A TRIBUTE TO SOME CROONERS Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, entertainer, and philanthropist. Referred to as the King of Pop.
Ray Charles
Ray Charles (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American musician. Charles was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm & blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984), better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and instrumentalist with a three-octave vocal range. Starting as a member of the doo-wop group The Moonglows in the late fifties, he ventured into a solo career after the group disbanded in 1960 signing with the Tamla subsidiary of Motown Records.
James Brown
James Joseph Brown, Jr. (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer and entertainer. Eventually referred to as “The Godfather of Soul”, Brown started singing in church groups and worked his way up
Jason Rae [Saxaphone]
(Haggis Horns)
Corinne Bailey Rae (born Corinne Jacqueline Bailey on 26 February 1979) is a British singer-songwriter and guitarist who released her debut album Corinne Bailey Rae in February 2006. Rae was married to fellow musician Jason Rae from 2001 until his death in 2008.
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and musician. Hayes was one of the main creative forces behind southern soul music label Stax Records.
Rick James
Rick James (February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. James was a popular R&B and funk singer in the late 1970s and 1980s, scoring four #1 hits on the U.S. R&B charts. Among his well known songs are “Super Freak” and “You and I”. In addition to his music James gained notoriety for his wild lifestyle, which led to widely publicized legal problems.
Luther Ronzoni Vandross
Luther Ronzoni Vandross (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005) was an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times. He won four Grammy Awards in 2004 including the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for the track “Dance with My Father”, co-written with Richard Marx.
Teddy Pendergrass
Theodore DeReese “Teddy” Pendergrass (March 26, 1950 – January 13, 2010) was an American R&B/soul singer and songwriter. Pendergrass first rose to fame as lead singer of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes in the 1970s before a successful solo career at the end of the decade. In 1982, he was severely injured in an auto accident in Philadelphia, resulting in his being paralyzed from the waist down. After his injury, the affable entertainer founded the Teddy Pendergrass Alliance, a foundation that helps those with spinal cord injuries.
Barry White
Barry White (September 12, 1944(1944-09-12) – July 4, 2003) was an American record producer and singer-songwriter.
A five-time Grammy Award-winner known for his rich bass voice and romantic image, White’s greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with his Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring hit soul, funk, and disco songs.
Key Members :-
George Clinton (Band Leader, vocals, songwriter, producer; born July 22, 1941)
William “Bootsy” Collins (bass, vocals, drums, songwriter, producer; born October 26, 1951)
Eddie Hazel (guitar, vocals, songwriter; April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992)
Bernie Worrell (keyboards, vocals, songwriter, arranger, born April 19, 1944)
Walter “Junie” Morrison (keyboards, multi-instrumentalist, vocals, songwriter, arranger, producer; born 1954)
Garry “Diaperman” Shider (vocals, guitar; July 24, 1953 – June 16, 2010)
Michael “Kidd Funkadelic” Hampton (guitar; born November 15, 1956)
Dewayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight (guitar, band director)
Glen Goins (vocals, guitar; 1954 – 1978)
Jerome “Bigfoot” Brailey (drums and percussion; born August 20, 1950)
“Billy Bass” Nelson (bass, guitar; born January 28, 1951)
Cordell “Boogie” Mosson (bass, guitar, drums; born October 16, 1952)
Phelps “Catfish” Collins A strong rhythm guitarist,
Clarence “Fuzzy” Haskins (vocals; born June 8, 1941)
Ray “Stingray” Davis (vocals; March 29, 1940 – July 2005)
Calvin Simon (vocals; born May 22, 1942)
Grady Thomas (vocals; born January 5, 1941)
Garry ‘Starchild’ Shider & 420 Funk Mob & Drugs Live
F.I.P. DiaperMan Garry Shider Of Parliament Funkadelic July 24th 1953 – June 16th 2010 Funk In Peace