Uriel Jones

Drummer

Birthday June 13, 1934

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Detroit, MI

DEATH DATE Mar 24, 2009 (74)

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About

American musician best known as a recording session drummer for Motown's in-house studio band the Funk Brothers during the 1960s and early 1970s.

Before Fame

He was first hired by Motown as a fill-in for principal drummer Benny Benjamin.

Trivia

He appeared in documentaries like Standing in the Shadows of Motown and Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music. He has played the drums in songs like, "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Ain't That Peculiar" by Marvin Gaye, "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" by Jimmy Ruffin, and "The Tracks of My Tears."

Family Life

He was previously married to someone named June. He has three children. 

Associated With

He played the drums for the song "For Once in My Life" by Stevie Wonder