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  David Meikle (david_meikle) 5-Doyen Username: david_meikle Post Number: 266 Registered: 3-2004 Posted From: 81.130.211.124 |
Nice article by Jim Gallert with Lars Bjorn in the Metro Times this week. Check it out http://www.metrotimes.com/edit orial/story.asp?id=6533 | ||
Eli (phillysoulman) 6-Zenith Username: phillysoulman Post Number: 776 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.236.51.238 |
Great tribute to a great man! | ||
Ron Murphy (ron_murphy) 4-Laureate Username: ron_murphy Post Number: 99 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.42.90.140 |
great story, well done. I was lucky enough to meet Maurice King a couple of times, he was highly professional and as the story said he was very witty. | ||
Don (don) 5-Doyen Username: don Post Number: 405 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.75.172.131 |
I had the pleasure to meet the man, a great musician, and all around fun, warm, deep and suave debonair individual, a cool cat and I'll never forget him. Though I was fortunate. I was too fortunate to listen to all the work the work he's done. Since I logged on to SD.COM, alot of recordings made in Detroit and at Motown that SD'ers post threads about I heard every last one of em already. RIP Mister King, my god keep you in his grace or revelence. Don Chicago, IL | ||
Don (don) 5-Doyen Username: don Post Number: 406 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.75.172.131 |
David this is a great thread in tribute to such a great man, not a myth but a musical giant Mr. Maurice King. Also let Lowell know that I said Thank You for saving 2 of my threads from being lost. I him one, ok 2 then...(laugh). Arrangin' Don | ||
Don (don) 5-Doyen Username: don Post Number: 407 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.75.172.131 |
David this is a great thread in tribute to such a great man, not a myth but a musical giant Mr. Maurice King. Also let Lowell know that I said Thank You for saving 2 of my threads from being lost. I owe him one, ok 2 then...(laugh). One Arrangin' Don | ||
Don (don) 6-Zenith Username: don Post Number: 415 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.75.172.131 |
I'm glad to see a Maurice King Thread on SDF. Don Chicago | ||
dvdmike (dvdmike) 5-Doyen Username: dvdmike Post Number: 216 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.253.179.102 |
What hits did he arrange for Motown? | ||
Jim G (jim_g) 2-Debutant Username: jim_g Post Number: 18 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 64.12.116.138 |
Hmmmm....good question, dvdmike. He played alto on a 4 Tops LP. He arranged stuff for the Spinners and Gladys Knight, and God knows how much music he arranged for various Motown 'road bands', but how much of the material was recorded I don't know. Maurice didn't keep track of things like that, his favorite thing was the music itself...as his son noted, it was difficult to play and a lot of guys couldn't cut it. He wasn't overly fond of singers, only a few earned his respect...I'd assume Gladys Knight was one of the few. And thanks to everyone for the positive comments about the article, and to David and Lowell for adding our website to their links section. There is a longer version of this article on detroitmusichistory.com | ||
David Meikle (david_meikle) 5-Doyen Username: david_meikle Post Number: 268 Registered: 3-2004 Posted From: 81.130.211.124 |
http://detroitmusichistory.com | ||
Eli (phillysoulman) 6-Zenith Username: phillysoulman Post Number: 833 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.163.20.145 |
Great site!! Willie Anderson looks like he could be P. Diddy's daddy! | ||
BankHouseDave (bankhousedave) 3-Pundit Username: bankhousedave Post Number: 45 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 195.93.33.10 |
I know he did the stage arrangment of 'Somewhere' for the Supremes. He was a mightily important man. |
