Mar 21, 2025
Howard Grimes, the beat behind Willie Mitchell, Syl Johnson, Ann Peebles and Hi Records. Spectacular!!!
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Howard Grimes, the beat behind Willie Mitchell, Syl Johnson, Ann Peebles and Hi Records. Spectacular!!!
RIP to soul musician & drummer
Howard Grimes (1941-2022)
“One of the Most Lowdown, Funkiest Musicians,” Hi Rhythm Section Drummer Howard Grimes Dies at 80
Howard Grimes, the Hi Rhythm Section drummer who powered recordings by Al Green, Ann Peebles, Otis Clay and others, has died at 80.
Grimes’ Feb. 12 death was first reported by the Commercial Appeal in Memphis, which cited kidney failure as the cause.
Working first as part of the Stax Records house band, Grimes later joined Hi and its titular Rhythm Section.
Grimes was “one of the most lowdown, funkiest musicians ever to walk the earth,” Vee-Jay Records said in a statement.
“I’ve sweat and cried playing along with your grooves,” Ryan Jewell said on Facebook in eulogizing Grimes. “Thank you for a lifetime of inspiration.”
More recently, drummer was a member of the Bo-Keys, who posted a photo of Grimes captioned “long live the Memphis beat,” and in 2021 released his autobiography, “Timekeeper: My Life In Rhythm” with a launch event at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music.
“We'll miss the gentle giant very much,” the museum said in a statement.
2/13/22
Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain
Al Green-Take Me To The River.
Al Green-Lets Stay Together
Al Green - Love and Happiness
Howard Grimes was an American drummer.