You may never heard of Howard Grimes. But if you love soul music you certainly have heard his beat.
Howard Grimes played drums on countless soul tunes that were recorded in Memphis TN. Early in his career he played for the record label Stax, later you could hear him playing behind many Hi Records artists. “I Can’t Stand the Rain” by Ann Peebles is probably his most famous credit. He also played for Al Green, Carla Thomas, William Bell, Wendy Rene, Prince Conley and many more.
There’s a good article by Preston Lauterbach about Memphis musicians who played on the Stax records. Back in the Hi Life by Bob Mehr concentrates on the musicians behind Hi Records.
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