 MUSIC - Trumpeter Bill McGee
Trumpeter,
songwriter, arranger, producer, educator, musical mentor
and quintessential musician.
Originally from Richmond, Virginia, Bill comes from a family of musicians. His grandfather was a
former educator and became a top selling gospel music recording artist and pioneer.
Bill became an educator and he is noted as being a top trumpet
man in the music industry for well over thirty years.
Bill performed with Evelyn "Champagne" King. He worked as a
member of the New York based studio horn section "Chops"
(Alicia Keys - Horns), with Saxophonists's Darryl Dixon and Dave Watson,
Trombonist's Melvin El, Robin Eubanks and his close friend and
trumpeter, Marvin Daniels and trumpeter, Sylvester Smithers. His group recorded
all of the Sugar Hill Records rap classics (before samplers took over).
He played lead trumpet on many of the original rap records by “Grand
Master Flash, The Sugar Hill Gang, The West Street Mob and Sequence
(Angie Stone) He also played lead trumpet on albums by The O’Jays “Out
In The Real World,” Leon Huff “The Right Stuff,” Patti Labelle, The
Stylistics, and McFadden and Whitehead. Bill performed as a musician
with Lou Rawls and Ray, Goodman, and Brown (The Moments.)
After many years of recording behind
the scenes for others, Bill decided to begin recording his own CD's.
On these CD's you'll find what he calls the 804 Jazz All Stars, and in
Bill's words, "essentially the best musicians and singers that Virginia has to
offer". Many of whom have their own outstanding professional
discographies and track records.
(THE 804 JAZZ ALL STARS) James Saxsmo Gates (Sax), Tom Reaves (Guitar), Hannon Lane (Guitar and
Trombone), Dr. Weldon Hill (Piano), Lance Dickerson (Piano), Debo Dabney
(Piano), Larry D Jones (Organ), Edward Shaw Jr. (Bass), Brandon Lane
(Bass), Haywood Tucker (Bass), Anthony Ingraham (Guitar), Jim Adkins
(Guitar), James Plunky Branch (Sax), James Holden (Sax), James Johnson
(Sax), Kevin Simpson (Sax), Lynwood Jones (Sax), Charles Newton
(Trombone), Joe Taylor (Flute), Carlton Blount (Vocals), Yolanda
Westinghouse (Vocals), Rudy Faulkner (Vocals), Shawn Chappelle (Vocals),
David Lacks (Vocals), Joshua Hodari (Vocals), Stevie Potts (Vocals),
Chyp Greene (Vocals), Wanda McGee (Vocals), Thomasine Johnson (Vocals),
Karen Woods-Banks (Vocals), Bak N Da Day (Russell Benett, Larry Everette,
Lawrence Jones, Jeff Goode, Anthony Harris) Vocals.
 Bill has released three CD's:
"This One's 4U", "Soul Man" and his latest
"Chase The Sunset" all of which are available online through download or
purchasing the CD's. You can find his music on Bill's
website, His MySpace page, Napster and Itunes. The CD can be
purchased through CD Baby, CD Universe, Best Buy and Bill's website.
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