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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jack Ashford canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American percussionist
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human ⓘ musician ⓘ percussionist ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Four Tops
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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
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recording studio work ⓘ |
| genre |
Motown
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R&B ⓘ soul music ⓘ |
| givenName | Jack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
percussion
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tambourine ⓘ vibraphone ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Funk Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Jack Ashford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
tambourine work on Motown recordings
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vibraphone work on Motown recordings ⓘ |
| notableWork |
performances on numerous Motown hit singles
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studio recordings for Motown Records ⓘ |
| occupation |
musician
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percussionist ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| partOf |
Motown house band
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Motown studio musicians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Motown ⓘ |
| residence | Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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