Hamilton Bohannon, disco and Motown legend, dead at 78

Hamilton Bohannon, one of the great musicians of the disco era, died on Friday. He was 78.

Hamilton Bohannon, one of the great musicians of the disco era, died on Friday. He was 78.

The Newnan Times-Herald, a local newspaper in Newnan, Ga., where Bohannon was born, reported the news on Saturday after speaking with several members of his family.