Ronny Drayton (guitar), Eddie Martinez (guitar), Warren McRae (bass), Trevor Gale (drums), Etienne Stajwick (keyboards), Keith Fluitt (bg's), Kiki Hawkins (bg's), Nikki (bg's)
Influences
LIFE!!! Marvin Gaye, Gladys Knight, Otis Redding, Peter Gabriel, Rolling Stones, Beatles, Aretha Franklin, Leonard Cohen, Bhagwan, Pink Floyd, Joni Mitchell, Mindless Self Indulgence, Shirley Horn, Prince, The Kings of Pop & Rock, The GodFather of Soul aka Jaaaammmes Brown!
'PRECIOUS' NEW MOVIE BY LEE DANIELS, PRODUCED BY OPRAH WINFREY & TYLER PERRY!
LABELLE + HENDRYX + PRECIOUS = MAGIC
Listen for the 2 songs 'System' & 'It Took A long time' by Labelle (plus 'Now That I Know Who I Am' only on the Soundtrack) written & performed by Nona Hendryx. The songs in the raw & 'close to the bone' new film 'PRECIOUS', released this Friday, November 6th. Director Lee Daniels is genious, Monique is Oscar bound, Gaborey Sidibe is a jewel, Lenny K. (you only dream of male nurses like Mr. K & Mariah left the glam at home, very courageous.
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; Janis Joplin Tribute Concert and Conference
SOME OF WHAT I'VE DONE: Scored and wrote songs with Rahzel, Dead Prez's M1, Doc and Khaliyl for
upcoming feature film "On The One." Composed 11 new songs for Charles Randolph Wright's off Broadway 'play with music' "Blue", starrring Phylicia Rashaad.
Hendryx is a Grammy nominee for "Rock This House" featuring Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones and an Emmy nominee for Disney's "Children of the World."
In her previous 'incarnation' she was a member of Patti LaBelle & the Bluesbelles who transformed into Labelle, the ground breaking glam funk rock band of the 70s, who racked up three gold albums and No.1 hit with "Lady Marmalade (Voulez Vous Coucher Avec Moi Ce Soir?)" As a solo artist she achieved many Top ten hits including Bustin' Out, Transformation, Why Should Cry? and collaborations with Prince, Peter Gabriel, Material and Talking Heads.
Un tet he red Performance Audio Tutu & Tenori-on
A Day Without A Tweet = The Twitter Blooozzzzz
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Here's a tid bit someone (Bob) put up on youtube, still haven't found a better quality clip.
Labelle on hiatus but... 'Back To Now' the CD is on itunes, radio, TV and the world wide web of course and hopefully making it into your homes & hearts.
HOPESTOCK EVENTS & SUPPORTING and Promoting HOUSING WORKS JTP (Job Training Program) for people with HIV and Aids with a great team of 'young-uns', Christian Wikane, Joe Giammalvo, Lindsey Wilson and Alex Soady.
Organizing and performing on the 2nd HOPESTOCK SHOW, July 26th @ S.O.B's, 204 Varick St. & Houston @ 8:00pm. A show featuring; BOBBY LONG, BETH ARENTSEN, MAYA AZUCENA & ILLSPOKEN, GIUSEPPE SPOLETINI & MARK ANTHONY LEE a collective of young, New York singers, songwriters and musicians performing Alt. Rock, hip hop, Pop, R&B and Progressive Soul. CHECK myspace.com/hopestock for more info. Putting all my experience to use, writing, producing, performing and and now a part-time music promoter.
BOBBY LONG ADDED TO EAST HAMPTON'S HOPESTOCK SHOW - THE SEPTEMBER 11TH DATE!!!!!! GO TO http://www.myspace.com/musicbobbylong or http://www.myspace.com/hopestock for to squeeze before buying!!
BOBBY LONG (Twilight fame! Bobby's set at Arlene's Grocery this spring was 'Smashing' what a great singer and really strong guitar playing. It was just him telling stories that have his style and stamp. I was really into the show after hearing a couple of songs online.
Check out 'What's On Your Plate", www.whatsonyourplate.com, I wrote and performed the title song, 'Celebrate, What's On Your Plate". Being show in Brooklyn @ BAM this week recently shown @ the opening day of the Afro Punk Event & Coming to a city or school near you.
August I'm in the studio recording new songs and heading for Chicago to work with Terri Lyne Carrington, Diane Reeves + Surprise Special Guest and a bunch of talented musicians. In Mandrake Park for a free day of concerts! Gonna be big fun to help little people grow! Check it out here:http://www.blackpearl.org/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=91 or here http://www.blackpearl.org/
PEARL FEST 2009 A COMMUNITY FESTIVAL
ALBUM NOW AVAILABLE IN STORES AND ON ITUNES! GET YOURS AND ENJOY!
www.labelleisback.com
CHECK OUT these upcoming events!
SEE BLOG FOR MORE INFO!!
NEWS!! BLACK ROCK MEDIA WEB SITE! My new home for Black Rock music, news, art, fashion, videos, history (fo' real!) and good ol' fashioned 'wassup' and 'wassnot'. 'It's so fresh and so clean' as OutKast would say. GO CHECK IT OUT!
CHECK THIS OUT THIS COOL VIDEO & VOTE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejuSwENrAjo
BE BOLD AND CHECK OUT Rob Fields' BOLD AS LIVE!
http://www.myspace.com/boldaslive
CELEBRATE, WHAT'S ON YOUR PLATE. The title song written & produced by Nona Hendryx for the film 'WHAT'S ON YOUR PLATE' being shown internationally at film festivals all year. We all know 'you are what you eat' so check out Sadie & Safiyah to young girls looking for answers. preview the film here
http://www.aubinpictures.com/woyp/index.htm
http://www.aubinpictures.com/woyp/trailer.htm
WHAT’S ON YOUR PLATE? is a witty and provocative documentary produced and directed by award-winning Catherine Gund about kids and food politics.
Filmed over the course of one year, the film follows two eleven-year-old African-American city kids as they explore their place in the food chain. Sadie and Safiyah take a close look at food systems in New York City and its surrounding areas. With the camera as their companion, the girl guides talk to each other, food activists, farmers, new friends, storekeepers, their families, and the viewer, in their quest to understand what’s on all of our plates.
Sometimes when i look around, all i see is misery, despair, frustration and pain...
Then, i close my eyes, take a couple deep breaths, RELAX...And ask myself, "WHAT IF all I saw was what I WANTED TO SEE?" Then, I open my eyes. I see the sun, I see the blue sky, I see my girls smiling back at me, I see life...
And then, lo and behold, I see nothing but OPPORTUNITY...
Thanks for reading. And if you enjoy these little sayings I send out, take a look at my site, http://TankJones.com and take a look at my blogs. You can also see a lot of pics of events I've done, music I've made and learn about my foundation.
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