Ricky “Sugarfoot” Wellman
Mr. Wellman, a musical prodigy whose father was Brown’s original drummer in the 1960s, joined the Soul Searchers in 1976 and appeared on three of the singer’s most popular recordings: “Bustin’ Loose” (1978), “We Need Some Money” (1984) and “Go-Go Swing” (1986). He later toured with Davis and performed on his 1989 album, “Amandla,” and […]
Deanna Bogart
Deanna Bogart (born September 5, 1959, Washington, D.C., United States) is an American blues singer, pianist, and saxophone player. She began her career in the Maryland-area with the ensemble Cowboy Jazz, and following that band’s breakup in 1986, a stint playing with Root Boy Slim. In the early 90s she began her solo career. Website
Juaquin Jessup
From his own perspective… I’m from Washington D.C. I got into music at least from the guitar perspective, when I was in junior high. What happened was I had a buddy, and he used to play guitar, and there was this girl that I liked and she seemed to like him. Now she wouldn’t talk […]
Chester Woodard
Chester Woodard, guitarist is pictured here with Ernie Isley. Chester played with The Isley Brothers and also played with “Wicked” Wilson Pickett. Below is a pic of Chester playing with Wilson Pickett.
Jeff Majors
At the age of 15, the Washington D.C. native, had a dream about playing the harp. With his mother’s support, Jeffmajors began his musical career. Millions have seen and heard the talented harpist through his television show “The Gospel Of Music With JeffMajors”, appearances on the Oprah Winfrey Show and Live Performances. Jeffmajors founded the […]
Ron Holloway
(born August 24, 1953, Washington, D.C., United States) is an American tenor saxophonist. He is listed in the Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz where veteran jazz critic Ira Gitler described Holloway as a “bear-down-hard-bopper who can blow authentic R&B and croon a ballad with warm, blue feeling.” Holloway is the recipient of 42 Washington Area Music Awards, […]
Roosevelt Smith
Roosevelt Smith from Washington,DC a talented musician who played several instruments mainly keyboards and had a beautiful voice. Roosevelt went to Anacostia High School in SE Washington where you could find him playing the piano in the band room. One of his first bands he played with was The Matadors, also Leadhead and other DC […]
Tony Foster
Tony was born in Washington DC, he started playing acoustic guitars at age 10 six months later switched to playing the Bass guitar he has performed with Ernie Fields, played behind Little Royal, former member of Sudden M Pac Band performed Gospel with Harold Sutton. Also recorded country western with Pamela Juelharte. Recently performed with […]
Jacques Johnson
Jacques T. Johnson, Sr., is an outstanding educator, accomplished musician and composer with three CDs: SAXMAN, Blues Plus, and Dance which is being played all over the world. Jacques served twenty-seven and a half years in army bands. His last seventeen and a half years were in The United States Army Band, the Army’s Premier […]
Bill Harris
A guitarist who spent at least two decades on the road with rhythm & blues vocal group the Clovers, Bill “Willie” Harris had a thick background in bebop and swing guitar as well as gospel. The latter style was at his fingertips even before he discovered guitarists such as Oscar Moore on records and radio, […]
