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Earl Van Dyke (July 8, 1930 – September 18, 1992) was an 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.
Besides his work as the session keyboardist on Motown hits such as “Bernadette” by The Four Tops, “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” by Marvin Gaye, and “Runaway Child, Running Wild” by The Temptations, Van Dyke performed with a small band as an opening act for several Motown artists, and released instrumental singles and albums himself. Several of Van Dyke’s recordings feature him playing keys over the original instrumental tracks for Motown hits; others are complete covers of Motown songs.
His 1967 hit “6 by 6” is a much-loved stomper on the Northern Soul music scene. He was nicknamed “Big Funk”, and “Chunk o Funk”.
Van Dyke played the Steinway grand piano, the Hammond B-3 organ, the Wurlitzer electric piano, the Fender Rhodes, and the celeste and harpsichord. He played a toy piano for the introduction of the Temptations’ hit, “It’s Growing”. His musical influences included Tommy Flanagan, Hank Jones, and Barry Harris.
Van Dyke died of prostate cancer in Detroit, Michigan, at the age of 62.
The Detroit Free Press: Earl Van Dyke ‘Full Scale’
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BILLBOARD HONOR ROLL OF HITS (Week Ending) August 18, 1962
THE NATIONAL TOP 30 HITS
THIS WEEK August 1962 58 YEARS AGO
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The Billboard August 11-17 1963 Honor Roll of Hits featured 30 of the most popular radio air plays heard over four Detroit top 40 radio stations on the AM dial in 1963.
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BILLBOARD HONOR ROLL OF HITS (Week Ending) August 17, 1963
THE NATIONAL TOP 30 HITS
THIS WEEK August 1963 57 YEARS AGO
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The Honor Roll of Hits comprises the nation’s top tunes according to record sales and sheet sales, disk jockey and jukebox performances as determined by The Billboard’s weekly nationwide sales.
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THE WNIC AUGUST 1977 CONCERTS and FEATURED ARTISTS MUSIC GUIDE
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