Eddie Drennon

Eddie Drennon Born Edward Allen Drennen In Newark NJ VARIANTS Eddie Drennan Eddie Drennen Eddy Drennon Edward Drennon Studied Violin With Louia Vaughn Jones And Music Composition With Mark Fax At The Howard University School Of Music 1959-63 He Previously Studied Violin With Samuel Applebaum And Ugo Carano Studied Music Theory And Composition With Rocco Pesile And Achilles D’Amico While Attending Arts High School Newark NJ . Eddie Is Presently A Member Of The Umoja String Quartet And Serves On The Faculty At The George Washington University And Levine School Of Music. During His Career Which Began In 1955 Eddie Toured Extensively Performing In West Africa North And South America The Caribbean And Europe. In Addition To Bo Diddley And Orquesta Novel He Worked As A Freelance Violinist Nightclub Studio Symphonic Television And Theatre With Various Groups And Artists.
Eddie Composed The Music For The 1997 Helen Hayes Award Winning Musical TORN FROM THE HEADLINES And Scored A Scene For The Clint Eastwood Movie IN THE LINE OF FIRE. Throughout The 1970s He Composed Arranged And Produced Hits For Marti TR Fania Casablanca And Bullseye Records Including LET’S DO THE LATIN HUSTLE Eddie Drennon & BBS Unlimited GET DOWN DO THE LATIN HUSTLE Eddie Drennon & BBS Unlimited DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO Eddie Drennon & BBS Unlimited LAST NIGHT CHANGED IT ALL Esther Williams Which Have Been Sampled By Contemporary Artists Such As The Avalanches Shaggy Jamiroquai Tupac Shakur Biz Markie Grandmaster Flash … . read less