Bernard ‘Pretty’ Purdie. A stone cold rhythmic king that’s been involved in more hits than Pablo Escobar.
A short selection of songs, from a cast of thousands, celebrating the artistry of this drumming great:
Wishing a big Happy Birthday today to Earl Young: The Man Who Invented Disco’s Beat 🎂 🥁
Read @Spin Magazine's article on the great man at https://t.co/IXsPtzLk5f
BOTD in Dayton, OH (he moved to Pittsburgh, PA as a child), he's responsible #Jazz standards such as "Take the A train" (written when Duke gave him directions to Harlem), "Lush Life" and more. Happy heavenly birthday to Billy Strayhorn who would have been 108 today.