Uriel Jones was the drummer and an original member of the iconic Motown studio band, the Funk Brothers. His drumming appeared on such notable tracks as "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell and Marvin Gaye's solo recording of "I Heard It Through The Grapevine". Jones appeared in the 2002 documentary Standing in the Shadows of Motown, along with the remaining member of the Funk Brothers.
Jones passed away at the age of 74 on March 24, 2009, following complications from a heart attack he had been hospitalized for in early February 2009.PopEater: Versatile Motown drummer Uriel Jones dies at 74
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"There was a pulse in his playing ... that nobody else had. He loved music for the sake of music. He loved when it came out good and he hated when it came out bad."PopEater: Versatile Motown drummer Uriel Jones dies at 74 — Paul Riser, Motown arranger and musician
"As far as the musicians are concerned ... we had to have eye contact with one another because we fed off one another. The place just created its own sound."PopEater: Versatile Motown drummer Uriel Jones dies at 74 — Uriel Jones, on performing with the Funk Brothers
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Drumming appears on tracks by the Four Tops, the Temptations, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye
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One of the original members of the Motown session band, the Funk BrothersPopEater: Versatile Motown drummer Uriel Jones dies at 74
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Still performed with the surviving members of the Funk Brothers up until the months before his deathPopEater: Versatile Motown drummer Uriel Jones dies at 74
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Appeared in the 2002 documentary, Standing in the Shadows of Motown
