Benny Benjamin

Biography

William "Benny" Benjamin (July 25, 1925 – April 20, 1969), nicknamed Papa Zita, was an American musician, most notable as the primary drummer for the Motown Records studio band The Funk Brothers. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003 and was named the eleventh best drummer of all time by Rolling Stone magazine in 2016.

Bio from Wikipedia

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

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  Burnin'

  1962

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  That's My Story: John Lee Hooker Sings The Blues

  1960

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  Hitsville USA • The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971

  1992

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  It's Too Late

  1963

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  Whiskey & Wimmen (John Lee Hooker's Finest)

  2017

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  Dance Party

  1965

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  Snake Walk

  1959

Credited work

137 releases · 40 albums · active 1952–2025

• Performance · 166
• Other credits · 1
• Production · 1
• Engineering · 1

Studios: PWL Studios · Hitsville USA Studios, Detroit · Universal Recording Studio · Universal Recording Corp.

Frequent collaborators

• Various
• John Lee Hooker
• Wilson Pickett
• Marvin Gaye
• Smokey Robinson + The Miracles
• The Crescents (9)
• Dinah Washington
• Diana Ross + The Supremes

Around the web

• Wikipedia