Jack Ashford

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Jack Ashford is an American percussionist best known for his tambourine and vibraphone work on countless Motown hits as part of the label’s legendary studio band.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American percussionist
human
musician
percussionist
activeYearsStart 1960s
associatedAct Four Tops NERFINISHED
Marvin Gaye NERFINISHED
Stevie Wonder NERFINISHED
The Funk Brothers NERFINISHED
The Supremes NERFINISHED
The Temptations NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1934-05-18
employer Motown Records NERFINISHED
familyName Ashford NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork music performance
recording studio work
genre Motown NERFINISHED
R&B
soul music
givenName Jack NERFINISHED
instrument percussion
tambourine
vibraphone
memberOf The Funk Brothers NERFINISHED
name Jack Ashford NERFINISHED
nationality American
notableFor tambourine work on Motown recordings
vibraphone work on Motown recordings
notableWork performances on numerous Motown hit singles
studio recordings for Motown Records
occupation musician
percussionist
record producer
partOf Motown house band NERFINISHED
Motown studio musicians NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Philadelphia NERFINISHED
recordLabel Motown
residence Detroit NERFINISHED

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The Funk Brothers notableMember Jack Ashford