Ed Greene

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Ed Greene is an American drummer and session musician.

An early recording in 1971 has him as a member of the Donald Byrd Group, together with Thurman Green, Harold Land, Bobby Hutcherson, Joe Sample, and Wilton Felder.

Greene has also recorded with Barry White, The Carpenters, The Osmonds, Jeff Beck, Dizzy Gillespie, Steely Dan, Sparks, Tim Buckley, Hall & Oates and Leo Sayer, among others.

At the beginning of his career, Greene was Barry White's drummer on recording sessions, and he played on many of White's biggest hits.^[1]

Partial discography[]

• 1971: Ethiopian Knights - Donald Byrd Group^[2]
• 1974: Dreamer (album) - Bobby Blue Bland
• 1975: Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
• 1976: First Course - Lee Ritenour
• 1976: American Pastime - Three Dog Night
• 1976: Wired - Jeff Beck
• 1977: Free Ride - Dizzy Gillespie^[3]
• 1977: Baby It's Me - Diana Ross
• 1977: Introducing Sparks - Sparks
• 1977: Aja - Steely Dan
• 1978: That's What Friends Are For - Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
• 1978: Destiny - The Jacksons
• 1979: When Love Comes Calling - Deniece Williams
• 1980: Endangered Species - Klaatu
• 1980: Man's Best Friend - Livingston Taylor
• 1980: Dee Dee Bridgewater - Dee Dee Bridgewater
• 1982: The Nightfly - Donald Fagen
• 1986: Boomtown - David & David
• 1993: Love Makes No Sense - Alexander O'Neal
• 1994: Blue Night - Percy Sledge
• 1999: Living Without Your Love - Dusty Springfield
• 2004: Shining Through The Rain - Percy Sledge
• 2006: (Nashville session for Australian legend Lonnie Lee, with Bob Babbitt and Wayne Jackson)^{[citation needed]}

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