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 Richard Tee's Profile |
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Tee Time! |
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| Location: | Brooklyn, New York |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jun 3, 2008 (541 days back) |
About Me |
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| 1943-1993
Richard Tee was classically trained for 12 years of his early life, studying at the High School of Music and Art. After graduation, he was very fortunate to obtain a position at Motown Records as a 'house pianist'. Here, his first recordings included a session with Marvin Gaye. As time progressed Richard became a staff arranger at Motown. He then moved onto the Hammond Organ. When he returned to New York he continued to work in the studio. Richard was asked by Grover Washington Jnr and Hank Crawford if he would move to CTI Records. It was here where he met Bob James, who took him to Tappan Zee Records where he recorded 'Strokin' in 1979. Richard played on various records with musicians as diverse as Roland Kirk, Carly Simon, Joe Cocker and Herbie Mann. In 1976 he played in the funk band Stuff along with other session musicians including Eric Gale, Tony Levin and Steve Gadd. Richard had first met Eric Gale whilst working with Aretha Franklin during the Seventies. He was a regular keyboard player with Paul Simon ('50 Ways To Leave Your Lover' and 'Slip Slidin' Away') and toured with him on several occassions, playing live on Simon's 'Rhythm Of The Saints' tour. Richard also starred (as a player and as an actor) and he sang with Paul on 'Ace In The Hole' on Paul Simon's 'One Trick Pony' in 1980. He also appears on the DVD re-release of Paul Simon's 'Live At The Tower Theatre'. This was a filmed performance from the 'One Trick Pony' tour. 'The Bottom Line' was released in 1985 and included Ralph McDonald, Steve Gadd, Marcus Miller and John Tropea. Richard worked with many artists including Roberta Flack, Margie Joseph, The O'Jays, Jennifer Holliday, James Brown, Peter Gabriel and Chaka Khan, with whom he recorded her chart hit 'I'm Every Woman'. Richard also played with Aretha Franklin's "Young, Gifted, and Black", "The Best of", Stephanie Mills, Bill Withers"Just the 2 of Us" Ray Charles, Jimmy Hendricks, George Benson, Lena Horn, Bette Midler The Bee Gee's, Bob Marley, Biily Joel "I Love You Just the Way You Are", Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Patty Austin, Ashford and Simpson, Barbara Strisand, Phoebe Snow, Billy Idol, George Harrison, Stevie Wonder, Patty Labelle, Quincy Jones, Champagne, Ron Carter, Tom Scott, Dave Sanborn, Venessa Williams, and Carla Blay. Soundtracks Richard played on: The Wiz, King of Comedy, Saturday Night Fever, Blade Runner, & Roots. He played with Paul Simon in Central Park concerts '81 & '91, as well as the 1991 "Born at the Right Time" tour. Richard Tee died in 1993 at age 49 from prostate cancer and was buried in the Woodstock Artist Cemetery. |
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Music:Member Since: 9/26/2006Band Website: richardtee.com Band Members: REAL TIME Personnel includes: Richard Tee (vocals, keyboards); Eric Gale (guitar); Steve Gadd(drums), Will Lee(bass), Ralph MacDonald(percussion). Influences: Ray Charles was number 1, 2 and 3! Classical music, Mozart, Victor Borga (sent away for all his videos and watched them often!), & Amahd Jamal's "Pointciana." Sounds Like: Richard Tee Record Label: Sony Type of Label: Major |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Jazz / Funk / Pop) |
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My Blog |
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MICHAEL BRECKER |
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| Mike Brecker was a special human being and a dear friend to both Richard and myself. I grew up with him and he moved into our first NYC Apt. I was with David Liebman at the time. Mike would come to ex... Posted by Richard Tee on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 07:30:00 PST |
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Steve Gadd Remembers... |
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| "THERE ISN'T A DAY THAT GOES BY WITHOUT A THOUGHT OF TEE,THEY BRING SMILES TO MY FACE,JOY TO MY HEART AND MUSIC TO MY SOULI MISS YOU MY FRIENDTILL WE MEET AGAIN"-Steve Gaddwww.drstevegadd.com... Posted by Richard Tee on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 11:01:00 PST |
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Kind words from South Africa |
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| I am a 48 year old occasional bass player (hacker) from South Africa.I have the ..golf tee.. album, and I just wanted to express the joy and spirit that would emanate from Richards unmistakable keyboa... Posted by Richard Tee on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 11:28:00 PST |
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REAL TIME |
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| Richard Tee appeared on more than 400 albums as a sideman, including longtime stints with Roberta Flack and Aretha Franklin. It should be no surprise, then, that the music heard on this last album bef... Posted by Richard Tee on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 06:04:00 PST |
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Jay Boy Adams Remembers |
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| I had the pleasure and honor of being the support act for Joe Cocker in 1978 when his band was STUFF. All of my band members, including myself, we young and fresh out of Texas. We had done tours with ... Posted by Richard Tee on Sun, 01 Oct 2006 08:09:00 PST |
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Bob Babbitt Remembers |
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| RICHARD TEE I consider myself very fortunate to play with some of the finest musicians in the world.With out a doubt Richard was one of the Top Keyboard players. The one thing that stands out for me i... Posted by Richard Tee on Fri, 29 Sep 2006 07:43:00 PST |
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RICHARD TEE from http://keyboards.ru |
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| Roughly Translated at http://babelfish.altavista.com/trWhole quarter of century Richard Tee by its game was determined sounding contemporary music. From the middle of the 60th prior to the beginning 9... Posted by Richard Tee on Fri, 29 Sep 2006 07:41:00 PST |
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MAMA TEE |
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| "Today is Richard's Mother's birthday! MaMa Tee (Helen) Sept.28 1902...Actually Helen TenRyk. It is also the day Miles Davis Died...We were all in Santa Monica at the time...Richard suggested I call... Posted by Richard Tee on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 06:06:00 PST |
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Steve Khan Remembers |
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| RICHARD TEE It's hard to write anything about Richard Tee without it bringing a warm smile to one's face. Over the many years of work here in New York, I had the distinct privilege of recording wit... Posted by Richard Tee on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 09:34:00 PST |
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Richard worked for Motown |
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| "Richard worked for Motown. He began at 16 yrs. old and created a whole lot of tracks, most time the lyric came later. Marvin Gaye recorded with Motown and Richard played piano on 'Can I get a Witness... Posted by Richard Tee on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 04:32:00 PST |
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