Preston Epps

Preston Epps

Preston Epps

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Top Songs

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Bongo Rock
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Prest Bongos Under Glass
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Tenderly
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Bongola
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Perdido

Albums

  • Bongo Rock

    Aug 2022 • 1 song

  • Anthology: The Bongo King

    Apr 2021 • 28 songs

  • Preston Epps Calypso

    Apr 2019 • 12 songs

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Preston Epps

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Preston Epps (born 1931 in Oakland, CA) still performs in clubs in Southern California and the Southwest region of the United States. A one-hit-wonder, Epps scored a number 14 pop hit in 1959 with "Bongo Rock," but subsequent singles felled on deaf ears. He learned to play the bongos and other percussion instruments during the Korean War while stationed in Okinawa. When his duties ended, he forsook Northern California for Southern Cali, sustaining himself by working odd jobs; he hung around the emerging beatnik, hippie set by frequenting coffeehouses, and pounding the skins ...
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