Real name: Andrew Louis Smith

American drummer, arranger, songwriter (ASCAP) from Detroit, MI. In Motown's The Funk Brothers between 1968 and 1972. Died on April 27th, 2000 in East Brunswick, New Jersey.
In his early days he played on recordings for the Four Tops, Temptations, Spinners, Marvin Gaye, Dennis Coffey and Rodriguez, such was his versatility. Once on the East Coast he played with Bob James, Yoko Ono, Hubert Laws, Eric Gale and many others. Co-wrote songs with Bob Babbitt and David Jordan among others.