Lenny White is an American jazz-rock drummer who emerged behind Miles Davis (Bitches Brew) and Freddie Hubbard (Red Clay). After guesting on Santana‘s Caravanserai, he cut two albums with Latin-rockers Azteca. White joined bassist Stanley Clarke in keyboardist Chick Corea‘s Return to Forever for the 1973 release Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy. With guitarist Al […]
The Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens Band — commonly billed as the B. B. & Q. Band — was an American soul-funk band whose members hailed from the three namesake boroughs of New York City. They released the 1981–83 Capitol albums Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens Band, All Night Long, and Six Million Times, followed by the […]
Táta Vega (born Oct. 7, 1951) is an American soul singer from New York who did early Seventies stints in Pollution, Earthquire, and the Andrae Crouch Singers. Between 1976 and 1980, she cut four albums on Tamla. Background She was born Carmen Rosa Vega on October 7, 1951, in Jamaica, a neighborhood in the borough […]
Walter Egan (born July 12, 1948) is an American guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and visual artist from Queens, New York, who released the 1977–80 Columbia albums Fundamental Roll, Not Shy, Hi-Fi, and The Last Stroll, followed by the 1983 Backstreet release Wild Exhibitions. He reached the Billboard Top 10 with “Magnet and Steel” and wrote “Hearts […]
Morgen was an American psychedelic rock band that released a self-titled album in 1969 on Probe, a subsidiary of the ABC Records Group. Members: Steve Morgen (vocals), Murray Shiffrin (lead guitar), Barry Stock (rhythm guitar), Mike Ratti (drums, 1967-69), Bobby Rizzo (bass, 1967-69), Rennie Genossa (bass, 1969-70), Bob Maiman (drums, 1969-70) Background Morgen formed in […]
Marie Queenie Lyons is an American soul singer who released the 1970 album Soul Fever on DeLuxe Records. Background Marie Queenie Lyons was born in Archibald, Louisiana, and grew up in Ashtabula, Ohio. Her public biography starts with teenage club work around Geneva-on-the-Lake, a Lake Erie resort area east of Cleveland. At fifteen, Lyons sang […]
Bernard Wright (November 16, 1963 — May 19, 2022) was an American jazz-funk keyboardist from Queens who cut the 1981–83 Arista albums ‘Nard and Funky Beat, followed by the 1985 Manhattan Records release Mr. Wright. Background Bernard Wright was born on November 16, 1963, in Jamaica, Queens, New York, to Lessie Mae Brewington and Charles […]
Les DeMerle is an American jazz drummer who made the 1968 album Spectrum on United Artists. After time behind bandleader Harry James, DeMerle released the 1978 jazz-rock album Transfusion on Dobre Records. The title inspired the name of his backing act for the ensuing Transcendental Watusi, issued in 1979 on U.A. His final album, On […]
Nuclear Assault was an American metal band from Queens that cut the 1986 album Game Over plus an EP (The Plague) for Combat Records, followed by the 1988 I.R.S. release Survive. Members: John Connelly (vocals, guitar), Mike Bogush (guitar, 1984), Scott DuBoys (drums, 1984), Glenn Evans (drums, 1984-2008), Anthony Bramante (guitar, 1985-91, 2001-02), Dan Lilker (bass, […]
Reggie Lucas (Feb. 25, 1953 — May 19, 2018) was an American jazz-funk guitarist and producer from Queens who played with Miles Davis and recorded the solo album Survival Themes. He later formed a songwriting and production partnership with James Mtume and produced early recordings by Madonna. Background Reggie Lucas was born Reginald Grant Lucas […]
Tom Browne (born Oct. 30, 1954) is an American jazz-funk trumpeter from Queens. He emerged behind Sonny Fortune and made his bandleader debut with the 1979 GRP release Browne Sugar. His 1980 single “Funkin’ for Jamaica (N.Y.)” topped the Billboard R&B chart and reached No. 10 in the U.K.; Browne followed with “Thighs High (Grip […]
