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Continued...
I am also
now back in touch with Mr. Frank I [Sugar Chile] Robinson who still lives in
Detroit, Michigan.
At that time, Rufus
Wonder's personal manager was the famous Organist Mr. Herman Davis of Detroit,
Michigan, who also played with Ernie Freeman.
Rufus, has performed onstage with such artists as ,
Bay area Rapper Keldamuzik of Diva TV, Rapper Shavone
Pickett, Rapper President L. Davis, Rapper
D’ Labre, Rapper
and Spoken Word Artist’ Keith Thompson, Spoken Word Artist’ Paradise, And
Interview on the Oakland Is., TV Show own by Jimmy Guy, with Vocalist’ Ronda,
Benin, The Sounds Of Urban Life Soldiers,
The
"Fabulous Counts", "Little Milton", the famous dancers “Oscar Hucklebee”, &
“Caldonia Young”, Ed Henry,
Steve Mancha, "100 Proof
Aged in Soul", "The DuKays", ”The Dells”, “James [Zeek] Brown”, who formerly sang
with the Calvays, Accents, and the Blenders., "The Redd Saunders Band in
Chicago", "Harvey Scales & the Seven Sounds", Dennis Edwards, "Carl Carlton,
also was known as “Little Carl Carlton”,
"Sugar Pie Desanto", "The
Mar Keys", William Bell, "The Temptations", Billy Preston, Betty Everette,
Alberta Adams, Christine Katrell, "the O' town Passions",
"the Cleveland Jones
Temptation Revue", “Danny A. Thomas, a former member of Con Funk Shun Stardom.,
“Just Rick, who was the former base singer for The Exclusives, The Elusives, the
Tint of Darkness, The Boys on The Block, and The O’Town Passions. Rufus have
shared the stage with “Lee Williams”, "God's New Creations", "The Oakland
Heirs", “Joe Williams”, and “Inez Jones”, The famous actress, “Colostine
[Kuki] Boatwright” who is
in the movie Cooley High, and “Cynthia Joy” , actress & model from Great Neck,
New York, to name a few.
He has been booked through
, Rodgers & Rodgers theatrical Enterprises out of Detroit, Michigan, The Jimmy
Daniel's Revue, of the Shaw artist agency, out of New York, Dale Warren Agency,
out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, The little theater group, which was run by Mr.
Mosley, and Mr. Adams of the Negro Charities of America out of Chicago,
Illinois, whose first names is unknown.
Rufus Wonder has worked
with famous Photographers and Productions people, such as…
Ray Mc Cullough, MC
Collins, and Walter Jenkins. Ray Mc Cullough, and Walter Jenkins, of Round About
L A, TV shows, Video unlimited productions, and AAMEN TV Los Angeles. Where He
worked as second cameraman, also lay-out & design artist for The L A TV Journal,
which was owned by Ray Mc Cullough.
Also MC Collins,
Photographer, Lighting Tech., Video, DVD producer, and Actor.
The inventor of the,
African American Time Piece Watch, and Lighting Tech for the Hollywood's Motion
Picture Studios, such as Universal, Paramount, MGM, Fox, and Etc.
I've done similar work
with M C Collins, with designs and photography.
Rufus Wonder, was a
magazine distributor for the Music Connections Magazine, Editor & publishers:
Michael Dolan & Eric Bateli, out of Hollywood. The Happenings magazine Editor &
publisher, Dr. Lee of the Sacramento Observer Newspaper, out of Sacramento, CA.
Rufus, was the sole
distributor for the Happenings magazine in the Southern California area. The
Happenings magazine, office was located across the street from the Grauman's
Chinese theater, in the Max Factor building in Hollywood, where the famous
writer Suzanne Vickstrom was the Hollywood editor.
Rufus was also the
distributor for Black Hollywood magazine Editor & publisher, Miss Sonya Dunson
in Hollywood. Miss Sonya Dunson, was the winner of the Miss Michigan Universe
pageant, in the seventies.
I slowed down and relaxed
myself from the entertainment business, for awhile. I went back to school. I
studied at Los Angeles City, Los Angeles Trade Tech, Laney, and Alameda
colleges. I studied music, the graphic arts, also economics, and business Law. I
worked in my own printing business for a number of Years Business Card World,
Utmost Graphics, and Muntu Sauce Productions.
My vocal, and musical
instructors was Lucy Kinchen and Ed Kelly, of Laney College in Oakland,
California. Also, Razz Kennedy of Razz Kennedy Productions in San Francisco,
California.
Mr. Ralph Carlson was my
graphic artist instructor, at Los Angeles Trade Tech College.
Now I am back in the
entertainment business, I have started my own Publishing, and Record Label call,
Oh! O'Star Records, & LACAILMI Publishing, also [RWE] Rufus Wonder
Entertainment, BMI.
My Classic Originals: ”Under
The Moon”,
and
“So Upset”.
I have several albums out
now…
“Tell Me
So”, “The Radiant One”, “Stitched To Your Hip”, and “Rufus Wonder, Sings Oldies
But Goodies Cover & Originals”.
My
motto:
"Bridging the Gap, between
the Old, and the Young."
Famous Clubs, and places
where I have performed:
The 20 Grand, Phelps
Lounge, Mr. Kelly's, Bens Peter Pan, & Ben's High Chaparrals, The Local 212 for
the Brewster Old Timers, Detroit, Michigan, The Motor City Employees Club,
Flint, Michigan, The Shadowland Ballroom, Benton Harbor, Saint Joseph, Michigan.
The Pinwheel Lounge, Continental Lounge The El Patio, Cleveland, Ohio. The Fort
Wayne Auditorium, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, The Muncie National Guard Armory, Muncie,
Indiana. The Fort Wayne Auditorium Fort Wayne, Indiana The Decatur Hotel,
Decatur, Illinois
The C & C Lounge, The
Roberts Show Lounge, The Rum Boogie, The Trianon Ballroom, The pre-Game show for
the Chicago White Sox Baseball Game, Chicago, Illinois. The Moberly Auditorium,
Moberly, Missouri, The Boonville Lounge, Boonville, Missouri. The St. Francis
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Tail Spin, Hollywood, The California
Club, The Oasis, The Total
Experience, Mr. Woodleys, The Proud Bird, The Page 4, The Cover Girl Lounge,
Marla Gibbs Memory Lane, UCLA Music Center, The Name of the Game Jr., Disco
9000, The Wilshire Grand Hotel, Los Angeles, California.
The
Showcase, Oakland, California
Bluesville, Oakland,
California
Kimbals Corner, Oakland,
California
The First Stop, Oakland,
California
Jeffery's, Oakland,
California
The California Ballroom,
Oakland, California
The Continental Lounge,
Oakland, California
The Sir Francis Drake,
Ann's 4’40 The Streets of Paris, Grant Green, the On Broadway, The Ghetto
Lounge, The Rickshaw,
Basin Street West, San
Francisco, California.
Club 181, San Francisco
Contacts…
For booking, and etc:
Oh! O'STAR RECORDS
Bridging the GAP, between the OLD, and the YOUNG.
A Division Of RWE USA
Phone: [510] 459-5802
Also: 510 238.8601
Cell: [510] 290-5832
E Mail:
rwe@sbcglobal.net
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