Sheli Baby-Funk Casana of The Original Stone City Band on GD's Streetplayer

On Thursday, 7/10/2014, @ (1:30PM,p.s.t./4:30PM,e.s.t)

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(S5) Streetplayer on A Touch of Grace Presents...

Sheli Baby-Funk Casana of The Original Stone City Band. She joins GD in his virutual radio lounge to discuss the high life of living beneath the spotlight as a performer of studio and stage with funk in her veins.

Considered by many of their peers, as being one of the Greatest Live Performing Funk/Rock Bands to ever hit a stage! To experience Rick James & The Stone City Band live was like an adrenaline rush of pure unabashed raw energy.

The Original Stone City Band is back and ready to Fire Up That Funk. For more than two decades, this legendary Band has provided the sounds thats been heard on recordings by Rick James, MC Hammer, Teena Marie, The Temptations, Eddie Murphy, The Mary Jane Girls and Smokey Robinson, just to name a few...
 
The Stone City Band was formed in 1978 by The King of Punk Funk, Rick James. This band served as Rick's exclusive Recording and Touring Band from the beginning and through the height of his career. They were responsible for cranking out the sounds to timeless hits such as You & I, Super Freak, Mary Jane, Bustin Out, Ghetto Life, Fire It Up, Fire & Desire, Standing On The Top, All Night Long, Boys, In My House and many, many more.

The band will feature original members: 1) Lanise Hughes (Drums)  2) Nate "Guido" Hughes (Percussions & Vocals) and 3) Tom McDermott (Lead Guitar), also on board is 4) Jimmy Ali (Bass Guitar) 5) Eddie Fluellen (Keyboards & Vocals)  6) Sheli "Baby Funk" Casana Lead Vocals) and 7) Mark Love Gonsalves (Vocals)

Website: http://www.originalstonecityband.com/