Harold Whaley
Band/artist history
Harold Whaley was born and raised in a little town called Ocala, Florida.
There were no urban radio stations in Ocala, so Harold learned to appreciate
rock and country music, however,gospel and R&B were in his blood. Harold
started grooming himself for the music industry at a very young age. His
mother was a gospel and opera singer with a beautiful voice. Every time he
heard her sing or listened to her play Al Green, Marvin Gaye or Stevie
Wonder, he knew what he wanted to do. He joined the youth choir at church,
and when he went to high school he joined the marching band and became one
of the top trombone players in the state of Florida. The band gave Harold an
appreciation for other types of music like Jazz and Symphony and even
Country. Harold moved to Memphis to do studio work with Al Green and Patti
Labelle, but soon learned that singing was not enough. He taught himself to
play keyboards, write music, produce music, mix, master and
do his own graphics as well as design websites. In 1994 Harold entered
into a partnership with an independent label in San Diego, California called
Deemo Records and Mr. Arthur Mitchell. In 1995 he released his first single
entitled "Playthang", and in 1997 Deemo Records released his second single
"2 Nite Gyrl", both songs meet with moderate success, but not as expected by
Harold or the label. Harold and the label knew it was not the music; it had
to be the politics of the business. He has been peforming as a backup singer
for groups such as Patti Labelle, GQ, Heatwave, Denise Williams, and Many
more. "I enjoy touring with Singers that I listened to when I was a kid,
because they teach me so much about what not to do in this business. I think
by learning from their past mistakes, I'm not as likely to make as many."
Says Harold.
In 1999 mp3.com re-released the songs on the internet:
"Playthang " went to number two on the soul charts and "2 Nite Gyrl"
went to number 8. Harold is consistently at the top of the Internet charts.
Harold Whaley is set to release the Full-Length CD entitled "Like I Do"
on Deemo Records in 2000. The album will feature real R&B No samples and all
original music performed the old fashioned way." No gimmicks just a man,
flat out singing.Have you performed in front of an audience?Yes I play Live, in the Southern California Area. I perform backup with artist such as GQ, Heatwave, Denise Williams, Patti Labelle, Al Green
Your musical influences
Stevie Wonder, Donald Fagen, Al Green, Patti Labelle, Aretha Franklin, Cameo, Charlie Wilson of the Gap BandWhat equipment do you use?
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