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Rod Youngs

Be True to Thy Self

About Me

Greetings All!Welcome to the Rod Youngs myspace page. For the past two decades I have been a dedicated pursuer, purveyor and connoisseur of one of the most sublime forms of artistic expression...Music! I am native of Washington D.C. and currently reside in "The Big Smoke" London, England. My career has been varied...Some of the artists I've had the privilege to perform/tour with are Hugh Masekela, Angela Bofil, Gil Scott-Heron, David Murray, Natalie Cole, Jazz Jamaica, Sia, Marion Meadows, Gary Crosby's Nu Troop, Phil Perry, Julian Joseph, Ronnie Laws, Jon Hendricks, Steve Williamson, Denys Baptiste, Vanessa Rubin, Juliet Roberts, Mathew Herbert, Jhelisa Anderson and many others...Thanks for visiting.Peace, RY

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Member Since: 4/6/2007
Band Website: rodyoungs.net
Influences: My Parents, John Coltrane, Sly Stone, Miles Davis, Aaron Copeland, Tony Williams, Billy Cobham, Jimi Hendricks, Max Roach, Philly Joe Jones, Parliament Funkedelic, George Clinton, Wynton Marsalis, Gil Scott-Heron, Art Blakey, Harvey Mason, Alex Acuna, Elvin Jones, Bernard Purdie, Jimmy Cobb, Clyde Stubblefield, Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste, Lee Morgan, Aston "Family Man" Barrett, Scott Peaker, Roy Haynes, Hector Berlioz, Steve Gadd, Lenny White, William Grant Still, Omar Hakim, Jerome Brailey, Mack Carey, Emmett Nixon, Stevie Wonder, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Herlin Riley, Lewis Nash, Steve Jordan, Rodney Holmes, Gene Lake, Gustav Mahler, Rayford Griffin, Mickey Roker, Duke Ellington, Joe Cambers, Gregory Holloway, Prince, Michael Bland, Dennis Chambers, Weather Report, Rare Essence, Brian Blade, Trouble Funk, The Mighty Peacemakers, Bob Marley, Steal Pulse, Led Zeplin, John Bonham, Art Taylor, Buddy Miles, Jack Dejonette, James Brown...Any artist who possesses passion and integrity.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None