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Preston Epps

Preston Epps has been played on NTS in shows including High Noon w/ Dina J , featured first on 25 January 2016. Songs played include B'wana Bongos, Mister Bongos and Bongo Rock.

Preston Epps (Mangum, Oklahoma, U.S., July 19, 1930 - May 9, 2019) was an American percussionist.

Epps learned to play percussion instruments, including the bongos, while he was stationed in Okinawa during the Korean War. After his tour of duty he settled in Southern California, playing in coffee shops and working odd jobs. Arthur Laboe, a local disc jockey, signed him to Original Sound Records, which released his single "Bongo Rock" in 1959. The…

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B'wana Bongos
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Donna Records1962
B'wana Bongos
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Mister Bongos
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Donna Records1962
Mister Bongos
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Bongo Rock
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Original Sound1959
Bongo Rock
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Hully Gully Bongo
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Original Sound1960
Hully Gully Bongo
Preston EppsOriginal Sound1960
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