Lawrence "Yogi" Horton (October 1, 1953 – June 8, 1987)[1] was an American R&B, funk, jazz and rock drummer.
Horton worked and recorded as a session and touring drummer with a wide variety of musicians such as Aretha Franklin, Luther Vandross, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Ashford & Simpson, David Byrne, Deborah Harry, Hall & Oates, Diana Ross, Kenny G, The B-52's, and Jean-Michel Jarre among numerous others.
Titled "The History of R&B/Funk Drumming", it is considered to be "one of the first instructional type videos of its kind.
[5] Horton, who suffered from bipolar disorder, died on June 8, 1987, when he jumped from a 17th-floor hotel window in New York shortly after performing in a Luther Vandross concert.
[7] With Lonnie Liston Smith With Gloria Gaynor With Irene Cara With John Lennon and Yoko Ono With George Benson With Linda Clifford With Ben E. King With Cheryl Lynn With Aretha Franklin With Yoko Ono With Jean Michel Jarre With John Phillips With Stephanie Mills With Was (Not Was)