Below, Chuckii gets funky for 2022 with Snarky Puppy and Prince collaborator Bobby Sparks II on "Dmsr".
If you were fortunate enough to hold a ticket to see Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation tour (1990), then you definitely saw this man perform. Not only was he keyboardist and music director for Ms. Jackson but he was also her opening act, with mega-hits of his own ('Turned Away', and 'Games' with its iconic groove, just to name a couple). Currently, he is the keyboardist and music director for the legendary Lionel Richie. These are just two of the many greats Chuckii Booker has had the opportunity to share the stage and studio with. And the key to Mr. Booker's continued success? One bit of advice from his godfather .... a legend in his own right! Success speaks for itself.
"Flutist, Darnell White's music is known over the world through his collaboration as writer, composer, and arranger for the late soul singer Barry White.
"This Love," the title of Darnell's long awaited debut CD was well worth the wait.
Each song, with it's original arrangements and vocals by Darnell White and Chuckii Booker takes the listener on a musical journey along with Darnell's dazzling flute solos and beautifully written melodies.
This is a must buy CD which will have the listener playing each song over and over and over again." - darnellwhite.com/music
Bio:
Darnell White was born in Los Angeles into an extremely musical family.
During the 80's and 90's Darnell wrote and composed for the maestro Barry White. Two of Darnell's songs, "Strange" and "My Fantasies' were on Barry's album, The Love Unlimited Orchestra Presents Mr. Webster Lewis. Darnell also wrote "Tell Me Who Do You Love" on Barry's album "Beware."
Darnell also wrote the smooth and romantic "Your What's on My Mind" for Barry White and played the spiraling flute solo at the introduction of the song over Barry's rap.
The love for music is real as Darnell White and Chuckii Booker pay tribute to one of the greats of Soul music in a smooth duet of flute and vocals. "Mr. Marvin" mirrors the laid-back essence of Soul which Marvin Gaye is known as a rich bed of percussion thumps along to support an arrangement which is reflective, uplifting and evokes a sense of inner city blues. With Chuckii on vocals who merges his signature sound with the nuances of Marvin's beautifully alongside his uncle Darnell's cool flute performance, this song begs for the return of an American Soul legend through the magic touch of two accomplished musicians.
For the die hard 80's and 90's R&B fan and DJs, Initial Talk is here to rock the party with a slick set of remix blends as he puts a creative spin on classic songs from these celebrated eras. On "Turned Away" & "Spread My Wings" (Initial Talk's Respectful Mix), here the music of Chuckii Booker & Troop as never before in a celebration of love, life and classic early 90's R&B.
Hear more of Initial's work at his SC stream, including remixes of Paula Abdul, TLC, Janet Jackson and more.
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