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Coke Escovedo

real name Joseph Thomas Escovedo

Los Angeles, United States · 1941-04-30 – 1986-07-13

Coke Escovedo is credited on 560 releases across 64 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1956–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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560

Credits

64

Albums

8

Decades active

239

In collections

Biography

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American disco / latin / soul / funk / jazz percussionist.
Born on 30 April 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Died on 13 July 1986 in Montebello, California, USA (aged 45).
Brother of Pete Escovedo (who's the father of Sheila E.), Mario Escovedo, Javier Escovedo, and Alejandro Escovedo.

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Credited work

560 releases · 64 albums · active 1956–2025

  • Performance · 956
  • Other credits · 48
  • Production · 38
  • Engineering · 15

Studios: Columbia Studios · Wally Heider Studios · Diamond Head Crater · Island Studios

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