Dedicated to favorite musical siblings

Great band until the Robinson Brothers started feuding with each other.

The Wood Brothers

So many! Los Lonley Boys , Brothers Johnson! Isley Bros! Johnny & Edgar when they did their thing together and so. not to hog it up anymore I could go on for over an hour without looking at anything but my memories! Great thread

^^^ Not one of my favorite top pop family groups, but worth mentioning them.

Jake and Elwood probably don't count?

Musical siblings -- not always rainbows & unicorns

Ray & Dave Davies.


Mark & David Knopfler.


Liam and Noel Gallagher.

The Allman Brothers Band

Heart. Ann and Nancy, I think.

I think there were 2 bothers in CCR as well. John Fogerty and maybe Tom?

Viking64 wrote: »

Eddie and Alex Van Halen.

Was just going to mention them. Changed the face of Rock....

Wes, Monk & Buddy.

This video of the Osmonds needs to be here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXcj8dFOd1E

@SeleniumFalcon @tophatjohnny ,

tonyp063 wrote: »

Wes, Monk & Buddy.

Its great to see fellow jazz fans on here. The late great Tommy Flanagan is my wife's uncle. He's performed as a solo artist and also recorded and performed with Wes Montgomery, Ella Fitzgerald, John Coltrane, Mile Davis, Kenny Burrell, Milt Jackson, Thad and Elvin Jones, J.J. Johnson, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Sonny Rollins, Coleman Hawkins, Jim Hall, and Tony Bennett, Pepper Adams, etc..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Flanagan

Here's a 2010 picture of the wife, kids and I at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit. We were there to attend a family reunion banquet but took a tour of the museum before things got started and were pleasantly surprised when we entered the music gallery and there was an exhibit / picture of Uncle Tommy Flanagan!


I'd like to maybe derail a little and give a tribute to some hometown musicians that influenced me and also had the pleasure to perform with.

I grew up in Detroit, home of many jazz roots and was fortunate to attend M.L. King, Jr. Sr H.S. that had a great jazz band and local legend, Trumpeter Herbie Williams as the 'Artist in Residence' the years I was there. He was a part of Motown's The Funk Brothers from 1959-1972. His discography is amazing and even performed with Charlie Parker. Many other local jazz bands would perform concerts at the school and sometimes we got to play alongside with them.
https://www.discogs.com/artist/261981-Herbie-Williams?type=Credits&filter_anv=0

Those were some great years 1981-1984 to be a young musician at Detroit King H.S. That school produced some great musicians that went on to become professionals.


First up, Rodney Whitaker, Michigan State University Distinguished Professor of Jazz Bass and Director of Jazz Studies. Rodney is a couple of years younger than me and was always cracking jokes and having fun back then. Early on he was 'OK' on the bass and could not swing as good as the previous bass player that graduated. However he was motivated and was like a sponge when it came to the music. We actually used to perform at wedding gigs and such and all donated money to buy him his first electric bass. Rodney got very proficient on the bass really quick over the years he was working with one of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra bassist as well as many jazz artist around Detroit.

He's recorded several albums of his own and has performed with SO many people!

Building on his Detroit roots and enormous talent, Whitaker went on to earn an international reputation as one of the world’s finest jazz double bass performer. He completed seven-year tenure as bassist with Wynton Marsalis’ Septet and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. He has toured the world over the last twenty-five years, collaborating and performing with legendary jazz artists such as Jimmy Heath, Eric Reed, Cyrus Chestnut, Vanessa Rubin, Kathleen Battle, Dianne Reeves, Cassandra Wilson, Diana Krall, Jon Faddis, Donald Harrison, Terence Blanchard, Rodney Jones, Wycliffe Gordon, Kenny Burrell, Bob James, Benny Golson, Regina Carter, Pat Matheny, Nicholas Payton, Jimmy Cobb, Joshua Redman, Stephon Harris, Johnny O’Neal, Marcus Belgrave, James Carter, Steve Turre, Claudio Roditi, Junko Onishi, Harry Allen, Ronnie Matthews, Chick Corea, Kenny Garrett, Kevin Mahogany, Ingrid Jensen, Barry Harris, Ron Blake, Jeff Clayton, Dana Hall, Gerald Wilson, Sean Jones, Niki Harris, Wessell Anderson, Don Vappie, Johnny O’Neal, Cedar Walton, Renee Rosnes, Randy Brecker, Rickey Woodard, Bobby Shew, Gary Smulyan, Joe LaBarbera, Randy Napolean, Peter Martin, Nnenna Freelon, Donald Byrd, Branford Marsalis, Greg Hutchinson, Carl Allen, Herlin Riley, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Terrell Stafford, Tim Warfield, Bruce Barth, Jon Carl Hendricks, Roy Hargrove, the late greats: Dizzy Gelispie, Mulgrew Miller, Tommy Flanagan, John Lewis, Marian McPartland, Donald Walden, Joe Henderson, Hank Jones, Frank Morgan and Betty ‘Bebop’ Carter as well as performing with leading symphony orchestras world-wide. Whitaker has also toured internationally as a featured performer with the Roy Hargrove Quintet. In addition, he has appeared and presented master classes at the International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE) conferences.

http://www.rodneywhitaker.com/biography/
https://www.music.msu.edu/faculty/profile/whitaker-rodney



Saxophonist Darron McKinney we go back to middle school. Darron was dedicated to jazz mostly but later years started mainly playing gospel music. He also has his own saxophone/ musical instrument company!
https://www.facebook.com/darron.mckinney2
https://www.dcsax.store/products/dc-rapture-series-1-professional-b-flat-trumpet?fbclid=IwAR3sUXcb1m-9UF-I3BtlvKD7cegHTjDXnuJXDx48G6BUr7bYLL-0a8jz0RY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlL0tK6EsTQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_El0LJikOk


Saxophonist Deon Yates is another I went to school with. He and Rodney were both very smart 'A' students in H.S. and both have a passion for music! He's spent most his life as a working musician.
https://www.deonyates.com/



Saxophonist Cassius Richmond is a brilliant composer and has excellent musical penmanship. So good that during the H.S. years even, local jazz big bands would pay him to write out their charts! He's still at it.

https://www.discogs.com/artist/621558-Cassius-Richmond
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTIb1p1c3Dw


Keyboardist, guitar, bass, trumpet player Steve Ware and I go back to kindergarten! Back in the early 90's he was in a group called M.I.N.D. (Made in Detroit) and made a run at R&B success and stardom. They made a very nice album, a couple of the singles got some airplay. Many of the songs were as good as many on the radio in 1992 but the album peak at about 67 on to Hot R&B/Hip-Hop charts. They really had high hopes and thought they were going on tour at one point. They asked me the play drums on the tour so I wend out and purchased a new drum set and a double pedal to try and learn some of the New Jack beats (Heavy and fast bass beats) in their songs, LOL! Anyway, Steve spent later years as a local musician in the Atlanta area preforming all types of gigs.
https://www.discogs.com/Mind-Is-That-The-Way/release/1736553
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Rcd4gFuK2U


Another I went to school with, producer, arraigner, drummer, percussionist Bill Moss. Billy was one of the most popular people in high school and was active in ROTC, band, clubs, etc. He was a very good dancer and part of a local dance group. He was an awesome promoter back then so its no surprise he's a Grammy Nominated Multi Platinum Producer! His daughter DARA RENEE' MOSS is a Disney actor and hosts Disney’s Magic Bake-Off on the Disney Channel.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/billy-moss-mn0000089051/credits



Then, there were these guys that went to other high schools but we got to perform together in the Detroit All-City Jazz band and Marcus Belgrave's summer teen jazz workshop. All have made a career as musicians.

Bassist Robert Hurst blew me away when I performed with him during one Summer in the Marcus Belgrave workshop. He was playing Charlie Parker solos on the bass in his teens! Rob has done everything!!!! and was even a member of the Tonight Show with Jay Leno band for several years.
https://www.roberthurst.com/

ROBERT HURST, A 1982 NEA PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR AWARDEE, WHO IMMEDIATELY MATRICULATED TO INDIANA UNIVERSITY, HAS EVOLVED INTO ONE OF THE MOST IN-DEMAND AND TOP TEN POLLS RANKED BASSIST OF THIS CENTURY.

A Detroit native, Hurst has enjoyed a stellar career spanning 30 years, and is a highly respected and well recognized composer, electric and acoustic bassist, educator, recording artist, and business man. His cultivation into a membership of talented musicians from around the world was fostered by lengthy tours and GRAMMY® Award winning recordings featuring: Sir Paul McCartney, Charles Lloyd, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Dave Brubeck, Harry Connick Jr., Terrence Blanchard, Tony Williams, Nicholas Payton, Sting, Carl Allen, the legendary Pharaoh Sanders, Barbara Streisand, Willie Nelson, Yo Yo Ma, Ravi Coltrane, Chris Botti and Diana Krall.

Robert Hurst has performed on over 150 diverse and critically acclaimed recordings. A select group of these productions have garnered him performances yielding seven GRAMMY® Awards, several RIAA ® certified- Multi-Platinum and Gold recordings whilst his own seven recordings as a Bandleader have all generated Top Ten and Five Star recognition around the Globe. It is probable that you have identified Hurst amongst the jazz world’s most promising new groups and established artists; however, you may also recognize Robert Hurst as the inaugural bassist in the house band of “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno for eight seasons, from 1992 to 1999. His work in performing, directing, arranging, and composing on the NBC program were highlighted with four EMMY® Awards in 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1999.

Robert‘s music, which transcends genre while keeping the improvisational genius and fascination of jazz glowing at its center, has also penned original music scores for several films including: “The Wood”- MTV/ Paramount Productions, “Brown Sugar”- Fox Films. Hurst appears on over 30 Major Motion Film & Video Soundtracks and has featured solos and performances captured on Block Busters: “Ocean’s Eleven, Twelve and Thirteen,” and “Good Night, and Good Luck “the soundtrack, featuring Dianne Reeves, on Concord Records (A 2006 Grammy Awardee- Jazz Vocal).

As a result of Hurst’s virtuosity, improvisational prowess and unique multi-lingual styling, he has been recognized as a huge, authoritative presence in the music industry. Adored by students, critics, master musicians and fellow educators alike, Robert Hurst has expanded his reach of influence and presently serves as a dedicated Associate Professor of Music, with Tenure, and the Director of Small Jazz Ensembles in the Department of Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation at the University of Michigan’s School of Music, Theatre & Dance in Ann Arbor. In addition to his activities as a full-time professor of music, globetrotting bandleader and sideman and fulfilling ongoing requests as a special guest performer & visiting arts fellow to over 40 Institutions and counting, Hurst maintains membership on the ISIM Advisory Council, has written skill and exercise materials published for the Woodshed Master Class Series in DownBeat Magazine, and has thoughtfully served, since 2002, on the Board of Directors for The John and Alice Coltrane Foundation. Robert returns triumphant to the CD scene with his newest release and third consecutive Critic’s Top Pick (2011-2014): “BoB: a Palindrome” 2013. “Bob Ya Head”, (Nationally Ranked #9 on CMJ charts, 2011) and “Unrehurst” Vol. 2, (Nationally Ranked Top Ten Jazz CD for 2011)

The great saxophonist James Carter has worked as a solo artist and has performed as a sideman with Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis, Marcus Miller, Christian McBride, Rodney Whitaker, Regina Carter, Cyrus Chestnut, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Kathleen Battle, Benny Golson, Ginger Baker and the DGQ20, and many others!
http://jamescarterlive.com/


Keyboardist, Trombonist Albert Duncan has recorded and performed on the road with Earl Klugh for years. Also, has performed with Wendell Harrison, Martha Reeves, and various Big Bands through the years.


Trumpeter Dwight Adams tours with Stevie Wonder and has performed with Marcus Belgrave, Rodney Whitaker, James Carter, Shawn Wallace and Donald Walden, Columbus Jazz Orchestra, etc. He has served as a jazz trumpet instructor at Wayne State University, The Ohio State University and Michigan State University and performs with the Columbus Jazz Orchestra.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oj5mhHQb28

SeleniumFalcon wrote: »

Wow @WLDock what a fantastic post! I am a huge Tommy Flanagan and James Carter fan! Thanks for information on your fellow Detroit HS alumni. I remember attending a lecture given by Thelonius Monk Jr. about his father and then watching a documentary with Mr. Flanagan demonstrating some of Monk's piano style. Please tell your wife how much her uncle meant to jazz lovers around the world.

Yes, will do!

I saw him with Ella Fitzgerald when I was in middle school. I was floored years later when the wife and I were dating to find out that Tommy Flanagan was her Uncle and that we were both at that concert.
Through the years, he was always touring but during the Detroit stents I got the chance to meet and talk with him a few times and see a few concerts before he passed. I spoke at his homegoing ceremony in Detroit about seeing him live with Ella at a young age and his jazz influence.

SeleniumFalcon wrote: »

The Isley Brothers (already mentioned by @tophatjohnny) anybody recognize the guy on the left?

I do!