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The Famous Jackie Wilson, Welcomed Lil Johnnie Gee to Brunswick Records in 1974.
Johnnie Gee has 38 years in the music business
as an "Entertainer" - "Song Writer", "Producer",
"Lead Vocalist" and a legendary Artist
from the famous "Brunswick Records".
JACKIE WILSON - STEP BY STEP - THE PLATTERS - COUNT BASIE - THE CHI-LITES AND MANY MORE.
JACKIE WILSON WAS THE FIRST TO BECOME A MAJOR STAR IN THE BLACK MUSIC BUSINESS,
BEFORE "MOTOWN RECORDS", "ELVIS PRESLEY" AND ANY OTHER ARTIST OR MAJOR LABEL'S.
HE'S THE CORNER STONE TO THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AND A CREATOR OF
THE BRUNSWICK RECORDS BLACK MUSIC DIVISION.
THE FOUR KINGS OF MUSIC
BRUNSWICK RECORDS HAS ALL THE TOP 40 ICONS
THAT MADE THE MUSIC INDUSTRY WHAT IT IS TODAY!
THE FAMOUS CHILITES, THEY WE'RE THE REASON THE GRAMMY'S
CREATED THE CATAGORY "BEST R&B AND SOUL" 38 YEARS AGO.
Marshall Thompson Biography
Marshall Thompson grew up on Chicago's South Side. As a child, he played his snare
drum on the corner of 47th and St. Lawrence, thus beginning a lifelong love of music.
Growing up, Thompson would try to sneak into the Regal Theater only to be thrown out.
He persisted, landing a job in 1960 as the house drummer for the Regal
Theater and even performing as backup for Gladys Knight in 1967. In 1960, he and other musicians
formed the Chi-Lites. Initially, the group's name was the
Hi-Lites. They soon achieved notoriety with half a dozen singles issued on the
local Dakar and Ja-Wes labels. Because their name conflicted with that of
another local group, they changed their name, aligning themselves with Chicago.
THE UNDISPUTED "KING OF SOUL": JOHNNIE GEE
THE ONLY MAJOR RECORDING ARTIST IN THE MIDWEST
FROM THE 70'S ERA THAT CONTINUES TO MAKE THE HIT'S WE ALL LOVE TODAY.
MAKE SURE YOU CHECK OUT JOHNNIE GEE'S SNOCAP PLAYER TO GET YOUR
CLASSICS MUSIC FROM THE 70'S, AND ALL THE NEW CURRENT MUSIC BY
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"JOHNNIE GEE'S MUSIC IS SAFE FOR THE FRIENDS & FAMILY.
IT'S THAT CLASSICS SOUL MUSIC THAT WILL NEVER DIE"
-- Johnnie Gee --
1965 (Jackie Wilson, Blue, and Judy Garland)
Photo By: MOTSI (Jackie Wilson Grandson), A Close Friend Of Johnnie Gee's
Johnnie Gee was a major artist at age 13, and shared some of his best singing career years with
Brunswick Records. Photo highlites - Record Producers/Media/Friends: Dick Clark - Clive Davis -
Tommy Matolla - Nat Tarnopol - Carl Davis - Classic "Time After Time"
Featuring Lil Johnnie Gee (Age 9),
Aretha Franklin - Barbara Acklin - Erma Franklin - Jackie Wilson - Lionel Hampton - Isaac Hayes -
Johnnie Gee & "Step By Step" -Louis Armstrong - Count Basie - Little Richard -
Bohannon - Billy Butler - Percy Mayfield - Young & Company - The Chi-Lites -
Otis Clay - Tyrone Davis - The Eliminators - And many more Soul Icons.
Jackie & Lil Johnnie Gee..
If you're looking to write hit songs, license music, or need
Johnnie Gee to executive produce your next project,
leave a message and someone will contact you.
Sidetraxx Records is the only major Wisconsin based Label with classic catalog music,
and owned by the Soul legend "Johnnie Gee".
BRUNSWICK RECORDS WAS THE ONLY SOUL LABEL WITH ELITE ARTISTS FROM 1934 - 1989,
THE ONLY MAJOR LABEL THAT STILL PUBLISH CLASSIC GOLDEN HITS.
"KING OF SOUL "JOHNNIE GEE" STORE, IS NOW OFFICIALLY OPEN"
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with the new MySpace download online store, all current music is only $.99. ,
all classics 1972--79 only $1.70 These prices for popular 'classic' music still sold today are un-heard of,
the original price for "Step By Step" 1976 LP online is $34.99, buy your single downloads from this LP now!
OWN ALL THESE CLASSICS & NEW HIT MUSIC BY JOHNNIE GEE TODAY.
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tracks by other artist on the myspace network as well. Soon everyone
will be digitally downloading all their music from the net, all the new consumer media player's
such as iPOD, Cell Phones, and mp3 Players are just a few, that only use MP3's.
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also check back offten to see what new
songs or Ringtones will be loaded into my store catalog, you also can
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they only cost $1.70 per track for the classics and $.99 for all my current music.
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NEW KING OF SOUL (2004 - 2007) Releases
Featuring: Johnnie Gee
*Thinline
Feat. Johnnie Gee (Formally Of "The Step By Step Band") 2006
*Throw Back Music
Feat. Johnnie Gee (Formally Of "The Step By Step Band") 2005
*Baby, Baby
Feat. Willie Morrison, Johnnie Gee & Sidetraxx Records 2006
*One More Time
Feat. Johnnie Gee (Formally Of "The Step By Step Band") 2006
*Step'n
*Hit My Digits On Yo Fone (EP)
Feat. Johnnie Gee (Formally Of "The Step By Step Band") 2006
*My Dreams
Feat. Tiffany Butler & Sidetraxx Records 2005
(Catalog) -- CLASSIC "STEP BY STEP" (1972 - 1979) Releases
Featuring: Johnnie Gee
Song list:
*Time After Time
(Classic) Johnnie Gee at age 9 years old
-- (1972) release, Feat. Johnnie Gee (Formally Of "The Step By Step Band") 1972
*Cash Money
Feat. Johnnie Gee & "The Step By Step Band" 1976
*So Very Near You
Feat. Johnnie Gee & "The Step By Step Band" 1976
*I'm Glad
Feat. Johnnie Gee & "The Step By Step Band" 1976
*Beggin You To Stay
Feat. Johnnie Gee & "The Step By Step Band" 1976
*We Won This Time
Feat. Johnnie Gee & "The Step By Step Band" 1976
*I Always Wanted To Be In The Band
Feat. Johnnie Gee & "The Step By Step Band" 1976
*Cool Days
Feat. Johnnie Gee & "The Step By Step Band" 1976
*People
Feat. Johnnie Gee & "The Step By Step Band" 1976
*Lonely Man
Feat. Johnnie Gee & "The Step By Step Band" 1976
*Never Let You Go
Feat. Johnnie Gee & "The Step By Step Band" 1976
As frontman for Milwaukee soul band Step By Step,
Johnnie Gee remains active in the business today and has 5 new EP's titled:
"One More Time","Thinline", "Hit My Digits", "JUKE'N THE JOINT and "WAY BACK THEN".
on sale now!
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At age 13, Johnnie Gee earned his own living as a entertainer (Lead Vocalist), after 30 plus years
Brunswick Records Paul Tarnopol, Nat Tarnopol's son, took over the company an re-issued the original LP
"I Always Wanted To Be In The Band" , some songs on the LP were put on compilations, JVC, BMG and
Brunswick Licensed the product to be sold in Japan, USA, Belgum, and other Foreign countries.
Johnnie has kept up with all the trends of music, in fact Johnnie Gee owns Sidetraxx Records who has recorded
several big names such as; Bizzy Bone, Jr. Mafia (Nortorus B.I.G clique), Mopreme Shakaur,
Gansta Nip, Willie Morrison of (The Platters), Ghetto Boys, Double R and many more.
Johnnie Gee's musical experience started with Conservatory Of Music (Milwaukee), and Madison Mdeia School
for recording and mastering music in 1999. Johnnie Gee also hosted several siminars
around the country, and if you listen to his music you see how professional he really is.
Contact Johnnie Gee to help develope your next hit recording.
2007 BRAND NEW RELEASE, "WAY BACK THEN" ON SALE NOW"
Once again the "King Of Soul" has bounced back with a new multi--classic LP that's sure to make the
dance floor fill up once again, with those classic moves that only Mama can tell you about.
"People", "Lonely Man", Never Let You Go" are just a few classic tracks you will
hear on this new LP. Johnnie Gee still deliver's a powerful punch
to all the R&B and Soul music lover's, as he target's the mature audiances with this new LP.
On sale now are the pre-release copies that you can buy directly
from Sidetraxx Records today, get your copy now only $10.00
THE KING OF SOUL TOUR PROMOTIONS LTD -- BRINGING SOUL TO THE UNIVERSE
IN STORES NOW!!
2007 BRAND NEW RELEASE, "JUKE'N THE JOINT"
Another new release from "The King Of Soul" titled: 'Juke'n The Joint". This is a set of classic
Brunswick and Johnnie Gee tunes that everyone can remember from the 70's,
"Cash Money", "So Very Near You", "Time After Time"
just to name a few.
Get back that ole time feeling, as you take a trip down memory lane and capture the moment's of
drinking, partying and bringing down the house as you dance in the middle of the floor
showing off your best moves.
This new LP can be purchased thru Sidetraxx online store.
Get a free poster today with your order only $10.00.
HAPPY NEW YEARS 2007, TO ALL OF MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY
WHO SUPPROTED MY MUSIC FOR 37 GREAT YEARS
A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO MILWAUKEE TALENT
ARTIST - BANDS - SONGWRITERS - MANAGERS
Johnnie Gee has his own 'one stop shop', in Milwaukee for musicans.He offers professional CD duplication, packaging/Shrink Wrap,
Graphic Design, Web Sites, Song Licensing, Trade Marks, Copyrights
and many other legal services for the ole and new school artist.
Johnnie Gee's Brand New Cingular/Myspace Ringtones, purchase yours now only .99 cent
"Preview "Thinline Now"
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A Special message from "Johnnie Gee"
First of all I'd like to thank all my Myspace friends and the world for taking part in the Historical
re-birth of Soul music. Most of you can relate to the times you and your the
families use to gathered around the radio to listened to Top 40 music
and hear the sweet sounds and the flow of
good ole soul music.
"Step By Step", The Chilites, Ray, Goodman & Brown, The Spinner's, The Jackson 5,
Joe Simon, The Stylistics, and Jackie Wilson just to name a few.
After three decades of Brunswick, Decca, Stax, Capitol and many other major record label's Johnnie Gee
did business with, has made it their duty and worked hard keeping our products on the shelves
for the old as well as the new generations. The re-birth of
Soul music has shown once again that the music we all loved so much
has the great potential to make History continue for more decades to come.
For those of you who don't know the History of Soul music, find out more by researching older record labels
form 1955-1985, and if you do your research correctly you will find that a few groups like
"The Dells", "The Temptations" and "Step By Step" Feat., Johnnie Gee has servived this
music profession for over 35 years and continues to keep current music on the shelves today like,
"One More Time", "Thinline", and the new (EP) "Classic Club Songs" these are the latest three releases
by Johnnie Gee.
And through all of Johnnie Gee's and other major artist accomplishments they have become pro's at the top of
our game today. So why don't all of you get your Johnnie Gee classics and current music
now and also give a special shout out to say'
"long lived the pro's of Soul Music".
If you are a music lover you must know by now that you can't ever throw away the classic music that your
parents brought you up on, it's like throwing away your birth certificate,
and with out a birth certificate how can we idenify who we are?
But with the classic history of Soul music we all can relate to hearing these classic sounds of Yesterday
flow thru your radio while, getting ready for Work,
on your way to School, while eating lunch, waiting for a bus, or in the soccop dances at school.
And you know what?
We never had to worry about "Gun's", "Haten", or Killings. Our music took away agressive thoughts and
behavior you see in some people today, remember you don't half to be old to buy classic Soul music,
just open your heart and personal soul, and leave the rest to our Soul music,
it's the greatest music that ever lived.
Want to really keep it real and represent?
Capture Johnnie Gee's music while you can, and also remember your buying it directly from the artist
who provided your Mom's, Dad's, Grandma's and other people around the world this
sopistocated touch and style of Johnnie Gee's Soul Music. That's why it's important
to get your CD's now by this classic legend before their all sold.
So now you must ask yourself the important question, how many times in your life you have ever
had the chance to meet a real Historical music legend? "If not many",
take advantage of this artist "Johnnie Gee". He show's the love and respect to everyone
he talk's to daily, so if you are feeling Johnnie Gee, please enjoy his classic music now while it lives,
not when he's gone.
Johnnie Gee's music is on all these LP's from 1976 - 1985
"Brunswick Classic Hits", "Free Soul", and "Step By Step" 1976 LP.
"Platinum & Gold recordings came from Brunswick Records all the time"
Johnnie Gee has his own Distribution and Distributing store it has over 100 titles in stock on Indie and
major artists. Please visit Johnnie Gee's CD store online@
http://www.gecomcorpinter.com/sidetraxxdistributing.html
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Johnnie Gee is always visiting radio and media stations for exclusive interviews. In the photo above "Apollian"
shows his CD stand in front of the classic framed LP's that represent Brunswick Records
legancy of recording hit records.
Johnnie Gee
The NEW Classic Release "Classic Club Songs" By: Johnnie Gee!!!
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that's right, we will spotlite artist and bands daily that post our banner on their MySpace web site,
we will check and see if our banner is posted on your site before we spotlite you in our
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Johnnie gee has surrounded himself with Indie and major artist throughout his career of music, if you want the
best in song writing and recording contact Johnnie Gee and Sidetraxx Records,
this is his personal owned record label.
"Bizzy Bone", Faith Evans", "Ganster NIP", "Bushwick Bill", "Brooke Valentine", "Ike & Tina Turner",
"Double R", Marshall Tompson of "The Chilites" and many more photo's you will get to see real soon on this Myspace web site,
stay tuned.
Johnnie Gee's catalog music and video of his last concert "Behind the scenes" in Mt. Pleasant, Texas arena can be
found at Sidetraxx Records web site@ http://www.gecomgroup.net/sidetraxx1.html
purchase your copies now.
Copy this banner and paste it into "BIO or About" section on your Myspace page or in your personal web site editor,
help promote Soul music and our magazine!
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and also give upfront exposuer to subscriber's in magazines
around the world.
Join the fun by Coping our banner and pasting it in your "About" section on your MySpace page,
or on your personal web site.
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BRUNSWICK RECORDS RECORDING LEGEND: JOHNNIE GEE
HISTORY, is made of legends like Johnnie Gee
Soul music made it's way north, east & west via the same train routes that carried rural Black workers from
their homes in the south to the industrial north. As these "Blues people" made
their way north, the music that they brought with them fused with the sophisticated
urban sounds of jazz to create the sound first called "race music" and
then later referred to as "rhythm & blues".
As this music known as R&B began to gain acceptance among whites, it became split artificially and
became known as "rock n roll" (for whites only) and "soul" (for Blacks only).
As far as we are concerned it's ALL Classic Soul !!!
Johnnie Gee has explored the past, present and future of the music that was the "soul" of the greatest freedom
movement in the history of the United States professional music industry.
For those of you who might be wondering who is Johnnie Gee, Johnnie Gee came for the Brunswick Records
camp classics of 1976 where he became a major artist at the young age of 13.
After touring 25 years with groups like: 'The Spinner's', 'Joe Simon',
'The Chilites', 'IKE & Tina Turner', 'The O'Jay's', The Independence', 'James Brown',
'The Jackson 5', 'Aretha Franklin', 'Joe Tex', 'Bohanon', 'The Wispers', 'The Stylistics',
'Ray, Goodman & Brown' just to name a few.
The sum up a million words into one sentence, Johnnie Gee is one of the greatest Midwest Soul legends
that continues to bring great sellable music to everyone for 3 decades.
Be part of the voice and the music that put Milwaukee on the map dating back some 37 years,
bringing your families and you great entertainment that will live for ever.
Look out for my promotions and how you can win free CD's.
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tell all your friends about the new movement to put the Midwest
on the map for good..
The 1972 Classic Release of Johnnie Gee single at age (11)
(Time After Time) 45, on CD 1972
Sidetraxx Distributing, and Cuca Records
has decided to release on of the first recordings "Step By Step" and Johnnie Gee recorded back in the early 70's,
hear the innocent smooth vocals of Lil "Johnnie Gee" at the young age of 9, carried
this classic song, as if he was a pro from the very start. Back in 1972,
Cuca recordings was the first Wisconsin based labels to record Funk, Pop, Soul
and R&B, for Midwest talent. Johnnie Gee say's; I remember recording in Sauk City,
Wisconsin with Mr. James Kirchstein studio's, it was fun back
then when I couldn't sat still and my Mom (Elgie Gee), yelled at me to stop
running up and down these people stairs and get ready to insert
your lyrics into the song.
Johnnie Gee had a strong family background, and a Mom and Dad the pushed his career daily, to make sure
he would become something in life as he pursued his career in the Music Industry.
That's why Sidetraxx Dist., decided to release this time piece titled: "Time After Time",
and the (B) side titled: "She's Gone", these are the original Master's that
were transferred on to CD for all consumer's media players today,
no cracking, popping or noises, just clean audio.
Check out the promotional page for more details@ http://www.gecomgroup.net/timeaftertimeclassic.html
Like many popular soul groups of the 60s and 70s, Step By Step found each other as teens, singing together
and apart in various groups in their native Milwaukee until joining together
as the Step By Step band, in the late 60s. By the time we signed with the major
Brunswick label in the late 70s, we had already been signed in two
other major deals with Platinum Records.
The Step By Step Band marriage with Brunswick bore fruit quickly, as they had their first R&B hit
in the Midwest with the hot song, "Cash Money".
While in our early Brunswick songs were typical of the Soul - Funk influenced group sound of the mid 70s,
over time the Step by Step band developed their own unique sound around the writing and
production of lead singer Johnnie Gee. An immense talent, Record
distinguished the Step By Step from other silky soul groups like the Stylistics and
Blue Magic by balancing sweet soul ballads about loneliness and
vulnerability with funky thumpers about race relations and social justice.
Step By Step moved from "soul majors" to simply superstars in 1972, as two group songs rocketed
to the top of the charts and became among the most memorable songs in the Midwest.
"I Always Wanted To Be In The Band," with its Funk opening monologue, took the pop
world by storm, only to be topped by the forlorn harmonica lead and impeccable harmonies
of the groups greatest song, "Cash Money".
In the 80's Johnnie Gee, was recording sporadically and touring unceasingly over the last two decades with other
classic soul groups such as the Stylistics and Ray, Goodman and Brown.
Johnnie Gee has re-birth That legacy of great harmonies and classic material with his new soon to be
hits "One More Time" (EP) 2005 release, and his current release "Thinline",
his music continues to influence todays pop and soul artists and still wow soul music
fans after 37 years. Their popularity and longevity has been rewarding, as i continue to
keep my music on the shelves for another decade.
Sign up for Johnnie Gee's Newsletter and Mailing list at his web site@
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Thank you and please enjoy some of the History I've provided below.
Yours truly,
Johnnie Gee
Johnnie Gee's Press Releases:
Milwaukee music veteran Johnnie Gee seeks respect By Tyler Casey OMC Reporter
Published Aug. 22, 2006 at 5:06 a.m.
He's one of Milwaukee's true musical legends, and now Johnnie Gee is out for respect.
Gee, who has been playing and performing music since the age of 9 and has been recording since
the '70s, has been imparting what he's learned on aspiring musicians.
"The industry is lost. People don't understand that great music is something that
can be enjoyed by everyone," he says.
He uses his own music as an example.
"I make music that you can get married to. You can have babies to it, have parties to it and play it for church-going folks.
It's music about love, life and experience. My music has no borders."
Gee has recorded with a wide range of artists through the years. From soul groups to pop acts to modern
R&B singers to rappers, he's seen them all. And though he admires the drive of current musicians,
he's not always thrilled with what he sees. "There are no more original artists
in Milwaukee. Kids aren't learning to play music anymore,
they just recreate it."
As a solution, he supports initiatives like VH1's "Save The Music," which provides funding for music
programs in public schools, and urges kids to take music classes while in school.
He would also like to see more outreach by his alma mater, The
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music.
While he doesn't live a lavish life, Gee says he lives comfortably, with homes in Milwaukee and Cudahy.
"I live very good. Everything's paid for, I don't have any debt and I still get copyright
checks from Brunswick Records."
Brunswick Records was a haven for soul artists like The Chi-Lites, Jackie Wilson and Barbara Acklin in the '60s and '70s.
It was also the first label to give a teenaged Johnnie Gee a chance when it inked
The Step By Step Band, a group consisting of Gee and some neighborhood
friends and relatives. The band released its first album "We Always Wanted To Be In The Band"
in 1976. After finding out that Brunswick was still putting Step By Step
songs on compilations, he reached a settlement with the label and was offered a distribution contract.
Now Gee runs his own Sidetraxx Records imprint. He says he controls every aspect of the music he
puts out on Sidetraxx, from the playing and producing to the marketing and packaging of albums.
This dedication is something Gee thinks is missing from younger artists,
who he says just want to get paid as quickly as possible.
"You have to put something in to get something out. This industry isn't free."
The main thing Gee always emphasizes is the need to control publishing. He says that mix tapes, which
hip-hop artists have been making and distributing for a long time, are a false path to success
in the music business.
"Those mix tapes are a waste of time because you don't own anything. You don't have to get any label
clearances (from samples or other artists making guest appearances) but there's no publishing.
Owning your publishing is the only way to truly own your music."
For now, he's got a recently released EP titled "It's A Thinline," which features new material as
well as older songs and was just released as a follow up to last year's "One More Time." What
he's most proud of after 37 years of playing music is the ability
to touch fans young and old.
"Older people remember us, and they're telling their kids,
'This is real music.'"
To read more about this story visit; http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/johnniegee.html