Ricky minor band

Home » Jazz Musicians » Rickey Minor. Minor, a producer and composer whose TV credits include the Grammy Awards and People's Choice Awards, will join his new band on the air June 7. In , Idol ditched the cheesy karaoke-style pre-recorded tunes and brought in a live band to play behind the contestants. And Minor was the guy brought in to oversee the staff of 45 musicians, arrangers and copyists.

I think it makes a huge difference having a live band.

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And this year, I thought the band sounded especially hot during Latin and Country weeks. Minor was also responsible for getting some big-name stars to appear on American Idol, including Prince, Mary J. Blige and Al Jarreau. Minor began his career on tour with Gladys Knight and the Pips. Later he worked with Lou Rawls and then Whitney Houston before she was famous.

Rickey Minor is, for all intents and purposes, a 21st century heir to.

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Quincy Jones, a sort of guru to the artists in the very echelon of music, leaves his egovout side the door. It's all about the music. Tags Rickey Minor bass, electric like Source: All About Jazz June 9,