Earl Van Dyke
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Earl Van Dyke was an American keyboardist and bandleader best known for his influential work on countless Motown hits as a core member of the label’s house band.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Earl Van Dyke canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
bandleader
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human ⓘ keyboardist ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| activeIn |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
The Funk Brothers
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Various Motown artists ⓘ |
| basedIn | Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-07-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1992-09-18 ⓘ |
| employer | Motown Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| familyName | Van Dyke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Motown
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R&B ⓘ soul music ⓘ |
| givenName | Earl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
keyboards
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organ ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| knownFor |
core member of Motown’s house band
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influential keyboard work on Motown hits ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Funk Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Earl Van Dyke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | played on numerous Motown hit recordings ⓘ |
| notableInstrumentRole | Hammond organ on Motown recordings ⓘ |
| notableRole | leader of Motown house band sessions ⓘ |
| notableWork | session work on Motown Records hits ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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keyboardist ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| partOf | Motown house band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Detroit
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Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Detroit
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Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Motown Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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