The drummer Ricky Lawson died at the age of 59. Here is all you want to know, and more!
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Remembered most as the co-founder and drummer of the jazz and R&B fusion group the Yellowjackets, he received a 1987 Grammy Award for writing the band’s song “And You Know That.” Also an in-demand session musician, he worked with Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Phil Collins, and numerous other acclaimed musicians.
He was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. Tragically, he died in his late fifties, having suffered a brain aneurysm while performing at a California jazz club.