Gaynel Hodge, co-author of the Platinum hit 1950's song, "Earth Angel", is a recording artist, songwriter and a pianist. A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra
He is also a founding member and musical director of such famous groups as The Platters, The Turks, and The Hollywood Flames, to name a few. The Platters were a successful vocal group of the early Rock and roll era The Hollywood Flames were an American R&B vocal group in the 1950s best known for their hit, "Buzz Buzz Buzz"
Gaynel Hodge tours several months of the year throughout Europe, the Middle East and the United States. The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
Gaynel Hodge was born in 1937 in Los Angeles, California to a truly musical family and was involved in doo-wop, rhythm and blues and jazz from his earliest years. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Gaynel began writing songs and playing piano professionally by age 13; something typical of that era, joining, starting and practicing with all-vocal groups on street corners of L. A.
By age 15, Gaynel was a regular session musician in recording studios throughout L. A. and had co-written the multi-platinum hit “Earth Angel”. Gaynel went on to form the original Platters with his brother, Alex Hodge, and sang and played piano with them on their first 16 recordings.
In his vast music career, Gaynel has written, recorded or performed with such artists as Lou Rawls, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson, Dr. John, Ted Taylor, Little Johnny Taylor, Richard Berry, Dick Dale, Don & Dewey, The Chambers Brothers, The Rivingtons, The Olympics, Johnny Morrisette, Tony Allen, and Duane Eddy. Louis Allen Rawls ( December 1, 1933 &ndash January 6, 2006) was an American Soul music, Jazz, and Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an Dr John (also Dr John Creaux) is the Stage name of Malcolm John Rebennack Jr Theodore Brewster Taylor ( July 11, 1925 – October 28, 2004) was a prominent Mexican -born American physicist Little Johnny Taylor (born Johnny Lamont Merrett, 11 February 1943, Gregory Arkansas – 17 May Richard Berry ( April 11, 1935 &ndash January 23, 1997) was an American Singer and Songwriter, best known as the Dick Dale (born Richard Anthony Monsour on May 4, 1937, in Boston, Massachusetts) is a Surf rock guitarist, Duane Eddy (born April 26, 1938) is a Grammy Award -winning American Guitarist.
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