Idris Muhammed + 1939 - 2014 +

b. Leo Morris, 13th November 1939, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.

d. 29th July 2014, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.A.

The drummer, Idris Muhammed, passed away at the end of July 2014. He was 74.
During his career, Idris collaborated with many musicians, including, Ahmad Jamal, Lou Donaldson, and Pharoah Sanders.
He will be best remembered (by Soul music fans), for his 1977 club hit, ‘Could Heaven Ever Be Like This?’.
Whilst still in his teenage years, Idris played the drums on the Rock classic, Fats Domino's 1956 hit ‘Blueberry Hill’.
It was in the Sixties, that Idris converted to Islam.
He married one of the girl group, the Crystals, namely, Dolores ‘LaLa’ Brooks, in 1966.
Dolores also converted to Islam and changed her name to Sakinah Muhammad.
During the Seventies, Idris released several albums for the Kudu and Fantasy imprints, including ’Turn This Mutha Out’ in 1977, and ‘Boogie To The Top’ in 1978.
The couple later separated in 1999, parenting two sons and two daughters.
In 2012, a Idris co-penned a book entitled ‘Inside The Music: The Life of Idris Muhammad’, writted with Britt Alexander.