RC & The Gritz
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RC & The Gritz | |
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| Origin | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
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| Past members | TaRon Lockett |
| Website | rcandthegritz |
RC & The Gritz is an American soul, R&B, and hip-hop ensemble from Dallas, Texas. They were established in 2004 and are led by RC Williams, who performs on keyboards and provides vocals. Most recently, they served as the backup band for acclaimed artist Erykah Badu.[1][2]
History
[edit]By the early 2000s, Williams was serving as music director, producer, and keyboardist for Badu. After connecting with producer Jah Born, another contributor to Badu's discography, Williams and members of the Gritz band began hosting a weekly open-mic at the now-defunct Prophet Bar in Dallas' Deep Ellum area.[3]
RC & The Gritz self-released its debut album, Pay Your Tab, in 2013. This included the single "That Kinda Girl," which featured Snoop Dogg and Raheem DeVaughn.[3] The band worked with artists such as Sarah Jaffe, Bernard Wright, Shaun Martin, and Shelley Carrol on their follow up album and first release under the Ropeadope label, The Feel in 2016.[4]
Members
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RC & The Gritz has eight primary members and 11 rotating members.
Primary
[edit]- RC Williams – Keys, Vocals
- Cleon Edwards – Drums
- Braylon Lacy – Bass
- Jah Born – Programmer/MPC
- Jonathan Mones – Alto Sax, Flute
- Claudia Melton – Vocals
- Evan Knight – Sax
- Mike Jelani Brooks – Tenor Saxophone, Flute
Rotating
[edit]- Miracle Foster – (Vocals)
- Durand Bernarr – Vocals
- Matt Ramsey – Bass
- Mark Lettieri – Guitar
- Bianca Rodriguez – Vocals
- A.J. Brown – Bass
- Nicholas Rothouse – Percussion
- Kazunori Tanaka – Trumpet
- Mike Clowes – Guitar
- Marcus Jones – Drums
- Frank Moka- Percussion[5]
Discography
[edit]- Pay Your Tab (Independent, 2013)
- The Feel (Ropeadope, 2016)
- Analog World (Ropeadope, 2019)
- Live In LA (Spectrasonics) (Independent, 2019)
- Live in Deep Ellum (2021)
References
[edit]- ^ "Erykah Badu's band, RC and the Gritz, adds New Orleans concert". OffBeat Magazine. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- ^ Erykah Badu: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert, 22 August 2018, retrieved 2019-10-10
- ^ a b "RC & the Gritz Invite You to Dallas' Best Jam Session". D Magazine. 2016-11-07. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- ^ "Stream RC & The Gritz New Album 'The Feel' [Premiere]". Okayplayer. 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- ^ "Band". RC and the Gritz. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
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