Errol Eduardo Bedward, better known by his stage name Pumpkin was a musician, percussionist and band leader. He was renowned for being the one behind many old school hip hop

Old school hip hop

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 tracks for the Profile

Profile Records

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, Enjoy

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, and Tuff City

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 record companies.

He worked with several important early hip hop acts from 1979 to 1984, such as Spoonie Gee

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, Treacherous Three

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, Funky Four, Grandmaster Caz

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, Fearless Four

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, and Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde

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, as well as a host of more obscure names. His 1983 single "King of the Beat" was followed by one of his last productions, Pumpkin and the Profile All-Stars' "Here Comes the Beat" (Profile, 1984).

A collection of his work for Tuff City was released under his stage name in 1995 as The Tuff City Sessions on the retrospective label Old School Flava.

Albums

• The Tuff City Sessions (1995), Old Skool Flava
• Old School's Funkiest Drummer (1995), Tuff City

As a band-member/session musician

• "Rappin & Rockin The House" - Funky Four Plus 4 (Enjoy)
• "Love Rap" - Spoonie Gee - (Enjoy)
• "Body Rock" - Trecherous Three (Enjoy)
• "At The Party" - Trecherous Three (Enjoy)
• "Feel The Heart Beat" - Trecherous Three (Enjoy)
• "Move To The Groove" - Disco Four (Enjoy)
• "Country Rock & Rap" - Disco Four (Enjoy)
• "Put The Boogie In Your Body" - Trecherous Three (Enjoy)
• "The Ultimate Rap" - Nice-N-Nasty Three (Holiday)
• "Ice Theme" - Dr. Ice (Enjoy)
• "Gonna Get You Hot" - The Master Don Committee (Enjoy)
• "Your Rock" - Fantasy Three (Specifc)
• "Biters In The City" - Fantasy Three (C.C.L.)
• "Dollar Bill Y'all" - Jimmy Spice ( )
• "Problems Of The World Today" - Fearless Four (Electra Asylum)
• "It's Magic" - Fearless Four (Enjoy)
• "Rockin It Rockin It" - Fearless Four (Enjoy)
• "Gettin Money" - Dr. Jeckyl & Mr. Hyde (Profile)
• "School Beats" - Disco Four (Profile)
• "King Of The Beats" - Pumpkin (Profile)
• "Here Comes That Beat" - Pumpkin & The AllStars (Profile)
• "Funk Boxx 2" - The Master Don Committee (Profile)
• "Mr. Bill" - Grand Master Caz (Tuff City)
• "Joe Blow" - Puffy Dee (Tuff City)
• "Put That Head Out" - Wizard Wiz (Tuff City)