Alan Leeds is an American music executive, tour manager, production manager, writer and archivist best known for his work organizing performances and concert tours for artists such as James Brown, Prince, D'Angelo and Chris Rock. Worked as Prince's tour manager and Vice President of Paisley Park Records from 1982 to 1992. He won a Grammy award in 1991 for his liner notes to James Brown's Star Time. His brother is saxophonist Eric Leeds.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Prince featured the "Upper Room with Joe Kelley and Gi Dussault" on his official website www.npgmusicclub.com. This is the first radio show to have ever received that honor. "Musicians Reveal with Joe Kelley" has been on the radio airwaves since 1982. Joe Kelley and Gi Dussault co-host the show and are well-respected in the music business as creative air personalities and supporters of independent musicians . Our web site is located at www.musiciansreveal.com .
The show features creative music in funk, R&B, jazz, blues, rock, hip-hop, latin, and gospel. In addition, Joe Kelley has interviewed renowned musicians such as Victor Wooten, Sheila E. , Foley, Robin Duhe, Jef Lee Johnson, Jellybean Johnson, Monte Moir, Rhonda Smith, Bernie Worrell, Cyndi Lauper, Michael Bland, Larry Graham, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, Steve Smith, St. Paul Peterson, JD Blair, Tori Ruffin, Kat Dyson, Eric Person, actor Jeff Daniels, Junior Giscombe, John Scofield, EC Scott, John Blackwell, Mystic Bowie, and many others.
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0:00 Intro
1:15 Musical Upbringing
7:15 Meeting James Brown
15:00 Becoming James Brown's Tour Manager
21:00 Working as Prince's Tour Manager
27:00 James Brown Miraculously Recovers to Perform a Show
31:00 Working on Purple Rain movie and tour
36:00 Prince's Creativity and Preparing for Tour
40:00 Keeping Up on Prince's New Music
41:30 Prince aftershows and impromptu performances
43:30 New artists giving props to older artists
45:00 Who wins a dancing splits competition between James Brown and Prince?
48:00 Alan Leeds brother Eric Leeds
25 июл 2024
