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Artist
Marlon McClain
12+ albums
funkjazz funkquiet storm80s groovefantasy records
about
Perhaps, instead of calling him the “Magician”, guitarist extraordinaire Marlon McClain’s nickname should be called the “Chameleon,” because of his innate ability to change right before the music aficionados eyes and adapt or adjust his multitude of talents to enhance any genre of music or take a project to the next level. If there is a problem with McClain, it’s where he is, behind the scenes or out front banging out classic licks that were influenced by Jimmy Hendrix’s classic sound, the funk and soul of James Brown, and Terry Kath of Chicago Transit Authority as a youngster growing up in Portland, Oregon. At age 12, he received his first guitar from his parents as a gift and learned to play it by reading Mel Bay’s Modern Guitar Methods, apparently a good student. Good enough to establish a local band *Pleasure* with his lifelong friend, Nathaniel Phillips, an internationally known and accomplished bassist in his own right, releasing 6 albums on (Fantasy Records) 1975 -1981 and touring with legends such as Grover Washington, Earth Wind & Fire, Cameo, Kool & The Gang, George Benson, and the Crusaders. Pleasure was a risk taking, horn driven band with jazz overtones that accentuated their rock/funk/soul foundation. Songs like Glide, Future Now, Joyous and Sassafras Girl are still old school staples on urban ac radio today. www.concordmusicgroup.com/artists/Pleasure/ For many in the business, the only way to keep up with McClain and his sequestered, low-key behind the scen
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