Richard Wylie

Legendary Detroit pianist and Northern soul favorite Richard "Popcorn" Wylie was born in the Motor City on June 6, 1939; the product of a musical family, he formed his first band while in high school, recruiting fellow students James Jamerson on bass and Clifford Mack on drums -- both, along with Wylie, would later serve as members of the Motown label's famed Funk Brothers studio group. In 1960 ...more