Drifter in the Dark
Silver Member
I tried searching for his name, but didn't find it anywhere on the forum, so I thought I'd share this. Yogi Horton was (in my opinion) a very underrated drummer who played with tons of big names in the 70's and 80's, such as Aretha Franklin, Ashford & Simpson, Luther Vandross, and even the B-52's! He was a big influence on many players, including John Blackwell, who said:
"My Father and Yogi we're good friends, my dad would take me to the Luther Vandross concerts back in the 80's. Yogi would always get us front row or 2nd row seats, right in front of his kit on stage. Yogi was amazing, he was big influence on my playing R.I.P. YOGI."
Yogi did a clinic in 1983 at the Drummer's Collective, and fortunately, it was filmed. The audio and video quality aren't that great (Like I said, it's from 1983), but Yogi's playing is wonderful, and he has a lot of insightful, practical things to say about being in the music business!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTuFEikcbmM
"My Father and Yogi we're good friends, my dad would take me to the Luther Vandross concerts back in the 80's. Yogi would always get us front row or 2nd row seats, right in front of his kit on stage. Yogi was amazing, he was big influence on my playing R.I.P. YOGI."
Yogi did a clinic in 1983 at the Drummer's Collective, and fortunately, it was filmed. The audio and video quality aren't that great (Like I said, it's from 1983), but Yogi's playing is wonderful, and he has a lot of insightful, practical things to say about being in the music business!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTuFEikcbmM