Hamilton Bohannon, R&B Innovator and Disco Pioneer, Dead at 78
(Photo by Gilles Petard/Redferns via Getty Images) The Georgia native backed Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, and Marvin Gaye, before defining the disco era. Hamilton Bohannan, a widely unheralded contributor to Motown’s mid-60s hit-streak and the disco craze that proceeded it, has died. He was 78 years old. PLAYLIST: Rare Funk and Soul Gems for a … Read moreHamilton Bohannon, R&B Innovator and Disco Pioneer, Dead at 78