Cornell Dupree at the Bottom Line, N.Y. 2000 Part 1 "Sonny" Video produced by Larry Blumenstein Video Productions. Contact: LarryBlumenstein@aol.com, 917-817-2112. (Copyright 2000) (c)
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Cornell Luther Dupree (December 19, 1942 -- May 8, 2011[1]) was an American jazz and R&B guitarist. He worked at various times with Bill Withers, Donny Hathaway, King Curtis and Steve Gadd, appeared on David Letterman,[2] and wrote a book on soul and blues guitar: Rhythm and Blues Guitar ISBN 0-634-00149-3. He reputedly recorded on 2,500 sessions.[3]
[edit] Biography
Dupree began his career playing in the Atlantic Records studio band, recording on albums by Aretha Franklin (Aretha Live at Fillmore West) and King Curtis[3] as a member of Curtis's band "The King Pins" (having grown up with King Curtis in Fort Worth, Texas). He appeared on the 1969 Lena Horne and Gábor Szabó recording, and on recordings with Archie Shepp, Grover Washington, Jr., Snooky Young and Miles Davis.
He was a founding member of the band Stuff,[2] which featured fellow guitarist Eric Gale, Richard Tee on keyboards, Steve Gadd and Chris Parker on drums, and Gordon Edwards on bass. Dupree and Tee recorded together on many occasions. Notable albums include the aforementioned Aretha and King Curtis records, plus Joe Cocker's Stingray and Luxury You Can Afford, plus Cornell's solo albums Teasin', Saturday Night Fever (instrumental), Shadow Dancing, Can't Get Through, Coast to Coast, Uncle Funky, Child's Play, Bop 'n' Blues, and Unstuffed. He played on Brook Benton's "Rainy Night in Georgia" and "Please Send Me Someone to Love", and is featured on two tracks of Peter Wolf's 1998 album, Fool's Parade. He is also known for playing the opening guitar riff on Aretha Franklin's "Respect".[2]
In December 1972, the UK music magazine, NME, reported that Dupree, along with Roberta Flack and Jerry Jemmott, had been injured in an auto accident in Manhattan.[4]
(In modern times) Dupree used a Fender "red-knob" Twin Reverb and played a Yamaha signature guitar called the Dupree Super Jam (it used to be a model similar to the SJ-550 HM, but now is closer to a three-pickup Pacifica with a maple neck).[citation needed]
In 2009, Dupree appeared in a documentary entitled Still Bill, which chronicled the life and times of Bill Withers. He appeared on stage playing a guitar-led version of Grandma's Hands. Bill Withers, at first, was sitting in the audience, but ended up joining him on stage to sing the lyrics to the song. In this part of the documentary, Dupree played his guitar on a stool, breathing using an oxygen machine, which foretold his suffering from emphysema.
Dupree died on May 8, 2011 at his home in Fort Worth, Texas. He had been waiting for a lung transplant as a result of suffering from emphysema.[5]
[edit] Discography
[edit] As leader
1974: Teasin' (Wounded Bird)
1977: Saturday Night Fever (instrumental)
1979: Shadow Dancing
1988: Coast to Coast (Antilles Records)
1991: Can't Get Through
1992: Uncle Funky (Live)
1993: Child's Play
1994: Bop 'n' Blues (Kokopelli Records)
2011: I'm Alright (Dialtone Records)
[edit] As sideman
With Eddie Harris
Come on Down (Atlantic, 1970)
Second Movement (Atlantic, 1971) - with Les McCann
With Gene Harris
Gene Harris of the Three Sounds (Blue Note, 1972)
With Lena Horne and Gábor Szabó
Lena & Gabor (Skye, 1969)
With Marlena Shaw
Marlena (Blue Note, 1972)
From the Depths of My Soul (Blue Note, 1973)
With The Nineteenth Whole
Smilin'
With Donny Hathaway
Live (Donny Hathaway album) (Atlantic, 1972)
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