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 Big Tony's Profile |
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| Last Login: | May 20, 2009 (200 days back) |
About Me |
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| Miles off the radar of popular music during the early '80s, Trouble Funk energized their D.C. home with the sound of go-go music, an uproarious blend of swinging, up-tempo '70s funk and a '60s-style horn section. The band formed in 1978, and the lineup coalesced around drummer Emmet Nixon, percussionists Mack Carey and Timothius Davis, guitarist Chester Davis, bassist Tony Fisher, trombone players Gerald and Robert Reed, trumpeter Taylor Reed, keyboard player James Avery, and saxophonist David Rudd. Trouble Funk earned a loyal fan base for their notoriously can't-miss live act, a raw, party friendly version of dance and funk with few songs but plenty of extensive jams organized around audience-friendly vocal tags and call-out hooks. The first go-go record released outside of D.C., Trouble Funk's 1982 debut Drop the Bomb appeared on Sugar Hill, the same label then championing early hip-hop. (The two styles had very similar origins, in the breakbeat culture of urban block parties.) Though the band's second album, In Times of Trouble, appeared only on the local label D.E.T.T., Trouble Funk earned national distribution with a prescient concert record, 1985's Saturday Night (Live from Washington, D.C.), released through Island. After taking the live act nationwide and even worldwide (they played the 1986 Montreux Jazz Festival), Trouble Funk returned in 1987 with the boundary breaking Trouble Over Here, Trouble Over There, featuring sympathetic heads like Bootsy Collins and Kurtis Blow. It was a bit of a stylistic misstep, however, and Island released the group from its contract. Undeterred, Trouble Funk kept on grooving around the city, playing often, even into the '90s, for nostalgic party goers as well as the musically curious |
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Music:Member Since: 3/4/2007Band Members: Emmett "EJ Roxx" Nixon Mack Carey Timothius "Tee-Bone" David Chester "Boogie" Davis Big Tony Fisher James "Doc" Avery Gerald Reed Robert "Syke Dyke" Reed Taylor "Monster Baby" Reed David Rudd Influences: Sounds Like: Record Label: TWF Productions Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Funk / R&B / Afro-beat) |
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Posted by on Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:28:00 GMT |
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VOTE 4 BIG TONY ON THE DMV TOP 25 COOLEST GUYS |
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| HEY TROUBLE FUNK FANS SHOW YOUR LOVE TO BIG TONY BY VOTING FOR HIM IN THIS CONTEST CLICK THE LINK BELOW.http://wpgc955.com/Vote-For-Your-Favorite--Coolest-Bro
ther--In-The-DM/2756594 Posted by on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:33:00 GMT |
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DOWNLOAD RARE TROUBLE FUNK LIVE P.A TAPES |
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| TROUBLE FUNK LIVE P.A TAPES ARE NOW AVAILABLE ON TROUBLE FUNK'S MYSPACE. AVAILABLE NOW~ Evan's Grill 1979 Paragon 1982Last Club Le Baron Show 1981 Trouble Funk @ Club Le Baron 1979The Nations 1999-INC... Posted by on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:13:00 GMT |
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BIG TONY’S THE VAULT IS NOW ON ITUNES |
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| BIG TONY'S THE VAULT FT. THE TROUBLE FUNK FAMILY IS NOW ON ITUNES AND VERIZON MUSIC ALSO SO CHECK IT OUT.. Posted by on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 08:41:00 GMT |
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Directions To The Old School Renion |
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Brown's Island is surrounded by the James River on the South and the Haxall Canal on the North. The main public entrance is located at the corner of 7th and Tredegar streets. The vehicle e... Posted by on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:41:00 GMT |
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NEED YOUR DAILY DOSE OF TROUBLE? |
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| WELL SEEK NO MORE LADIES AND GENTS...WE NOW ARE ON ITUNES AND THE NEW ALBUM THE VAULT WILL BE RELEASED ON ITUNES AS WELL VERY SOON...SO 4GET ABOUT THE VINYL AND DOWNLOAD US STRAIGHT TO UR PC,IPOD,ETC Posted by on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:28:00 GMT |
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INTERVEIW WITH KYS IN PETERSBURG VA ON JUNE 21 2007 |
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| HERES THE LINKS TO MY INTERVEIWS
http://profile.../xhUcz0/music/sF0ilAB6/kys_interview_troubl
e_funk_p3/ Posted by on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:44:00 GMT |
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AUDITION FOR TROUBLE FUNK |
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| FOR KEYBOARD PLAYERS AND FEMALE SINGERS.KEYBOARD PLAYERS MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE AND KNOW TROUBLE FUNK MUSIC HISTORY. Posted by on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:53:00 GMT |
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BOOKING INFO |
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| FOR ALL BOOKING AND ENGAGEMENTS CONTACT BIGTONYTWF@YAHOO.COM OR 3012372975 Posted by on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 20:28:00 GMT |
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