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Edward "Eddie" Hoh (October 16, 1944 – November 7, 2015) was an American rock drummer who was active in the 1960s. Although primarily a studio session and touring drummer, Hoh exhibited a degree of originality and showmanship that set him apart and several of his contributions have been singled out for acknowledgment by music critics. Often uncredited and unknown to audiences, he played the drums on several well-known rock songs and albums, including those by Donovan and the Monkees. He also performed at the seminal 1967 Monterey Pop Festival as a member of the Mamas and the Papas touring band. In 1968, he participated in the recording of ''Super Session'', the highly successful 1968 Mike Bloomfield/Al Kooper/Stephen Stills collaboration album. However, his flurry of activity came to an end by the early 1970s and he since remained out of the public eye until his death in 2015. ==Early career== Hoh grew up in the western suburbs of Chicago, in Forest Park, Illinois, where he attended Catholic grammar school, and Proviso East High School, class of 1963, (located in Maywood, Illinois).〔1962 Provi (Maywood, IL: Proviso East High School, 1962), p. 181〕 While at Proviso East, he joined his first band, the Downbeats, who included vocalist, guitarist Russ Vestuto and keyboardist Larry Nestor. Hoh also played with local groups The Millionaires and Robby & The Troubadours, the latter of whom played regularly at The Rumpus Room, located in Chicago's Rush Street nightclub district. After touring California with Robby & The Troubadours, Hoh moved to California in 1964. He became known around 1964 on the Los Angeles club circuit as a drummer for the Joel Scott Hill groups the Strangers and the Invaders.〔Cotten 2003, p. 32.〕 Hill recorded several singles and the Strangers were an opening act for the 1964 ''T.A.M.I. Show'', headlined by the Rolling Stones and James Brown. However, they did not appear in the concert film and it is not known if Hoh recorded with Hill. In September 1965, Hoh joined members of the Modern Folk Quartet as the group was venturing into electric folk rock.〔Childs, March 1999.〕 Jerry Yester, Cyrus Faryar, Henry "Tad" Diltz, and Chip Douglas made up the quartet and each became involved in various aspects of the music industry and Hoh's career. The group was renamed the Modern Folk Quintet (usually shortened to MFQ), and Phil Spector decided to become their producer.〔Hoskyns 1999, p. 100.〕 Despite a lot of time spent with Spector in rehearsals and recording at Gold Star Studios, only one song came out of their association, "This Could Be the Night".〔Hoskyns 1999, p. 101.〕 To the group's dismay, it was not issued as a single, but was used as the theme to the ''The Big T.N.T. Show'', the 1966 follow-up concert film to the ''T.A.M.I. Show''.〔"This Could Be the Night" finally appeared on a 1976 compilation album ''Phil Spector Wall of Sound Vol. 6 — Rare Masters Vol. 2'' and later included on Spector's 1991 ''Back to Mono (1958–1969)'' retrospective.〕 In March 1966, MFQ recorded a single for Dunhill Records, produced by Spector associate Jack Nitzsche.〔Priore 2007, p. 98. A second Dunhill MFQ single, the double A-side "Don't You Wonder" backed with "I Had a Dream Last Night", was released in 1968; Hoh's participation is unknown.〕 The song "Night Time Girl", written by Al Kooper and Irwin Levine, reached number 122 on ''Billboard'' magazine's extended pop chart on April 16, 1966.〔 〕 The MFQ were a fixture on the Los Angeles club scene and opened for such groups as the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Donovan, the Byrds, Mamas and the Papas, and the Velvet Underground. They also undertook a college tour across the U.S., however, a breakthrough eluded them and they disbanded by July 1966.〔 〕 In the spring of 1966, Hoh contributed drums to Scottish singer Donovan's third album, ''Sunshine Superman''. The album was recorded at the CBS studios in Hollywood and included songs such as "Season of the Witch", "Fat Angel", and "The Trip" (the title track was previously recorded in London with a different drummer). Hoh accompanied Donovan during area engagements with ex-MFQ member Cyrus Faryar on electric violin.〔Kubernik 2012, pp. 116–117.〕 Donovan's experiences at the Trip club were recounted in "The Trip" and Hoh's "fine drumming" was noted in a review of the song .〔 〕 ''Sunshine Superman'' became Donovan's most popular record and reached number eleven in the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eddie Hoh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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