Uriel Jones

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Uriel Jones was an American drummer best known for his work on numerous classic Motown recordings as a key studio musician.

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Uriel Jones canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drummer ⓘ
human ⓘ
musician ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 2000s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1950s ⓘ
associatedAct Diana Ross & The Supremes ⓘ
linked to: The Supremes

Gladys Knight & the Pips ⓘ
Jr. Walker & the All Stars ⓘ
Marvin Gaye ⓘ
Motown Records ⓘ
linked to: Motown

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ⓘ
Stevie Wonder ⓘ
The Funk Brothers ⓘ
The Temptations ⓘ
basedIn Detroit, Michigan, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1934-06-13 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2009-03-24 ⓘ
employer Motown Records ⓘ
linked to: Motown
ethnicity African-American ⓘ
featuredIn documentary film “Standing in the Shadows of Motown” ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre R&B ⓘ
funk ⓘ
pop music ⓘ
soul music ⓘ
instrument drum kit ⓘ
percussion ⓘ
knownFor being a key Motown studio drummer ⓘ
contributions to the Motown sound ⓘ
memberOf The Funk Brothers ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableAward Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (with The Funk Brothers) ⓘ
notableWork Motown recordings ⓘ
linked to: Motown

“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” ⓘ
“Cloud Nine” ⓘ
linked to: Cloud Nine

“I Heard It Through the Grapevine” ⓘ
“I Second That Emotion” ⓘ
occupation drummer ⓘ
musician ⓘ
placeOfBirth Detroit, Michigan, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Dearborn, Michigan, United States ⓘ
recordLabel Motown ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Funk Brothers → notableMember → Uriel Jones ⓘ
Standing in the Shadows of Motown → portrays → Uriel Jones ⓘ