Hamilton Bohannon (born Hamilton Frederick Bohannon in Newnan, GA, on 7 March 1942; died 24 April 2020), aka
Bohannon, was an American percussionist, band leader, songwriter and record producer, who was one of the leading figures in 1970s
disco/dance music. Bohannon was drumming in a high school band while an elementary school student. After earning a music degree from Atlanta's Clark College, he was hired as a drummer by
Stevie Wonder and moved to Detroit, where he was a bandleader and arranger for Motown tours until he joined Dakar/Brunswick in 1972. Bohannon perfected his f…
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