Al McKay

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Albert Philip McKay
Al McKay live at Hamar Music Festival 2011
Al McKay live at Hamar Music Festival 2011
Background information
Born (1948-02-02) February 2, 1948 (age 76)
OriginUnited States
GenresFunk, jazz, R&B, soul
Occupation(s)Guitarist, songwriter, producer, music arranger
Years active1960s–present
LabelsCBS, ARC, Star Licks Productions, VideoArts Music (Japan)
WebsiteOfficial website

Al McKay (born February 2, 1948, in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer, and former member of the American funk band Earth, Wind & Fire, and a recipient of six Grammy Awards.[1] McKay now leads his own group which started life as 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.

In 2001, the group released an album entitled Al Dente through the Japanese label Videoarts Music. A live album (Live At Mt. Fuji Jazzfestival 2002) followed in 2003 on the same record label. Both releases are available only as imports.[2]

McKay's first professional gig was as a guitarist for the Ike & Tina Turner Revue at the age of 18.[3] Throughout most of the 1970s and 1980s, McKay was hired for numerous studio sessions from different artists and produced/composed for various projects, including George Semper, Brenton Wood & Al McKay Productions, United Soul Association[4] (Sticky Boom Boom Too Cold - 1972 / Epic, Prophesy, Mr. Woods Records),[5] The Temptations (Truly for You – 1984 / Motown), A Taste of Honey (Ladies of the Eighties – 1982 / Capitol), and Finis Henderson (Finis – 1982 / Motown), among many others.

His instructional video for Star Licks Productions appeared on VHS in the mid-1980s. With a re-designed video sleeve, it was re-issued on VHS during the 1990s.

He now performs with his band, The Al McKay Allstars, performing a show called The Earth, Wind & Fire Experience, and tours along the major jazz festivals in the world with this 13-piece ensemble. There is also a live DVD (Live In Kaunas Jazz 2004) from this project, which was filmed in Eastern Europe. It was released on the Lithuanian label Rhythm Records.[6]

McKay is a left-handed guitar player.

Discography

With Eddie Henderson

External links

References

  1. ^ "Past Grammy Award Winner". Grammy.com. The Recording Academy.
  2. ^ "Al McKay Allstars Discography". Discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Bio". The Official Al McKay Website. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ "United Soul Association". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  5. ^ "Brenton Wood - Sticky Boom Boom Too Cold". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  6. ^ "Al McKay Allstars Discography". Discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 8 December 2015.


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