Willie Feaster

Guitarist and songwriter Willie Feaster was the first choice of Willie as well as the Mighty Magnificents, a fresh York-based R&B/funk present band who, furthermore to releasing many albums and singles independently, served being a studio room band for several East Coast performers. Boasting an eclectic design and amazing instrumental chops, the group produced their debut in 1968 using the one “Verify It Baby,” and their initial album, On Picture ’70, followed 2 yrs later. As the group didn’t rating any major strikes, songs such as for example “Funky Eight Sides,” “Play That Funky Defeat,” and “Make It Funky” would afterwards become favorites of R&B enthusiasts, as the group’s repertoire became favored by DJs searching for sample-worthy grooves. Just like considerably, Feaster and his group had been recruited by Sylvia Robinson and her All Platinum label simply because session musicians, burning several their artists like the Occasions, who scored a significant strike with “Appreciate on the Two Way Road” with Feaster and his music group offering the accompaniment. After trimming a second recording, Extremely Soulful, Willie as well as the Mighty Magnificents transformed their name to Willie and Western before fading out in the ’80s.