Marciel Garner

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II STARTED PLAYING DRUMS APPROXIMATELY IN THE 5TH OR 6TH GRADE. AROUND 1968 (EIGHT GRADE) I BEGAN PLAYING DRUMS WITH LOCAL BANDS AT TALENT SHOWS ETC. I MET A HAMMOND ORGAN B-3 KEYBOARD PLAYER BY THE NAME OF KEVIN BURTON. I COULD HEAR THIS FANTASTIC ORGAN PLAYING THROUGH THE VIBRATING WINDOWS OF HIS HOUSE WHILE DOING MY PAPER ROUTE THAT WAS TO HELP BUY MY NEW DRUM SET. WE STARTED A JAZZ TRIO WITH KEVIN BURTON, BOBBY SPORR (GUITAR) AND I. AROUND 1970, I JOINED A FUNK BAND THAT WE NAMED THE “ 2 THINGS IN 1” BECAUSE WE HAD THE JAZZ BAND AND RHYTHM AND BLUES, FUNK MUSICIANS ALL IN ONE BAND. WE HAD A PACKAGE GROUP WITH THE “POINTER SISTERS” THAT WE WOULD ACCOMPANY AND OPEN FOR THEM AS THE “2 THINGS IN 1 “BAND IN 1972. THIS SAME YEAR WE HAD A #4 SELLER ON THE CHARTS REGIONALLY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA NAMED “SILLY SONG.” IN 1973, WE HAD A #1 SINGLE ON MUSIC CITY RECORDS ALSO NAMED “TOGETHER FOREVER.” WE PLAYED ON ALL OF THE BIG LOCAL BAY AREA SHOWS. WE’VE OPENED FOR BIG ACTS LIKE “EARTH WIND & FIRE” “THE OHIO PLAYERS”, “WAR,” “FUNKADELIC,” “THE SYLVERS”, “BILL COSBY” “BILLY PRESTON” , “THE ISLEY BROTHERS”, AND “THE WHISPERS” JUST TO NAME A FEW. I WAS STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL AT THE TIME DURING THE DAY, RECORDING AND GIGGING AT NIGHT. I PLAYED FOR JOHN F. KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL’S JAZZ BAND, GOSPEL CHOIR, ORCHESTRA AND ONE YEAR IN THE MARCHING BAND. I WAS WHAT YOU CALL THE ALL AROUND DRUMMER OF THE SCHOOL AT JFK HIGH SCHOOL IN RICHMOND CA. I ATTENDED SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY FOR 1971 TO 1974, MAJORING IN PERCUSSION. IN 1975, I CAME TO LOS ANGELES WITH OUR GROUP “THE 2 THINGS IN ONE, WITH A MAJOR RECORD LABEL DEAL AT PRINCIPAL. WE RELEASED A SINGLE ENTITLED “AINT NO NEED IN HOLDING ON.” THIS WAS WITH A SUBSIDIARY LABEL FOR A&M RECORDS (ALMO) AND WAS PRODUCED BY GORDON DIWITTY, FORMER BAND LEADER FOR BOBBY WOMACK AND A WRITER FOR MANY OTHER MAJOR ARTIST.EARLY TO THE MID 1990’S I BEGAN PLAYING DRUMS FOR THE WORLD’S GREATEST JAZZ ORGANIST JIMMY SMITH, I PLAYED A FEW ROAD GIGS WITH HIM. THIS IS ONE OF THE OTHER GREAT GIG EXPERIENCES IN MY DRUMMING CAREER. JAZZ HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY FIRST STYLE OF MUSIC AND MY FAVORITE TO PERFORM. I ALSO PERFORMED A GIG WITH WORLD RE-NOWN FLAUTIST BUDDY COLLETTE AND A HOST OF OTHERS. IN THE YEAR 2000 THRU 2004, I CONTINUE PLAYING GIGS IN THE SOUTHERN PRESENTLY STILL PERFORMING, I HAVE A DIGITAL RECORDING STUDIO AT MY HOME, AND I AM CURRENTLY RECORDING GOSPEL, R&B, AND JAZZ PROJECTS. I HAVE BEEN THE BAND LEADER AND DRUMMER FOR THOMPSON MEMORIAL FULL GOSPEL CHURCH FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS AND I LOVE IT BECAUSE I LOVE THE LORD.