| Al McKay | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 2, 1948 |
| Origin |  USA |
| Genre(s) | Funk / Jazz / R&B / Soul Music |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist / Songwriter / Producer / Music arranger |
| Years active | Late 60's - Present |
| Label(s) | CBS
VideoArts Music ( Japan ) |
| Website | http://www.almckay.com |
Al McKay is a guitarist, songwriter, producer and former member of the American funk band Earth, Wind & Fire. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing In Music, an arrangement refers either to a rewriting of a piece of existing Music with additional new material or to a fleshing-out of a compositional sketch such In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music This article is about the record label founded in 2006 For the earlier CBS Records label see Columbia Records. The American Record Corporation, often known as ARC Records or simply ARC, was a United States based Record company. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Earth Wind & Fire is an African - American Funk band led by Maurice White that achieved worldwide success in the 1970s Al used to lead his own group Al McKay's L. A. All Stars with former EWF members Johnny Graham, Fred White ( younger brother of EWF founders Maurice White and Verdine White ), Rahmlee Michael Davis and Michael Harris of the former Phenix Horns, and Andrew Woolfolk. Earth Wind & Fire is an African - American Funk band led by Maurice White that achieved worldwide success in the 1970s Maurice White (born December 19, 1941) is an American soul, funk, and R&B Singer, Songwriter Verdine White (born 25 July 1951 in Chicago, Illinois) is the Bassist for Earth Wind & Fire. The Phenix Horns ( Sic) are Earth Wind & Fire 's famous brass section. The Phenix Horns ( Sic) are Earth Wind & Fire 's famous brass section. The Phenix Horns ( Sic) are Earth Wind & Fire 's famous brass section. Earth Wind & Fire is an African - American Funk band led by Maurice White that achieved worldwide success in the 1970s An album , entitled Al Dente , from this group was released through import.
Throughout most the 70's and 80's , Al has been hired for numerous studio-sessions from different artists , and produced/composed for various projects , including A Taste of Honey ( Ladies of the Eighties - 1982 / Capitol ) , Finis Henderson ( Finis - 1982 / Motown ) , among many others. This article is about the band there is a play and film with the same name Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. His instructional lesson-video for Starlicks Video , appeared on VHS in the mid-80's. With a re-designed video-sleeve it was re-issued again on VHS during the 90's.
He now performs with his band The Earth, Wind & Fire Experience and tours along the major jazz festivals in the world with this fourteen-piece ensemble. There is also a live-DVD from this project , which is filmed in Eastern-Europe.
Al is a left-handed guitar player.
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