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Nov 29, 2013 · Ricky “Sugarfoot” Wellman, the funk drummer who helped innovate the rhythms of go-go music with Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers and later toured with trumpeter Miles Davis and guitarist...
Dec 2, 2013 · Wellman was 58 when he died on the weekend before Thanksgiving. Ricky was born April 13, 1955 in Bethesda, Md., and grew up in D.C. and Prince George’s County. Frank Wellman, Ricky’s father, was...
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Nov 25, 2013 · In Memory Of Ricky Wellman. The Miles Davis Family sends their deepest condolences to the Ricky Wellman Family, friends and associates. The drummer extraordinaire, who was instrumental in defining the “go go” beat as we know it today, made his transition last Saturday night (11/23).
Nov 29, 2013 · Ricky “Sugarfoot” Wellman, the funk drummer who helped innovate the rhythms of go-go music with Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers and later toured with trumpeter Miles Davis and guitarist...
Dec 2, 2013 · WASHINGTON — Ricky ‘‘Sugarfoot’’ Wellman, the funk drummer who helped innovate the rhythms of go-go music with Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers and later toured with trumpeter Miles Davis and...
Nov 29, 2013 · Ricky “Sugarfoot” Wellman, the funk drummer who helped innovate the rhythms of go-go music with Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers and later toured with trumpeter Miles Davis and guitarist...
Comments: Wellman is a strong and agile drummer, with the ability to throw in many interesting beats and accents while maintaining the flow of the music. He formed formidable rhythm sections with bassists Darryl Jones, Benny Rietveld and Richard Patterson.
