King Kong Pete (Redbone) & Pete DePoe

Artist:Leo Bennink Music By:Leo Bennink Produced & Mixed By:Leo Bennink This song is dedicated to Pete DePoe (Last Walking Bear) Redbone Pete DePoe is Redbone's first drummer. He is playing on "Redbone", "Potlatch" and "Message from a Drum". He gives those firsts albums this incredible "prehistoric rhythm". He was 19. And the beats he made up was The King Kong Beat. he was the first drummer that played a 16th note rhythm pattern on the high hat and snare drums that was never before recorded by any other drummer(many drummers all over the world copying his King kong beat a-specially in Funk,Soul and Disco music)And that is on the first Redbone album. If you listen, you will hear. Listen to Things go better, Jambone,prehistoric rhythm and Sweet Mode. And you will hear the beat that he plays. Website:http://www.leobennink.nl ''NEW'',Download Leo Bennink Albums, Tracks and Songs,on the''ITUNES''store The high Quality AAC Music. Leo & Dihl Bennink have a long musical history behind them,both were members of two famous Dutch groups in the sixties Dihl(Tee Set) Leo(The Motions)in 1996 they got the idea to join together and started the legendary guitar group The Black Albinos with Hoss on fenderbass, It makes this band a true time capsule of one of the best guitar talents/bands in this world around. This is also a tribute to Redbone, one of the best and legendary cajun rock r&b bands from the 70th's best known for their hits like; We were all wounded at wounded knee, Maggie,and the witch queen of new orleans and a lot of other great songs.Right from the start in the early 70th's i was a big fan,and their music had a great influence on my way of makin music through the years !A-specially Pete de Poe and his way of drummin was something i never had heard before, together with the great talent of composing by Pat and Lolly Vegas, filled with the great guitar licks and voice of Tony bellamy, made them one of the best and outstanding bands from that area.I also want to wish the best to Lolly Vegas and Tony Bellamy who suffer from illness, and i hope ( together with many other dutch fans) that they will quickly recover and get back on that stage !!!! Best of wishes, Leo dihl & abby Bennink and robbie vd herp big chiefs from the red feet indians. Leo began as a guitar-player in 1959 with the Indo-Rock groups THE REAL RHYTHM TEENS and THE ROCKING SENSATION BOYS. In 1962 (17 years old) he started a professional career as a member of THE TWANGIES and he played for several years in Western Germany. His last contract in Germany was with THE REBELS, in which he met drummer Leo Kappé. Back in Holland he played guitar in such guitar-groups as RENE & ALLIGATORS, THE SPECIALS, THE SPECIAL FIVE and THE BLACK ALBINO'S. With THE SPECIAL FIVE he recorded Silly Silly and it's his most remembered instrumental. At that time Leo also was the first guitarist in Holland, who could play all the Mosrite stuff from Nokie Edwards. In 1966 his career got a lift when he was a member of Dutch beat groups as THE JAY JAYS and THE MOTIONS. For THE JAY JAYS LP he also recorded Cruncher (from Ventures LP Surfing). With THE MOTIONS he toured all over Europe and even did concerts is the USA together with ERIC BURDON, FRANK ZAPPA, ALICE COOPER and THE MONKEES. In 1991 he was a member of the 'new' JUMPING JEWELS and a single was recorded for CNR with Hot Samba (written by Leo Bennink) and Dakota. Also released in Japan on CD (Sound Of Euro Instro/ CENTURY) together with a third track Africa. Leo is a real Strat-man, but in the mid-sixties he used his own build guitar 'Maserati' with 6 pick-ups and silver scratchplate. Since 6 years has Bennink a musicschool at home and he's teaching guitar, bass and keyboard and he's also producing modern r&b with new talents.

YouTube | June 13, 2008