Died On This Date (September 18, 1992) Earl Van Dyke / Motown’s Funk Brothers
themusicsover Earl Van Dyke
July 8, 1930 – September 18, 1992
Earl Van Dyke is best remembered as the second keyboardist for the Funk Brothers, the legendary house band on so many great Motown hits. Van Dyke was in the band during the late ’60s and early ’70s, playing on such R&B staples as “Bernadette” (the Four Tops) and “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” (Marvin Gaye). He also toured with many Motown acts as part of a small band that would open their shows and recorded a handful of instrumental soul albums on his own. Earl Van Dyke died of prostate cancer at the age of 62.
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