Eddie Drennon

American violinist, arranger, producer (born in Newark, New Jersey, U.S.)

[a=Bo Diddley]’s music director and electric violinist from 1966 until 1967, and a former sideman for [a=Mongo Santamaria], [a=Ray Barretto] and [a=Ike & Tina Turner].

Scoring a major disco hit, in 1975, with “Let’s Do The Latin Hustle”, went on to record three dance-inspiring albums with [a=Eddie Drennon & The B.B.S. Unlimited], in the late-1970s, and produced New York-based salsa and charanga band, [a1606957], in 1981 and 1982.

He is currently a member of the Umoja String Quartet.