duo which consisted of Ian and Sylvia Tyson, née Fricker. They began performing together in 1959 (full-time in 1961), married in 1964, and divorced and stopped performing together in 1975. Hi ...

, ''Ian & Sylvia'' (Columbia, 1971) *

Buddy Tate George Holmes "Buddy" Tate (February 22, 1913 – February 10, 2001) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist. Biography Tate was born in Sherman, Texas, United States, and first played the alto saxophone. According to the website All A ...

, '' Swinging Like Tate'' (Felsted, 1958) *

Leon Thomas Amos Leon Thomas Jr. (October 4, 1937 – May 8, 1999), known professionally as Leon Thomas, was an American jazz and blues vocalist, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, and known for his bellowing glottal-stop style of free jazz singing in the ...

, '' Full Circle'' (Flying Dutchman, 1973) *

Muddy Waters McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 April 30, 1983), known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer and musician who was an important figure in the post-war blues scene, and is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago ...

, ''The London Muddy Waters Sessions'' (Chess, 1972) *

Dicky Wells William Wells (June 10, 1907 – November 12, 1985), known professionally as Dicky Wells (sometimes Dickie Wells), was an American jazz trombonist. Career Dickie Wells is believed to have been born on June 10, 1907 in Centerville, Tennessee, Un ...

, '' Trombone Four-in-Hand'' (Felsted, 1959) *

Ernie Wilkins Ernest Brooks Wilkins Jr. (July 20, 1922 – June 5, 1999) was an American jazz saxophonist, conductor and arranger who spent several years with Count Basie. He also wrote for Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, and Dizzy Gillespie. He was musical direc ...

, ''Screaming Mothers'' (Mainstream, 1974) *

Jimmy Witherspoon James Witherspoon (August 8, 1920 – September 18, 1997) was an American jump blues singer. Early life, family and education Witherspoon was born in Gurdon, Arkansas. His father was a railroad worker who sang in local choirs, and his mot ...

, '' Blues Around the Clock'' (Prestige, 1964)

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Eugene Chadbourne Eugene Chadbourne (born January 4, 1954) is an American banjoist, guitarist and music critic. Life and career Chadbourne was born in Mount Vernon, New York, but grew up in Boulder, Colorado. He started playing guitar when he was eleven or twel ...

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