Little Axe
Skip McDonald (born Bernard Alexander, 1949, Dayton, Ohio) is an American musician who also performs under the stage name Little Axe.
Career
Early career
Grounded in blues music learned from his father, McDonald spent his early days playing jazz, doo-wop, and gospel, and eventually relocated to New York City as a teenager with his band of friends, called The Entertainers.
McDonald formed the group Wood Brass & Steel in 1973 with bass guitarist Doug Wimbish and drummer Harold Sargent. The group recorded two albums before their 1979 breakup. He then became part of the house band for Sugarhill Records and appeared as a session player on many early rap albums, including "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five.
Post-Sugarhill
After leaving Sugarhill, McDonald, Wimbish, and drummer Keith LeBlanc began working with Adrian Sherwood, and eventually formed the trio into the industrial/dub group Tackhead, initially fronted by Gary Clail and later Bernard Fowler. McDonald would also collaborate with Sherwood on other projects, including albums by African Head Charge and Mark Stewart.
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Famous quotes by Skip McDonald:
Skip McDonald
ALBUMS
- Call My Name released: 2009
Little Axe
ALBUMS
- Wanted released: 2012
- If You Want Loyalty Buy a Dog released: 2011
- Bought for a Dollar, Sold for a Dime released: 2008
- Live and Direct released: 2007
- Stone Cold Ohio released: 2006
- Champagne & Grits released: 2004
- Hard Grind released: 2002
- Slow Fuse released: 1996
- The Wolf That House Built released: 1994
Live and Direct
Released 2007- If I Had My Way - Bruxelles
- Tell Me Why - Bruxelles
- Funk Session - Bruxelles
- Annother Sinfull Day - Bruxelles
- Inspiration - Munich
- Grinning In Your Face - Munich
- Annother Sinfull Day - Munich
- Memories - Linz
- On The Way Down - Linz
- Bless Those - Linz
- Good Times - Bremen
- She / Return - Bremen
- If I Had My Way - Radio1 Live Session
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