Tony Drake

One of spirit music’s esteemed program guitarists, Tony Drake spent some time working with a number of the genre’s best artists. An associate of blues and R&B rings led by Johnnie Taylor, Ronnie Dyson, and T-Bone Walker in the 1960s, as well as the Checkmates from 1981 until 1985, he spent the 1970s as an employee musician at 20th Hundred years Fox, where he done the soundtracks of early-’70s tv shows, including Julia as well as the Lucille Ball Display, and A&M, where he performed on recordings by Natural herb Alpert, Merry Clayton, and Cheech & Chong. Functioning like a freelance musician in southern California, Drake followed such performers as the 5th Sizing, Gloria Lynne, Aretha Franklin, the Crusaders, Cher, Tina Turner, Marvin Gaye, Jimmy Witherspoon, the Supremes, and En Vogue. He continuing to utilize Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. pursuing their departure through the 5th Sizing. Drake has taken care of his seemingly non-stop schedule. Furthermore to utilize vocalist Della Reese because the past due ’80s, he offers toured with Barry White colored and Lou Rawls. He lately created and performed on recordings by Lisa Grey. Playing guitar because the age group of 14, Drake researched classical guitar in the Dawkins Conservatory of Music and with guitarist John Blaylock.