Eddie Drennon
| Eddie Drennon | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Edward Allen Drennen |
| Also known as | Eddie Dee |
| Born | 1940 (age 76–77) Newark, New Jersey, United States |
| Genres | R&B, pop, disco, Latin music, salsa, jazz, funk, charanga |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer, arranger |
| Instruments | Violin |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
| Associated acts |
Bo Diddley Mongo Santamaría Ray Barretto Ike & Tina Turner Eddie Drennon and B.B.S. Unlimited Orquesta Novel Umoja String Quartet |
| Website | eddiedrennon |
Eddie Drennon (born Edward Allen Drennen, 1940) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and arranger. His range of musical genres has included R&B, pop, disco, Latin music, salsa, jazz, funk, and charanga. He is best known for his transatlantic hit single, "Let's Do The Latin Hustle", recorded in 1975 with his then backing group, B.B.S. Unlimited. The track was written, produced and arranged by Drennon. Other works of that period, including "Do What You Gotta Do", have been sampled by more contemporary musicians such as Grandmaster Flash, The Avalanches, Biz Markie, and Shaggy.
Drennon was born in Newark, New Jersey, United States, and after leaving school began working with local bands. From 1959 to 1963, he studied violin techniques with Louia Vaughn Jones and music composition with Mark Fax at the Howard University in Washington, D.C. Initially a working musician in Washington, he was encouraged by bandleader Lou Perez to move to New York City in the mid-1960s, and worked with Pupi Legarreta, Super Tipica De Estrellas, Tipica Ideal and Charanga America.
He became Bo Diddley's music director in 1966, playing as his electric violinist until 1967. He performed on one track on Bo Diddley's, His Best album. Drennon also operated as a sideman for Mongo Santamaría, Ray Barretto and Ike & Tina Turner.
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