Earl Young (drummer)

Earl Young
Young in 2017
Background information
Born
Earl Donald Young

(1940-06-02) June 2, 1940
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
GenresSoul, R&B, disco
OccupationsMusician, drummer, bass vocalist
InstrumentsDrums, vocals
Years active1960s–present

Earl Donald Young (born June 2, 1940) is a Philadelphia-based drummer who rose to prominence in the early 1970s as part of the Philly Soul sound. Young is best known as the founder and leader of The Trammps who had a hit record with "Disco Inferno". Young, along with Ronnie Baker and Norman Harris (the trio best known as Baker-Harris-Young), was the owner of the Golden Fleece record label.

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