PUMPKIN --- What a tremendous brother he was!!! Pumpkin was my cousin, and I lived around the corner from him on Laconia and 222 st in the Bronx. His folks and my Mom were from Costa Rica and Panama. We grew up together, and our families were close. His mom Vie was a seamstress extraordinaire. His dad Ron could cook a mean Bluefish and black beans and rice dish as he did quite often. I had a small band back in the day when I was in high school during the early seventies, and Errol (Pumpkin) was my drummer, and what a powerful drummer he was. Yes! he routinely rocked his garage and the neighborhood with some powerful drum beats, and the folks would indeed gather to hear him play. We used to play a few clubs in Brooklyn back then. It was a struggle to get out to Brooklyn from the Northern Bronx, and we made very little from the gigs, but it was all about our love of music. I taught him how to drive once I got home from the Army in 1976. He kept his ride spotless, which if I remember correctly was an Electra 225 with an Eight Track player, and he drove really good by the way. He had a huge personality, and he had a tremendously warm spirit and a loving soul. He was, of course, an extrovert like I find most drummers to be. He was always full of life and energy, and he really really loved music. His smile was tremendous and damn near infectious and always genuine. He also had a keen interest in fusion Jazz as well. One of the best concerts I ever attended was with Pumpkin at the Palladium in Manhattan in I believe 1977 to see Return to Forever with Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke on bass, Chuck Mangione on flugle horn, Flora Purim-vocals, and the phenomenal Lenny White on drums. We would often check out the live music scene at the local clubs in the Bronx back in the day and he seemed to know everybody. I believe that he was also going to school to study music back then as well. He and I would spend hours talking boxing which he LOVED. He was like a little brother to me, and I miss him deeply to this very day. RIP Errol! --- Cous StanJ
Stanley Moore I'm his nephew...crazy you know my grandmother..and my grandfather..koolguy8691@gmail.com get at me fam! Pumpkin indeed was an a musical genius #rip
Thank you for sharing the awesome history of Pumpkin. He is indeed one of the greatest musicians & producers of all time. I learned a lot from this video and I still listen to all of Pumpkin's music, beats, and productions today. (Can't really get into today's Hip-Hop). I also started out as a drummer in my garage in East Elmhurst, Queens at 13 year old and wrote and played music with some local guys in the neighborhood. R.I.P. Pumpkin, your music will live on forever!
I believe Pumpkin never gets enough credit as one of the first hip hop producers, and he was the first hip hip producer to ever put a Tag on a beat with his name on it.
My daddy!! 🥰 💕 I just had my first child a year and a half ago and he has my father's big, bright, infectious smile! Every time I see it, I melt inside bc it makes me think of my dad. Thank you for sharing my father with the world 🥰
Although he's less known for his drum machine work, he is one of my earliest influences along with Mantronik when it came to learning how to program beats. I was also fortunate enough to see him perform live as the drummer for En Touch in '89. RIP.
I really miss him, I lived down the block from pumpkin and Vincent Davis, and Chuck Chill out lived on 222nd St and I lived on 223rd St. It all started in the Bronx. I remember when they would jam in Edenwald projects. RIP Pumpkin, thanks for the fond memories.
RUclips suggested this video after I was listening to "Here Comes That Beat!" RUclips is far superior to any of those 'Music Services' and the radio stations in DC.
Super Pissed I never got the chance to see the immaculate perform... Around 82-83 he was going to be at the Funhouse disco near 14th & the westside highway...I got in the club saw the drums onstage and my heart was racing everything was fine until "Brooklyn" came in and started snatchin chains...DAMN they shut it down and kicked everybody out the club. Some years later I ran into a family member of his at the white castle on Fordham Road in the Bx and he told me he passed from pneumonia....I was double crushed to hear that. I wanted to work with him so bad on some musik back then But he still lives in me because he iz my foundational musikal father PUMKIN U R TRULY MISSED!!!!
He was a beast on those drums and all around great musician hands down... I'm his nephew... And yes he was the truth and forever will be the king of the beat... Very first... Hip Hop owes Pumpkin tremendously..! #rip🙏🏾🎃
rest in peace to the king and the Beat AKA pumpkin.like somebody already said,we needed this.all these are great stories of hip hop history in the beginning.
Pumpkin was one of the best DJ, composer and producer back in those days in the Hip Hop scene... Thank you so much for your productions and may you Rest In Peace "Pumpin The King Of The Beat"!
Here because Andre Harrell passed and I remembered that pumpkin produced, played on my favorite Harrell song, the first posse cut I ever heard back in 84 Pumpkin and the All Stars That Beat
Pumpkin was my neighbor we lived on 222st by white plains road he was so talented I lived next to the church so yes we always heard the drums wow so many good times.
King of the Beat was my joint back in the day and still sounds good!!!! We really need a True Hip Hop Hall of Fame so that bruthas like Pumpkin get the recognition that they deserve in building the culture of Hip Hop music. This is a wonderful video. Thank you and Rest in Paradise Pumpkin.
I got King of the beat and here comes,,,great tracks! However, I didn`t know he was that influential. Essential video! Thanx! Pumpkin, Bohannon of the 80s! RIP
Wow I Love this litlle documentary! I loved Pumpkins records in 84. I didnt know he contributed so much drum beats for so many hit rap records! 84,85 was so Incredible!! Sad to hear about another great genius musician gone too soon! He definitly deserves more recognition! The pumpkin Allstars is such a Funkyfresh record that always will be rockin! All of Pumpkins music is timeless!! Thank you for sharing his legacy Bless Pumpkins legacy!
That ‘Love Rap’ beat is MAGICAL!!!!!!!!!! It put whole crowds into a trans like state whenever it played. Growing up as a child in Philadelphia in the 80’s, I personally watched this beat turn the most hardened gangsters and killers into whirling dervishes when this beat was dropped at a block party 🎉. Til this day, 2019 this beat still will illicit the spirit of the ancestors. I watch 2 year old babies instantly become possessed by the rhythmic tones of the congos and drum 🥁 of this cut. This track is a doorway to the other side.
Sooooo on point with the statements made!!!! "This beat still will illicit the spirit of the ancestors. I watch 2 year old babies instantly become possessed by the rhythmic tones of the congos and drum 🥁 of this cut. This track is a doorway to the other side".
Loved his beats back in the days!!! Grew up on them. It's a shame he was taken from this world so early in his career. Could use some new beats from him today as a lot of these so callled producers don't have a clue what a TRUE hip hop beat is!!
Thanks for the insight. I didn't realise the King Of The Beat had played on & produced so many early rap classics! Rest in peace Pumpkin. Now Here Comes That BEAT!!!!!
Great video thank you so much , back in the day music was shared by cassettes ...via albums ...lost passion ....JVC ... radios were common used ....special place in my youth .
Great doesn’t do it justice mate, this is fucking awesome! The very first track that really grabbed my balls was Pumpkin and the Profile Allstars, love that tune. To hear deep deep history around it that I’ve never heard is just cool as hell, look forward to looking through your vids
Sir, I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge on the foundation of the music I’ve loved since I first saw the video for Rock Box by Run-D.M.C. & Jam Master Jay. The first Foundation video I saw was when I was looking up information on Larry Smith. Man, this is a rabbit hole of samples that I never knew the origins of. Truly appreciated and you’ve found a fan. 💪🏼🙏🏼
I preferred the sound coming out of Enjoy Records more than i did with Sugar Hill. The sound coming out of Enjoy was more raw & more street. For example: the Treacherous Three weren't the same after they signed with Sugar Hill. Action & Gotta Rock are the only two songs that were closest to their Enjoy recordings.
Brother Jayquan, these lessons are invaluable. I pray that there's a reward that you're benefiting from as a result of these lessons because you 0ut a lot of time into finding the innermost tidbits of information that helps the listener to know that it is actual facts. The clarity of raps recorded history on wax is a subject that very few people take on as a subject matter and it comes with receipts (dates, paper trail). You, my brother, are very appreciated. Especially by personality types such as myself who love to into the backdrop and history of things. I've been watching as many of these poignant lessons as I can which started from watching Rakim: the God MC. Respect to you sir..
Also check out Busy Bee's LP - Thank God For Busy Bee on Pandisc Records. Released after Pumpkin's death, it contains two tracks that were produced by him. The LP came out in 1992. Fans check it out, as these are forgotten tracks by the King of the Beats.. I suppose Jayquan can't include everything, so its also worth looking deeper as these are good gateway documentaries that merely skim the surface for passers-by.
The Foundation // this ep was good... lookin forward to more// Sa-------... Jay do you have any perspective or thought on EmCees from later schools such as The Guru and The Large Professor specifically (???) Also the second part of the Five Deadly Venoms doesn't seem to be available... I really enjoyed that one too/ I come form Philly and from my years of observation and analysis... EST, lyrically healed that title in this town until Terik Trotter came around (smile)... Many from this city are not even aware of it -or- care for that matter...
PUMPKIN --- What a tremendous brother he was!!! Pumpkin was my cousin, and I lived around the corner from him on Laconia and 222 st in the Bronx. His Mom Vie and my Mom were from Costa Rica and Panama. We grew up together, and our families were close. His mom was a seamstress extraordinaire. His dad Ron could cook a mean Bluefish and black beans and rice dish as he did quite often. I had a small band back in the day when I was in high school during the early seventies, and Errol (Pumpkin) was my drummer, and what a powerful drummer he was. Yeah! he routinely rocked his garage and the neighborhood with some powerful drum beats, and the folks would indeed gather to hear him play. We used to play a few clubs in Brooklyn back then. It was a struggle to get out to Brooklyn from the Northern Bronx, and we made very little from the gigs, but it was all about our love of music. I taught him how to drive once I got home from the Army in 1976. He kept his ride spotless, which if I remember correctly was an Electra 225 with an Eight Track player, and he drove really good by the way. He had a huge personality, and he had a tremendously warm spirit and a loving soul. He was, of course, an extrovert like I find most drummers to be. He was always full of life and energy, and he really really loved music. His smile was tremendous and nearly infectious and always genuine. He also had a keen interest in fusion Jazz as well. One of the best concerts I ever attended was with Pumpkin at the Palladium in Manhattan in I believe 1977 to see Return to Forever with Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke on bass, Chuck Mangione on flugle horn, Flora Purim-vocals, and the phenomenal Lenny White on drums. We would often check out the live music scene at the local clubs in the Bronx back in the day and he seemed to know everybody. I believe that he was also going to school to study music back then as well. He and I would spend hours talking boxing which he LOVED. He was like a little brother to me, and I miss him deeply to this day. RIP Errol! --- Cous StanJ
I love your videos bro, hours go by while watching them. I would like to see you do a video on production hardware for example, the MPC 2000XL, who used it and the hits made with it. Just an idea man, Thank you from Australia!.
refreshing ...alltime funk band bootsy on bass nile rodgers guitar keybords bernard wright abd bernie worrell horn section tower of power vocals luther vandroos ..howard Hewitt....chaka chan....pati labell...Shelia e...percussion.....ultimate hip hop producers alltime....grandmater flash...dr dre..marly marl...larry smith...prince paul...mantronix..herbi luv bug....supa fly brooks......
@@TheFoundationhiphop wow thats fast reply, i been looking for while thought it was cold crush as it was in beat this! doc. great channel btw thank you.
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PUMPKIN --- What a tremendous brother he was!!! Pumpkin was my cousin, and I lived around the corner from him on Laconia and 222 st in the Bronx. His folks and my Mom were from Costa Rica and Panama. We grew up together, and our families were close. His mom Vie was a seamstress extraordinaire. His dad Ron could cook a mean Bluefish and black beans and rice dish as he did quite often. I had a small band back in the day when I was in high school during the early seventies, and Errol (Pumpkin) was my drummer, and what a powerful drummer he was. Yes! he routinely rocked his garage and the neighborhood with some powerful drum beats, and the folks would indeed gather to hear him play. We used to play a few clubs in Brooklyn back then. It was a struggle to get out to Brooklyn from the Northern Bronx, and we made very little from the gigs, but it was all about our love of music. I taught him how to drive once I got home from the Army in 1976. He kept his ride spotless, which if I remember correctly was an Electra 225 with an Eight Track player, and he drove really good by the way. He had a huge personality, and he had a tremendously warm spirit and a loving soul. He was, of course, an extrovert like I find most drummers to be. He was always full of life and energy, and he really really loved music. His smile was tremendous and damn near infectious and always genuine. He also had a keen interest in fusion Jazz as well. One of the best concerts I ever attended was with Pumpkin at the Palladium in Manhattan in I believe 1977 to see Return to Forever with Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke on bass, Chuck Mangione on flugle horn, Flora Purim-vocals, and the phenomenal Lenny White on drums. We would often check out the live music scene at the local clubs in the Bronx back in the day and he seemed to know everybody. I believe that he was also going to school to study music back then as well. He and I would spend hours talking boxing which he LOVED. He was like a little brother to me, and I miss him deeply to this very day. RIP Errol! --- Cous StanJ
Thanks for sharing bro!!
Stanley Moore I'm his nephew...crazy you know my grandmother..and my grandfather..koolguy8691@gmail.com get at me fam! Pumpkin indeed was an a musical genius #rip
Thanks for the story. I loved his music. I grew up listening to all those jams displayed on this bio. Peace.
My favorite producer growing up king of the beats one of my favorite songs
Thanks for giving us a little bit more about the legendary Pumpkin.
Thank you for sharing the awesome history of Pumpkin. He is indeed one of the greatest musicians & producers of all time. I learned a lot from this video and I still listen to all of Pumpkin's music, beats, and productions today. (Can't really get into today's Hip-Hop).
I also started out as a drummer in my garage in East Elmhurst, Queens at 13 year old and wrote and played music with some local guys in the neighborhood.
R.I.P. Pumpkin, your music will live on forever!
I believe Pumpkin never gets enough credit as one of the first hip hop producers, and he was the first hip hip producer to ever put a Tag on a beat with his name on it.
FACTS!!!!
My daddy!! 🥰 💕
I just had my first child a year and a half ago and he has my father's big, bright, infectious smile! Every time I see it, I melt inside bc it makes me think of my dad.
Thank you for sharing my father with the world 🥰
Respect! Your Father gave many of is something to aspire to!
Salute to Punkin Thank you for good childhood memories🕊🕊Rest King
Although he's less known for his drum machine work, he is one of my earliest influences along with Mantronik when it came to learning how to program beats. I was also fortunate enough to see him perform live as the drummer for En Touch in '89. RIP.
Dope! That pic of him on Soul Train was from the Entouch episode
I can honestly say this is the channel we've been waiting 40 years for
Here come that beat is my Jam, I still listen to PUMPKIN AND THE ALLSTARS
Pumpkin..king of the beat ta💙🇬🇧🔥🔥🔥
I really miss him, I lived down the block from pumpkin and Vincent Davis, and Chuck Chill out lived on 222nd St and I lived on 223rd St. It all started in the Bronx. I remember when they would jam in Edenwald projects. RIP Pumpkin, thanks for the fond memories.
Salute brother! Via his nephew.. Here was that dude.. My family all lived in that house on Laconia... He use to draw crowds with those drums
I remember seeing pumpkin at Ronnie bops one of first Jamaican restaurants in the 80s fresh cazals fresh electra225 I remember that peace
The God of Beats! Still the toughest instrumentals of all time!
RIP 2da great Pumpkin. I had many of his classics in my crates when I was young
RUclips suggested this video after I was listening to "Here Comes That Beat!" RUclips is far superior to any of those 'Music Services' and the radio stations in DC.
I think Easy Mo Bee deserves a episode....
Super Pissed I never got the chance to see the immaculate perform... Around 82-83 he was going to be at the Funhouse disco near 14th & the westside highway...I got in the club saw the drums onstage and my heart was racing everything was fine until "Brooklyn" came in and started snatchin chains...DAMN they shut it down and kicked everybody out the club. Some years later I ran into a family member of his at the white castle on Fordham Road in the Bx and he told me he passed from pneumonia....I was double crushed to hear that. I wanted to work with him so bad on some musik back then But he still lives in me because he iz my foundational musikal father PUMKIN U R TRULY MISSED!!!!
He was a beast on those drums and all around great musician hands down... I'm his nephew... And yes he was the truth and forever will be the king of the beat... Very first... Hip Hop owes Pumpkin tremendously..! #rip🙏🏾🎃
Fyi...I think it was 84..I have the flyer
Thank you for the lesson!
SALUTE GOES OUT TO PUMPKIN (KING OF THE BEATS!) R.I.P.
RIP King of the beats Pumkin!!!
Who else had BOXES and BOXES of BLS/KISS and some times even WBAI mix tapes from Friday and saturday night?!
We need this history of unfetterd Black excellence creating culture!! Our kids need the foundation!
Spoonie G had bars for days! There was a lot of good music back then.. RIP Pumpkin.
rest in peace to the king and the Beat AKA pumpkin.like somebody already said,we needed this.all these are great stories of hip hop history in the beginning.
Pumpkin was one of the best DJ, composer and producer back in those days in the Hip Hop scene... Thank you so much for your productions and may you Rest In Peace "Pumpin The King Of The Beat"!
The scratch, the bass, the congas in your face!
REST in Power Pumpkin!!! Salute!!!!
I just found your page during the Quarantine. Needless to say, I'm going to watch all of your videos! Peace & Thank You!!!!!!
same here so dope and necessary to preserve the culture..Jayquan iz the BESTEST!!!!
Indeed the KING OF THE BEATS!
Imagine if he was still alive
Rest in beats Pumpkin.
Here because Andre Harrell passed and I remembered that pumpkin produced, played on my favorite Harrell song, the first posse cut I ever heard back in 84 Pumpkin and the All Stars That Beat
Pumpkin was my neighbor we lived on 222st by white plains road he was so talented I lived next to the church so yes we always heard the drums wow so many good times.
Pumpkin is the man !
King of the Beat was my joint back in the day and still sounds good!!!! We really need a True Hip Hop Hall of Fame so that bruthas like Pumpkin get the recognition that they deserve in building the culture of Hip Hop music. This is a wonderful video. Thank you and Rest in Paradise Pumpkin.
bumpin pumpkin when i was in the 10th grade. R.I.P.
I got King of the beat and here comes,,,great tracks! However, I didn`t know he was that influential. Essential video! Thanx! Pumpkin, Bohannon of the 80s! RIP
Wow I Love this litlle documentary! I loved Pumpkins records in 84. I didnt know he contributed so much drum beats for so many hit rap records!
84,85 was so Incredible!!
Sad to hear about another great genius musician gone too soon!
He definitly deserves more recognition!
The pumpkin Allstars is such a
Funkyfresh record that always will be rockin! All of Pumpkins music is timeless!!
Thank you for sharing his legacy
Bless Pumpkins legacy!
That ‘Love Rap’ beat is MAGICAL!!!!!!!!!!
It put whole crowds into a trans like state whenever it played. Growing up as a child in Philadelphia in the 80’s, I personally watched this beat turn the most hardened gangsters and killers into whirling dervishes when this beat was dropped at a block party 🎉.
Til this day, 2019 this beat still will illicit the spirit of the ancestors. I watch 2 year old babies instantly become possessed by the rhythmic tones of the congos and drum 🥁 of this cut.
This track is a doorway to the other side.
Wow.. Big facts! 🎃🥁
Sooooo on point with the statements made!!!! "This beat still will illicit the spirit of the ancestors. I watch 2 year old babies instantly become possessed by the rhythmic tones of the congos and drum 🥁 of this cut.
This track is a doorway to the other side".
I’m so glad you posted this...I remember Pumpkin beats were so dope! Plus I learned some things I never knew before. Thanks again!
Your work is incredible
The hip hop Stubblefield!
this was needed bro.. much respect always..
Salute my Brother I appreciate you thanks
Loved his beats back in the days!!! Grew up on them. It's a shame he was taken from this world so early in his career. Could use some new beats from him today as a lot of these so callled producers don't have a clue what a TRUE hip hop beat is!!
steven spedden major facts!!! Pumpkin was a true legend and his beats live on... he's still on the radio everyday #rip
What is/ was Pumpkin's REAL name?
Thanks for the insight. I didn't realise the King Of The Beat had played on & produced so many early rap classics! Rest in peace Pumpkin. Now Here Comes That BEAT!!!!!
Thanks for looking!
Great video thank you so much , back in the day music was shared by cassettes ...via albums ...lost passion ....JVC ... radios were common used ....special place in my youth .
great Bio, thanks for the history lesson. I learned a lot on this short Bio, it was made very well.
These videos are great brother. Keep it up!
Thank you for looking!
This is great, thanks for this!
Great doesn’t do it justice mate, this is fucking awesome! The very first track that really grabbed my balls was Pumpkin and the Profile Allstars, love that tune. To hear deep deep history around it that I’ve never heard is just cool as hell, look forward to looking through your vids
Sir, I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge on the foundation of the music I’ve loved since I first saw the video for Rock Box by Run-D.M.C. & Jam Master Jay. The first Foundation video I saw was when I was looking up information on Larry Smith. Man, this is a rabbit hole of samples that I never knew the origins of. Truly appreciated and you’ve found a fan. 💪🏼🙏🏼
I preferred the sound coming out of Enjoy Records more than i did with Sugar Hill. The sound coming out of Enjoy was more raw & more street. For example: the Treacherous Three weren't the same after they signed with Sugar Hill. Action & Gotta Rock are the only two songs that were closest to their Enjoy recordings.
Totally agree. I always say that Enjoy is to Sugar Hill what Stax is to Motown. Enjoy had a gritty sound, where Sugar Hill was much more polished...
@@TheFoundationhiphop Exactly!!
Brother Jayquan, these lessons are invaluable. I pray that there's a reward that you're benefiting from as a result of these lessons because you 0ut a lot of time into finding the innermost tidbits of information that helps the listener to know that it is actual facts. The clarity of raps recorded history on wax is a subject that very few people take on as a subject matter and it comes with receipts (dates, paper trail). You, my brother, are very appreciated. Especially by personality types such as myself who love to into the backdrop and history of things. I've been watching as many of these poignant lessons as I can which started from watching Rakim: the God MC. Respect to you sir..
Thank you for this video! This is my first time hearing about Pumpkin and he definitely needs to be mentioned. Much appreciated!
Hip-Hop History, Right Here!
Dope!
this is extremely dope you did this. looking forward to Kool Keith and/or Ced Gee.
i remember seeing Pumkins name all over the place on different records, never knew who he was.. thank you for this video... PaZ ! DJ Fingers Flores
Legendary!
This is my secret channel I'm not going to tell my son about😆😆🤙
Thank you for making this.
Thanks for looking
Really wish Run-DMC had been on Here Comes That Beat
I am really enjoying this information.
Thanks for listening!
Also check out Busy Bee's LP - Thank God For Busy Bee on Pandisc Records. Released after Pumpkin's death, it contains two tracks that were produced by him. The LP came out in 1992. Fans check it out, as these are forgotten tracks by the King of the Beats.. I suppose Jayquan can't include everything, so its also worth looking deeper as these are good gateway documentaries that merely skim the surface for passers-by.
MR KING OF THE BEAT...
R.I.H...AND...R.I.P...
Man dude is rockin them drums
Hats off brother
Peace bro
Hip hop LEGEND
A pioneer
7:33 is based on Cerrone "Look For Love"
This channel dope !!
Thanks for looking!
Never heard Bronx and garage in the same sentence.
The garage was also a club in the Bronx
No the Garage was in the village.
Yo, I learned something new today. Really enjoyed this. I'm now a subscriber.
Davin Lassiter respect
this is dope thank you for posting 👍🔥🔥🔥🔥👍👍👍
Thanks for looking!
here comes that beat
Love it.. great story
Brilliant Bro... Unreal!
Thank You For Looking !
The Foundation // this ep was good... lookin forward to more//
Sa-------... Jay do you have any perspective or thought on EmCees from later schools such as The Guru and The Large Professor specifically (???)
Also the second part of the Five Deadly Venoms doesn't seem to be available... I really enjoyed that one too/ I come form Philly and from my years of observation and analysis... EST, lyrically healed that title in this town until Terik Trotter came around (smile)... Many from this city are not even aware of it -or- care for that matter...
The Foundation // Peace, indeed, I feel that... "in the order of things." Thanks for responding Bro... I'll be looking.
great video homie!
PUMPKIN'S HIS NAME
thanks for this! Never even heard the name prior to this, and I've been listening to hip hop seriously for more than 20 years smh
dope
PUMPKIN --- What a tremendous brother he was!!! Pumpkin was my cousin, and I lived around the corner from him on Laconia and 222 st in the Bronx. His Mom Vie and my Mom were from Costa Rica and Panama. We grew up together, and our families were close. His mom was a seamstress extraordinaire. His dad Ron could cook a mean Bluefish and black beans and rice dish as he did quite often. I had a small band back in the day when I was in high school during the early seventies, and Errol (Pumpkin) was my drummer, and what a powerful drummer he was. Yeah! he routinely rocked his garage and the neighborhood with some powerful drum beats, and the folks would indeed gather to hear him play. We used to play a few clubs in Brooklyn back then. It was a struggle to get out to Brooklyn from the Northern Bronx, and we made very little from the gigs, but it was all about our love of music. I taught him how to drive once I got home from the Army in 1976. He kept his ride spotless, which if I remember correctly was an Electra 225 with an Eight Track player, and he drove really good by the way. He had a huge personality, and he had a tremendously warm spirit and a loving soul. He was, of course, an extrovert like I find most drummers to be. He was always full of life and energy, and he really really loved music. His smile was tremendous and nearly infectious and always genuine. He also had a keen interest in fusion Jazz as well. One of the best concerts I ever attended was with Pumpkin at the Palladium in Manhattan in I believe 1977 to see Return to Forever with Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke on bass, Chuck Mangione on flugle horn, Flora Purim-vocals, and the phenomenal Lenny White on drums. We would often check out the live music scene at the local clubs in the Bronx back in the day and he seemed to know everybody. I believe that he was also going to school to study music back then as well. He and I would spend hours talking boxing which he LOVED. He was like a little brother to me, and I miss him deeply to this day. RIP Errol! --- Cous StanJ
Pumpkin n Davy dux were great artist n musisicians
Davy dmx
I can’t imagine anyone putting a dislike on this. This was very informative.
Thanks for looking. Theres always a few bro...
I love your videos bro, hours go by while watching them. I would like to see you do a video on production hardware for example, the MPC 2000XL, who used it and the hits made with it. Just an idea man, Thank you from Australia!.
I always loved pumpkin! Props to T. Gainy from Old School Radio Hour for his DJ pumpkin show!
Thanks!
👊🏾
Lived a few blocks from him.
Dope, I respect the work and research.
refreshing ...alltime funk band bootsy on bass nile rodgers guitar keybords bernard wright abd bernie worrell horn section tower of power vocals luther vandroos ..howard Hewitt....chaka chan....pati labell...Shelia e...percussion.....ultimate hip hop producers alltime....grandmater flash...dr dre..marly marl...larry smith...prince paul...mantronix..herbi luv bug....supa fly brooks......
anyone know the name of tune at 1:21 ? thx
Gettin Money. Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde
@@TheFoundationhiphop wow thats fast reply, i been looking for while thought it was cold crush as it was in beat this! doc. great channel btw thank you.
Wow
How can you put in all those cuts JayQuan and not the classic 'Rockin' it,' which was also produced by Pumpkin?
Cant catch em all bro. I believe that this is the most information available in one place about Pumpkin on the internet.
The Foundation, in fact, it is. Keep up the great work.
@@johnfunches8153 respect bro
Nardwuar/Questlove 16:20 🎃
DIG DAT
Def