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Earl Van Dyke
org, 1930-1992 US, Detroit
Musician of R&B/Soul
Earl Van Dyke (July 8, 1930 – September 18, 1992) was an African American soul musician, most notable as the main keyboardist for Motown Records' in-house Funk Brothers band during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Van Dyke, who was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States, was preceded as keyboardist and bandleader of the Funk Brothers by Joe Hunter. In the early 1960s, he also recorded as a jazz organist with saxophonists Fred Jackson and Ike Quebec for the Blue Note label.In September 1992, at the age of 62, Van Dyke died of prostate cancer at Harper Hospital in Detroit.
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The Flick - Live At Ben’s Hi Chapparal Club, Detroit/1970 on Standing In The Shadows Of Motown by Various Artists Soul Stomp - Single Version on 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection The Best Of The Funk Brothers by The Funk Brothers Runaway Child, Running Wild - Single Version on 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection The Best Of The Funk Brothers by The Funk Brothers He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' on A Cellarful Of Motown! by Various Artists Six By Six on Soul - One in a Million by Various Artists The Stingray on 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection The Best Of The Funk Brothers by The Funk Brothers Hot 'N' Tot on The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 4: 1964 by Various Artists All Day All Night on A Cellarful Of Motown! by Various Artists Gonna Give Her All The Love I've Got - Single Version on The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 9: 1969 by Various Artists Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin on The Earl of Funk by Earl Van DykeTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Motown Sound (The Complete Albums & More) | Earl Van Dyke | 2012 | Compil. |
| Honey Bee (Keep On Stinging Me) / All Day All Night | Diana Ross & The Supremes / Earl Van Dyke | 2005 | Single |
| Let The Music Take You Away | Earl Van Dyke | 1990 | Single |
| Detroit City | Earl Van Dyke | 1989 | Album |
| 6 By 6 | Earl Van Dyke | 1970 | Single |
| The Earl Of Funk | Earl Van Dyke | 1970 | Album |
| Gonna Give Her All The Love I've Got / Runaway Child, Running Wild | Earl Van Dyke | 1969 | Single |
| "6 By 6" | Earl Van Dyke & The Funk Brothers | 1966 | Single |
| Soul Stomp | Earl Van Dyke And The Funk Brothers | 1965 | Single |
| The Flick | Earl Van Dyke & The Funk Brothers | 1965 | Single |
| I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) / How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) | Earl Van Dyke & The Funk Brothers | 1965 | Single |
| That Motown Sound | Earl Van Dyke & The Funk Brothers | 1965 | Album |
| All For You | Earl Van Dyke And The Funk Brothers | 1965 | Single |
| Soul Stomp / Hot 'N' Tot | Earl Van Dyke | 1964 | Single |
| In The Midnight Hour / 6 By 6 | Billy Preston / Earl Van Dyke | Single |
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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.Other Search Results
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