Trussel

An octet from Petersburg, Virginia that shaped in 1972 at Virginia Condition University, Trussel took their name from a railroad bridge close to the school which was actually a tressle bridge, however they changed the spelling, therefore the name really does not have any meaning. The self-contained funk music group contains Ronald Smith (drums), Michael Grey (lead acoustic guitar/songwriter), Larry Tynes (lead vocals and keyboards), Expenses McGee (trumpet/songwriter), Hannon B. Street (acoustic guitar, keyboards, trombone and saxophone), H. Lorenzo Maclin (bass and vocals), Lenwood Jones (saxophone, vocals, and keyboards), and Michael Spratley (business lead vocals and baritone sax). McGee originated from Atlanta, Georgia and used Hellaphanalia, a music group that developed into Brick (“Dazz”). In the beginning, they performed scot free in a treat shop, phoning themselves the Treat Shop Music group. Their 1st two recordings, “Bicentennial Boogie” and “Gorgeous People,” had been products of their very own Bridge That Space Information, both received just a little air flow play in the Petersburg region but not very much somewhere else. Industrious men, they also experienced their very own record shop and music posting company. Probably the most eventful point to occur between 1972-1979, nevertheless, was a stint as Evelyn “Champagne” King’s support music group in 1979. In 1980, they released their just album, Love Shot, made by Allan Richardson and Fred Wesley, on Elektra Information. It presented the funkers “Big Town Rocker,” “Like Injection,” “Eliminated for the Weekend,” plus some nice ballads. UniDisc Information reissued the LP on Compact disc in 1994.