The Adventures of Mz. Dee
Oakland born, Mz Dee has lived all over the East Bay, from the hills of
Berkeley to her favorite home, a houseboat floating upon the
Oakland/Alameda Riviera. As a youngster, she was extremely shy and
withdrawn, yet often dreamed of being on stages around the world
performing her favorite songs. Overcoming her shyness, Little Dee
would entertain the neighborhood children in the family garage by
putting on a one woman show. From this early beginning, Mz Dee
developed a burning desire to pursue her art, and the passion to
share her music. Over the past 15 years that Mz. Dee has been
blessed with the opportunity to sing with some of the best musicians
anywhere, performing in many of the great venues both here in the
bay area and internationally.
Mz Dee shows both her performing and writing skills on her soon to
be released debut CD, Real Woman, Real Soul. a journey through
the worlds of Blues, Funk, R and B, Jazz with with songs from
everywhere, from pen of the renowned Etta James to originals from
her own book of poetry.
Over the years, Mz. Dee has played with many great musicians.
Below is a list of some of the greatest with whom she has played,
learned from, and who she wishes to honor. Above all others, Mz.
Dee puts her mother, Rochon Hemmans, noted as one of the Bay
Area's top church organists and arrangers, as her first influence and
greatest inspiration in the music world. She is not only Mz. Dee's first
mentor but her greatest fan, yet still a mother first of all. Mz. Dee
remembers sitting on her lap while she directed and sang with the
church choir, laughing as she recall: "She also threw a pretty good
hymn book at us from the throne of the organ pit if we acted up in
church.." Also a noted vocalist, Mz Dee relates how her mother's "....
voice would, and still can, fill the church with love, and assurance that
there is a God. Only God could bless such a voice to put the good
news into song."
HONOR ROLL MUSICIANS
Rochon Brooks Hemmans –MVP
Ruth Brown, Vocals
Garth Webber – Guitarist
Lady Bianca
Willie Riser – Bassist
Musashi, (Moose) Guitar, Vocals, Bass
Harold (Paquettz) Logwood – Drummer
Gail Muldrow – Guitarist, Vocals, & more
Johnny Otis – Pioneer, Artist, Spiritual Leader
Zigaboo Modeliste – Drummer, Pioneer, Multi
Ron-E-Beck – Drummer, Vocalist
Daniel Castro – Guitarist, Vocalist
Michael Griggs – Guitarist, Vocalist, Multi
Geno Blacknell - Bass, Keys, Drums, Arranger
Myron Williams – Bass, Vocalist
Chris Cain – Guitarist, Vocalist
Linda Wiggins - Keyboard, Vocalist
Michael Peliquin - Harmonica, Saxophone
Michael Rinta – Trombone
Dave Bell-Guitar- Vocalist, Multi
Anthony Paule -Guitarist, Vocalist
Patrick Ford – Drummer
Mark Ford – Harmonica
Robben Ford – Guitarist, Vocalist
Myron Dove – Bass, Vocalist
Mark Naftalin – Keyboard, Radio Personality
Ron Thompson – Guitarist, Vocalist
James Cotton – Harmonica
Jackie Payne – Vocalist
Freddie & Derrick Hughes – Vocalist
Rusty Allen – Bassist
Kelvin Dixon – Drummer
Lorenzo Hawkins – Keyboard
Jimmy James Page – Keyboard
Jimmy Pugh, Keyboard
John Lee Saunders, Keyboard, Horns
Chris Sandoval, Keyboard
Tommy Castro, Guitar
Gary Calvin, Bass, Multi
Steve Gannon, Guitar
Wilton Robb, Guitar, Multi
Big Bone, Harp, Vocals
U. C. Buu, Rap
Taylor P. Collins, Vocals
Paul Dorr, Keyboards
Michael O' Neill
Tony Macaroni Lufrano, Keyboards
James McKInney, Vocals, Keyboards
Paul Revelli, Drums, Vocals
Tim Wagar, Bass
Eric Swinderman, Guitar
Bill Norwood, Drums, Vocals
Bobby Young, Guitar
Billy Johnson, Drums
Ruth Davies, Bass
Tammy Hall, Keyboard
Simon Russell, Keyboard, Vocals
Leroy Shyne, Bass, Sound, Recording
Look for more Honor Roll musicians soon
Oakland born, Mz Dee has lived all over the East Bay, from the hills of
Berkeley to her favorite home, a houseboat floating upon the
Oakland/Alameda Riviera. As a youngster, she was extremely shy and
withdrawn, yet often dreamed of being on stages around the world
performing her favorite songs. Overcoming her shyness, Little Dee
would entertain the neighborhood children in the family garage by
putting on a one woman show. From this early beginning, Mz Dee
developed a burning desire to pursue her art, and the passion to
share her music. Over the past 15 years that Mz. Dee has been
blessed with the opportunity to sing with some of the best musicians
anywhere, performing in many of the great venues both here in the
bay area and internationally.
Mz Dee shows both her performing and writing skills on her soon to
be released debut CD, Real Woman, Real Soul. a journey through
the worlds of Blues, Funk, R and B, Jazz with with songs from
everywhere, from pen of the renowned Etta James to originals from
her own book of poetry.
Over the years, Mz. Dee has played with many great musicians.
Below is a list of some of the greatest with whom she has played,
learned from, and who she wishes to honor. Above all others, Mz.
Dee puts her mother, Rochon Hemmans, noted as one of the Bay
Area's top church organists and arrangers, as her first influence and
greatest inspiration in the music world. She is not only Mz. Dee's first
mentor but her greatest fan, yet still a mother first of all. Mz. Dee
remembers sitting on her lap while she directed and sang with the
church choir, laughing as she recall: "She also threw a pretty good
hymn book at us from the throne of the organ pit if we acted up in
church.." Also a noted vocalist, Mz Dee relates how her mother's "....
voice would, and still can, fill the church with love, and assurance that
there is a God. Only God could bless such a voice to put the good
news into song."
HONOR ROLL MUSICIANS
Rochon Brooks Hemmans –MVP
Ruth Brown, Vocals
Garth Webber – Guitarist
Lady Bianca
Willie Riser – Bassist
Musashi, (Moose) Guitar, Vocals, Bass
Harold (Paquettz) Logwood – Drummer
Gail Muldrow – Guitarist, Vocals, & more
Johnny Otis – Pioneer, Artist, Spiritual Leader
Zigaboo Modeliste – Drummer, Pioneer, Multi
Ron-E-Beck – Drummer, Vocalist
Daniel Castro – Guitarist, Vocalist
Michael Griggs – Guitarist, Vocalist, Multi
Geno Blacknell - Bass, Keys, Drums, Arranger
Myron Williams – Bass, Vocalist
Chris Cain – Guitarist, Vocalist
Linda Wiggins - Keyboard, Vocalist
Michael Peliquin - Harmonica, Saxophone
Michael Rinta – Trombone
Dave Bell-Guitar- Vocalist, Multi
Anthony Paule -Guitarist, Vocalist
Patrick Ford – Drummer
Mark Ford – Harmonica
Robben Ford – Guitarist, Vocalist
Myron Dove – Bass, Vocalist
Mark Naftalin – Keyboard, Radio Personality
Ron Thompson – Guitarist, Vocalist
James Cotton – Harmonica
Jackie Payne – Vocalist
Freddie & Derrick Hughes – Vocalist
Rusty Allen – Bassist
Kelvin Dixon – Drummer
Lorenzo Hawkins – Keyboard
Jimmy James Page – Keyboard
Jimmy Pugh, Keyboard
John Lee Saunders, Keyboard, Horns
Chris Sandoval, Keyboard
Tommy Castro, Guitar
Gary Calvin, Bass, Multi
Steve Gannon, Guitar
Wilton Robb, Guitar, Multi
Big Bone, Harp, Vocals
U. C. Buu, Rap
Taylor P. Collins, Vocals
Paul Dorr, Keyboards
Michael O' Neill
Tony Macaroni Lufrano, Keyboards
James McKInney, Vocals, Keyboards
Paul Revelli, Drums, Vocals
Tim Wagar, Bass
Eric Swinderman, Guitar
Bill Norwood, Drums, Vocals
Bobby Young, Guitar
Billy Johnson, Drums
Ruth Davies, Bass
Tammy Hall, Keyboard
Simon Russell, Keyboard, Vocals
Leroy Shyne, Bass, Sound, Recording
Look for more Honor Roll musicians soon
The Adventures Mz. Dee
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