Greg Errico
Greg Errico (born September 1, 1948[1]) is an American musician and record producer, best known as the drummer for the popular and influential psychedelic soul/funk band Sly and the Family Stone.[2]
Greg Errico
Career[edit]
1960s-1970s[edit]
He was a founding member and the original drummer, in December 1966, for Sly & The Family Stone, and in 1971 he became the first member to quit the group, citing the band's continuing turmoil.[3] As a member of Sly and the Family Stone, Errico played at Woodstock music festival in 1969.
Legacy[edit]
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. He continued to tour, with The Family Stone, alongside fellow founding member of Sly and the Family Stone Jerry Martini (saxophone). This band also included former Sly and the Family Stone member Cynthia Robinson (trumpet) before she died in 2015.[5]
Errico's intricate drumming, particularly with Sly & the Family Stone, has been sampled on hundreds of occasions by hip hop producers over the years.[6]
Personal life[edit]
Errico was born and grew up in San Francisco, California. Errico still lives in the Bay Area, and continues to play and produce.
A 2014 scientific paper states that Errico is the musician with the highest degree and PageRank centralities, and the second highest Eigenvector centrality, of all musicians of all time.[7]