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Brokefinger Productions

Stone Mountain, GA  USA
April 20, 2001
2,275 plays
13,811 views
We have tried to pick a specific genre to place Brokefinger's music into, but it just isn't possible. We decided Brokefinger should have a genre all his own..we call it Jazz, Rock, Funk Fusion. Brokefinger Productions is home to an impressive line-up of local R&B and RAP artists.
Band/artist history
HENRY ARMSTEAD AKA BROKEFINGER WAS BORN ON JUNE 24TH 1955 IN CARBONDALE, IL. THE 24TH CHILD OF HENRY & MARY L. ARMSTEAD. BROKEFINGER PLAYS 13 INSTRUMENTS, BUT HIS TRUE LOVE REMAINS HIS BASS GUITAR. HIS FAVORITE INFLUENTIAL ARTISTS ARE STANLEY CLARKE, LOUIS JOHNSON, LARRY GRAHAM, JEFF BECK AND JIMMY HENDRIX (YES, BROKEFINGER LOVES HIS LEAD ALSO) LIVING IN SUCH A LARGE FAMILY, BROKEFINGER NEVER RAN OUT OF MUSICAL INFLUENCES. NOT ONLY DID HE SOAK IN EVERYTHING AS A CHILD, BUT HE THEN TAUGHT THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS OF HIS FAMILY AND IS STILL DOING SO TODAY. BROKEFINGER DID HIS TIME ONSTAGE AND HAS OPENED FOR AND BACKED ARTISTS SUCH AS PARLIAMENT, SOS, SWAMP RAT (OHIO PLAYERS), ZENA, CAMEO, SOLOMAN BURKE, LEON HAYWOOD, RUN DMC, FRESH PRINCE & JAZZY JEFF AND COOL MO DEE. BROKEFINGER HAS ALSO DONE A GOOD BIT OF STUDIO TIME, WORKING WITH ARTISTS SUCH AS EMMIT SANDERS & KOKO TAYLOR, FACEMOB, ODD SQUAD, UNFORGIVEN, D.J.DOMINATION AKA DOMMO, SCARFACE AND SAMMY SAM. IT WAS ACTUALLY THE BOYS AT RAP A LOT STUDIOS THAT NAMED HIM BROKEFINGER.
Have you performed in front of an audience?
Brokefinger does not play live often. He prefers to compose and record from his in house studio.
Your musical influences
Stanley Clarke is Brokefinger's number one idol. Jimmy Hendrix, Funkadelik, all the old funk bands.
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