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Keith LeBlanc

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Keith LeBlanc (Little Axe concert in Vienna, 2009)

Keith LeBlanc is an American drummer and record producer, and is a member of the bands Little Axe and Tackhead.[1][2]

His record "Malcolm X: No Sell Out", was one of the first sample-based releases. The song was a success, charting at #60 on the UK Singles Chart[3] and becoming the single of the week for several major music publications.[4] His career started out on Sugar Hill Records recording with hip hop pioneers Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel, and released several singles on and was a studio musician for Tommy Boy Records. He now has his own record label on which he still releases music, samples records, and experiments.

Discography

Solo albums

Tackhead

References

  1. ^ Dougan, John. "Biography: Keith LeBlanc". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  2. ^ http://www.skysaw.org/onu/artists/keithleblanc.html
  3. ^ "Malcolm X - Singles". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  4. ^ Savage, Jon (20 February 1984). "Radical Chic". New Society. 67–68. New Society Limited: 186. Retrieved 30 September 2014.