Harrison Calloway, trumpet player of the Muscle Shoals Horns, died April 30, 2016 in Jackson, Mississippi, at the age of 75 following a stroke.

Harrison was a co-founder of the Muscle Shoals Horns. He was still was active as an arranger and producer at Malaco Records in Jackson, Mississippi. He suffered a stroke April 22, 2016, and never regained consciousness, said Wolf Stevenson, vice president and co-owner of Malaco Records.

The Muscle Shoals Horns recorded three albums and had a big hit with “Born to Get Down.” They also toured with Elton John and many other artists. They were with Elton when John Lennon made his last live performance at Madison Square Garden at November 28, 1974.

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