Milt Holland pioneered the use of African, South American, and Indian percussion styles in jazz, pop and film music, traveling extensively in those regions to collect instruments and learn styles of playing them.
11 Facts About Milt Holland
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Milt Holland pursued a passion for jazz drumming and percussion, playing in clubs and shows and on CBS Radio in Chicago.
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Milt Holland spent many years on the road in Jazz bands including Raymond Scott.
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Milt Holland studied tabla at University of California, Los Angeles and from 1963 through 1978, with tabla master Chatur Lalin India, Ramnad Easwaran and others.
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Milt Holland traveled through India extensively in the early 1960s and 1970s, then spent many years in Africa studying tribal rhythms.
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Milt Holland was among the first to introduce the instruments to western recording.
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Milt Holland played pandeiro, congas and triangle on Mitchell's hit Big Yellow Taxi and congas and percussion on Light My Fire with Jose Feliciano.
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Milt Holland was perhaps most proud of having helped desegregate the Los Angeles Musicians Union.
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Milt Holland played for the soundtrack of the TV miniseries Roots.
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Milt Holland played the musical accompaniment for Tinker Bell in the 1953 Disney cartoon film Peter Pan and for the nose tinkle in the TV series Bewitched.
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Milt Holland was survived by his wife Mildred Holland, his sons, Richard Holland and Robert Holland, his grandchildren, Damien and Chloe, and Richard's wife Seiko.