"The Mystery Of Fast Eddie Hoh"

In the nineteen sixties, Fast Eddie Hoh was one of the premiere session drummers on the west coast. He played on dozens of recordings by the likes of Donovan, The Mamas And The Papas, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Al Kooper and The Monkees.

One of my favorite Eddie Hoh cuts is The Monkees
" Pleasant Valley Sunday". I have always felt this is one of the best pop tunes of the sixties; great melody, hip lyrics, perfect harmonies and a cool guitar lick to boot. But long before I ever heard of Eddie Hoh, I loved the drumming on this song. Great fills and cymbal work throughout and check out the drum work during the bridge--amazing.

If you are wondering why you have never heard of Eddie Hoh, it is probably because he only recorded for a few years. Around 1970, he reportedly had some kind of breakdown (possibly drug related) left California and disappeared.

Whatever happened to Eddie Hoh? There are reports that he passed away in the seventies or eighties but no one seems to know for sure. Recently, stories have sprung up on the internet claiming that he is alive and living somewhere in Illinois. One guy swears he sold him a drum set a few years back. Perhaps Eddie Hoh is out there playing somewhere...
We can only hope.

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