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Welcome To Stoneman Avenue |
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| Location: | CLAYTON, California |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | May 5, 2008 (609 days back) |
About Me |
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| Me? Well, I guess you can say I put the original in O.G.. Started out as an abandoned and abused child who ran away constantly and often lived out on the streets of South Central L.A. where I earned the street name "Stoneman" way back in the early 70’s. My pedigree? Six Duece Boys on the Westside. Way before there were "Bloods" or "Crips" there was a group of thugs called "Brims". I was an enforcer in that crew. After several beefs with the Shaggy Dog Crew known as the Los Angeles Police Department and several attempts by rival gangs to kill me, I joined the military and went to the Viet Nam war where I found myself surrounded by the host of heaven and started believing in God. Returned home 4 years later and began my aspirations in music. Taught myself how to play instruments and how to sing. Over the years I have played in a bunch of bands in a variety of genre’s including Jazz, Reggae, Funk, Rock, Metal, Gospel, Soul, Ska, Hip-Hop and of course R&B.I started Tower Of Stone Publishing/ASCAP in 1992 and "One Man Band Productions" in 1994. All in all I have written and produced over 400 songs in 12 musical genres. Now? Well now I am producing some young folks and heading up my own label "Hands Up Records". I have had 23 songs signed to publishing deals and have released two solo CD’s. The "Stoneman Avenue CD" (R&B/Hip-Hop) was released in May of 2006. My latest solo CD "I Stop And Pray" (Gospel) was released in March of 2007. I also plan to release 2 CD’s by my artists in 2007.I graduated with a Recording Arts/Commercial Music Certificate in June of 2006. Finished with a 4.0 GPA. Not bad for an old fart huh? I Have my own studio where I write and perfom all the music and vocals on my recordings. I am self contained because I play all the instrumentation and sing 4 octaves. Also, I have won several International Songwriting Contests and am currently the reigning 1st place winner (Reggae category) in the Unisong International Songwriting Contest (see www.unisong.com for posted results). My song "Danger!!" won first place out of thousands of song entries from all over the world.Other things of note are the fact that I have a pastoral certificate and worked as a prison chaplain for eight years here in Cali. I brought the word of God to inmates in 36 prisons, Juvenile Halls and Youth Authority camps each year. Because of my past street affiliations I was very effective in reaching the hard cases amongst the bangers on all sides. They respected me because of my past street credentials. I even had several heartfelt reunions with past enemies/associates who are on death row. Forgiveness and the love of God was and is my way of life.In addition to this I am the older brother of Vecepia Towery-Robinson who is world famous for winning 1 million dollars and being the "Sole Survivor" on the popular TV show Survivor (marquesas). As you can see, strong survival instincts are a staple of my family.Today? I live in a small town called Clayton about 40 miles away from the bigidy, bigidy ’O (Oakland). I like to say that I am Claytons Black guy. Thats because I seldom see any here. Hehehehe, yeah, I’m a "burb" man now. I have lived over half a century and though I started out rough, I eventually found my way to the light. Music ability is one of the gifts I was given by God. I never had a lesson and can’t read a lick of music. Yet, I always had an uncanny knack for learning to play instruments and sing.My goals? To be a catalyst for change in the hood and in this nation. I love to write and perform music that has meaning. I also enjoy mentoring young brotha’s and sistas. Though I have won many awards and gained lots of critical aclaim, my main goal in life is to change the negative human conditions that many people face and to inspire others to seek "The Real". You may ask: What is "The Real"? Well, I’ll give you the short answer. "The Real" is positive spiritual energy derived from the infiltration of funky assed beats that collaborate with strong messages of love, respect and indisputable knowledge of self and the history of your people. It is James Brown singing "I’m Black and I’m Proud" or Gill Scott Heron declaring "It’s Winter In America". It is the chroncles of street life delivered by modern day Griots with names like Naz, Common, Tupac and Notorious Big. "The Real" can be easilly recognized when you hear yourself saying: Yeah, Thats Real!Click here to buy my CD...
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 12/10/2005Band Website: stonemanavenue.com Band Members: All music and vocals written, arranged, produced and performed entirely by Stonewall "Stoneman" Towery for "One Man Band Productions" and "Tower Of Stone Publishing/ascap". Influences: George Clinton (the master of psycho-funk). Al Green, Baby Face, 112, Nas, Peter Frampton, Edger Winters, John Coltrane, Billy Holliday, Isley Brothers, Jimi Hendrix, Common, Fugees, Elton John, Phillip Bailey, TLC, New Edition, Patty Labelle, Luther Vandross, Stanley Turrentine, Grover Washington, Cannon Ball Adderly,Jimmy Smith, The Jackson's (all them mugs) Gill Scott Herron, The Beatles, Johnny Cash, Snoop Dog, Nate Dogg, Ice Cube, Tupac, Dre, Run D.M.C., LL, etc. etc. etc. Oh! and Stoneman :O)Click here to buy my CD. Sounds Like: Stoneman View Stoneman's EPKClick here to buy my CD.My song "Freaks Of A Feather" appears on this compilation CD: In the below player the first 12 songs are on the "I Stop And Pray" CD. The others are Stoneman songs in many genres Record Label: Hands Up Records Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (R&B / Hip Hop / Jazz) |
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My Blog |
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The Day We Found Our Mother |
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| The day we found our mother
Those of you that have been reading my blogs know that when I was about 4 years old my father took me and my brother who was 8 at the time to Los Angeles and left us with ... Posted by Stoneman on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:00:00 PST |
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Racism Alive And Well In Clayton California |
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| Racism Alive And Well In Clayton Ca.
Hello Friends,
I live in a small town called Clayton in California. Clayton is a wonderful community that is almost all "White". I use to refer to myself as Clayt... Posted by Stoneman on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:59:00 PST |
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You Support The Troops? |
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| The following is an editorial I recently wrote and sent to my local newspaper. It may seem harsh but it was intended to grab the reader and shake them up a bit.
Hey you! yes I'm tal... Posted by Stoneman on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:50:00 PST |
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The Call From God |
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| The Call From God
No, this is not a blog about the day God hit me up on my Cellie. Yet, it is about how God called me into ministry many years ago. Those of you who have been reading my blogs (by th... Posted by Stoneman on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:38:00 PST |
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Walking In The Spiritual Realm (another true story) |
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| Walking In The Spiritual Realm
Those of you that have been reading my blogs know that the last one I wrote "A New Beginning" was about me being blessed by God with the resources needed to move... Posted by Stoneman on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 08:44:00 PST |
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The New Beginning |
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| The New Beginning!
( True Story)
When I was about 22 years old I had become very Christ curious. I remember coming home to Los Angeles from the Nam with a distinct memory of praying to God to make it... Posted by Stoneman on Sat, 19 May 2007 01:58:00 PST |
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My First Message To Prisoners |
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| My First Message To PrisonersI'll never forget the first time I stood up solo and ministered to inmates. Up until that day I had been going along with other ministers into the facilities only to bring... Posted by Stoneman on Fri, 11 May 2007 10:33:00 PST |
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How I stay Inspired And Motivated |
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| How I Stay Inspired And Motivated
Recently another musical artist sent me a message asking how I stay so inspired. He was so frustrated about the fact that his music career was going no where.... Posted by Stoneman on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 05:04:00 PST |
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THE FIRST ESCAPE! |
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| The First Time We Tried To Escape
There were many times that my brother and I tried to escape from our guardian. But I still remember the first time quite vividly. I remember that I was about 6 and ... Posted by Stoneman on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:25:00 PST |
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THE DAY WE GAVE AWAY MONEY |
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| THE DAY WE GAVE AWAY MONEY!
There was always one thing that turned me off about the churches in the hood when I was growing up. The area I lived in was so impoverished that people fought and killed e... Posted by Stoneman on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 02:21:00 PST |
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