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right-track · 04-12-2008, 03:58 AM

Earl Van Dyke - 6X6

Nicknamed the "Chunk of Funk" the incomparable Earl Van Dyke was the keyboardist/bandleader for the Funk Brothers.
A talented musician from an early age, Van Dyke started playing piano when he was five years old and with support from his parents (his father was a classical violinist turned Ford Motors factory worker) Van Dyke would go on to become a true legend amongst his peers.
Van Dyke played the Steinway grand piano, the Hammond B-3 organ, the Wurlitzer electric piano, the Fender Rhodes, and the celeste and harpsichord.

He joined Motown on a wage of exactly 150 dollars a week. However, just after joining the label, Van Dyke's "pay" for his first session was a bowl of soup!
Seen as a big brother and a parental figure by the rest of his fellow Motown studio musicians.

6 X 6 is a Motown and Northern-Soul instrumental classic from 1966.
Earl Van Dyke's keyboards are perfectly complimented by some great brass and Jamerson's usual brilliance.

04-12-2008, 03:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	Earl Van Dyke - 6X6 Nicknamed the "Chunk of Funk" the incomparable Earl Van Dyke was the keyboardist/bandleader for the Funk Brothers. A talented musician from an early age, Van Dyke started playing piano when he was five years old and with support from his parents (his father was a classical violinist turned Ford Motors factory worker) Van Dyke would go on to become a true legend amongst his peers. Van Dyke played the Steinway grand piano, the Hammond B-3 organ, the Wurlitzer electric piano, the Fender Rhodes, and the celeste and harpsichord. He joined Motown on a wage of exactly 150 dollars a week. However, just after joining the label, Van Dyke's "pay" for his first session was a bowl of soup! Seen as a big brother and a parental figure by the rest of his fellow Motown studio musicians. 6 X 6 is a Motown and Northern-Soul instrumental classic from 1966. Earl Van Dyke's keyboards are perfectly complimented by some great brass and Jamerson's usual brilliance.