drums&music, books on Spirituality&music bio's,basketball,martial arts,good food, nice people! I teach drum lessons at Rocket Music in Blacksburg,VA. I also have my own radio-show on 90.7FM WUVT Tuesday nights from 7-9pm "The Soul Jones"-check me out!
This is 1 of my top drum heroes-Billy Cobham rockin' in '76 with George Duke,John Scofield&Alphonso Johnson BILLY COBHAM/GEORGE DUKE BAND
Music
70's funk&soul,reggae(roots rock,lover's rock,some dancehall)rock&roll,jazz,hip-hop,blues,afrobeat. Here is a video of one of my all-time favorite funk bands-The Meters-during their heyday in 19 74!! The drummer..Zigaboo Modelestie is a top hero. THE METERS
Movies
Ray Charles, all the Star Wars flicks, Do The Right Thing, the Quinton Tarrentino stuff, Rockers,Blazing Saddles,The Last Waltz,Goodfellas,American Gangster,The Song Remains The Same, Boys In Tha Hood,Woodstock,Black Snake Moan
Television
Flavor Of Love!! old epidodes of The Jamie Foxx Show, Chappelle Show, i used to love all the Behind The Music episodes on VH1, basketball, Sopranos re-runs, cool music dvds
Books
Catch A Fire(Bob Marley story), The Brothers Neville, Hammer Of The Gods(story of Led Zep), Miles Davis Story, John Coltrane Story, Haile Salassie "I", Midnight Riders(Allman Bros.)
Heroes
Haile Salassie, Miles Davis, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, George Clinton,Frank Zappa, John Bonham,Steve Jordan, MLK, Malcom X,Che, Fela, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Tony Williams, Zigaboo Modileste,Stewart Copeland,Billy Cobham,Richard Pryor,Carlos Santana,Rage Against The Machine,Maurice White(leader and creator of Earth,Wind&Fire), Sly Stone before all the craziness, my grandmother Mariah Penn Check out this early video of Earth,Wind&Fire-groovin' stuff!! EARTH,WIND&FIRE 1974
G Funk's Details
Status:
In a Relationship
Zodiac Sign:
Aquarius
Occupation:
Drummer!!
G Funk listenin' 2 some John Coltrane....A Love Supreme! Posted at 5:09 PM Dec 9 view more
About me:
Greetings everyone! This is George the Funky Dread. I'm currently based in the groovy town of Blacksburg,VA. I'm a Rastaman in spirit&a drummer in livity!! I've been playin' the drums for well over 25 of my 40 years. I love all types of music&musicians so my influences are all over the place!! Here are some of my top cats: My father George,sr.,Funkadelic,Bob Marley&the Wailers,The Meters,Sly&the Family Stone(67-73),Led Zep,Jane's Addiction,Fishbone,Miles Davis,Third World,Peter Tosh,Dennis Brown, The Police,70's Stones,Pink Floyd,The Thin White Duke,Weather Report,Tribe called Quest,The Outkast,Pharcyde, The Allman Brothers,Dr. Dre,The Ohio Players,The Isley Brothers,Michael Franti,Traffic,Santana, Prince, 70's prog(Yes,Genesis,King Crimson), Frank Zappa,Fela Ransome Kuti,Jimi Hendrix,Billy Cobham,Tony Williams,Elvin Jones,Steve Jordan,Sly Dunbar&Robbie Shakespeare,Bad Brains,80's era Chilipeppers,Soundgarden,Steel Pulse,Stax Records, Westbound Records, Mango Records, etc etc etc........
I love all conscious people that are open&free!! I currently play with The Sol Creech Band & a few other projects here in VA. My 1st venture into the crazy world of rock&soul was with The Yams from Outer Space. Then I went onto the world of Reggae with The Mighty Jah Works out of Baltimore,MD. Right after that experience I rocked pon tha stage with True Sound-a Blacksburg based Hip-Hop Ghetto Rock thang. Music has been a continual blessing!!!Oh yeah, as far as musical mentors go i have to add Mike Kirby to the top of the list!! He was my main man in the Yams&1 of the baddest guitarists on the planet!
Check out some of my current project at www.solcreechband.com U can check out music from our latest release "Freedom" and check for Sol Creech Band live dates!! Our sound is a mix of blues,funk and reggae. Big influences for us as a band are Band of Gypsy's(Jimi),Johny "Guitar" Watson, Taj Mahal Trio,Ben Harper&the Innocent Criminals,The Meters, 70's era reggae,Funkadelic(Maggot Brain era),ol' school hip-hop beats and Piedmont blues! Hot off tha blocks is HopeHop-my hip hop/jam project here in Blacksburg. Freaky-stylee stuff indeed!
Who I'd like to meet: I would like to meet Obama, Michael Franti,Warren Haynes,Willie Nelson, Bunny Wailer, Zigaboo(original Meters drummer), Joni Mitchell, Wayne Shorter(sax man for Miles&Weather Report),Muhammed Ali,KRS 1,Afrika Bambatta,Jaimoe(the black drummer in the Allmans),Don Cheadle,Robert Plant, Carlos Santana,Stevie Wonder,great musicians who wanna jam good music!!
Founding member and former front man of John Brown’s Body Kevin Kinsella returns to Southern Cali August 1 to perform with Elijah Emmanuel and the Revelations. Come out and show some love!
A typical Kevin Kinsella set includes his new original reggae, 10 Ft. Ganja Plant music and classic JBB songs.
G-Funk...aint goin hurt nobody (i love me some brick)...?4U..We were talkin' 'bout old skool WUVT and mr. haney (pg) was wondering if we knew a fusion type show called "threshold"...maybe from a guy named ben kramer? I don't know...before my time...i figured you would be a main source on such history...peace
What's up ole King George? How've you been my brother? How was Gemini? I didn't get to make it out this year, but hopefully I'll get up with you cats soon. I'm moving down to Roanoke by the end of the summer. I've been writing lyrics lately and I'm going to work with Brent and John of The Seed before too long here. Check out some of my lyrics in my blog and let me know what you think. Irie, one love.
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