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Fred Ross Project

THE FRED ROSS PROJECT

About Me

Special Note: Recently, Fred has rejoined Pee Wee Ellis and Fred Wesley along with some great musicians from Europe & Africa to do an African Tribute to James Brown. They are touring Europe as well as the U.S.A.

THE POWERFUL VOICE OF FRED ROSS
Singer, Songwriter, Producer & Musician…….
A native of San Francisco, Fred has been singing professionally since the age of 16. Some of his vocal accomplishments include: The Martin Luther King Story (made for TV), The Stuart Little Movie, TV and radio ads for BMW., Dole, and several dot-com companies. Fred has sung the National Anthem for the Associated Press, the Presidio Memorial Day Celebration (yearly), the Golden State Warriors, San Francisco 49’ers, and San Francisco Giants (Barry Bonds 600th home run at SBC Park), and Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Fred has toured the U.S. and Europe with the legendary funksters Pee Wee Ellis and Fred Wesley (formerly of the James Brown Band). One of the tours resulted in a CD, “Pee Wee Ellis: Live & Funky with Fred Wesley and Fred Ross.“.

He has also recorded with Aretha Franklin, whose CD "A Rose is still A Rose "went gold. Narada Michael Walden, members of Tower of Power, Santana, Frankie Beverley & Maze, Greg Rollie, Toto, Chaka Kahn and the Commodores are just some of the talents he has worked with.

Fred has been touring the U.S. & Europe as lead vocalist with The Family Stone Xperience. The band includes former member Rustee Allen on Bass who was with Sly for five years.

Fred has release two CD’s on Strokeland Records. The first solo CD is “Dignity” The second is: “The Law According to Fred Ross” produced by Doc Kupka and Jeff Tamelier. Fred has a new release, singing the title track on Strokeland’s “Bumped Up To First Class”.

Ladies & Gentlemen: The Cornerstone of Soul & the Heart and Soul of San Francisco … FRED ROSS

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"Fred Ross Web Site"
"The Family Stone Xperience"
"Strokeland Records"
"Soul Music News"
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Music:

Member Since: 8/19/2007
Band Website: fredross.com
Band Members: Allen Leong, Jeffrey Chin, Tasche, Lorenzo Hawkins,Roscoe Gallo, Eammon Flynn, Greg Simmions, Joe Thomas, Darrly C. Anders , Deszon Caliborne, Marc Lee, Billy Johnson, Rob Rhodes, John Mader, Jason Wright, Bill Hampton, Tim Landis, Archie Williams, Vernon Black, Eric Crystal, Vince Lars, Andre' Barton, Rich Armstrong.
Influences:
Slideshow photos below are of Sound Check and Actual Performance with Pee Wee Ellis and Fred Wesley June 14, 2008 at "The Barbican". Photos courtesy of Benjamin Kaufmann Photography.

Nat King Cole
Pastor Claudell Huey
James Brown
Stevie Wonder
Donny Hathaway
Maurice White
Sly Stone
Larry Graham
Fred Hammond
Otis Redding
Charlie Wilson
D.J. Rogers
Pastor John P.Kee

Record Label: Strokeland Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Recording

         Folks tomorrow I have the pleasure of recording with Mr Nelson Braxton (Braxton Brothers )Just in case you've been on the moon for the last five years ...
Posted by Fred Ross Project on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:12:00 PST

Welcome

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