- Rare Essence
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Name = Rare Essence
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Origin =Washington, D.C. , USA
Genre =Go-go
Years_active = 1976– Current
Label = Groove Records
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URL = http://www.rareessence.com/
Current_members = Quinten "Footz" Davidson, Andre "Whiteboy" Johnson, Michael "Funky Ned" Neal, John(Big Horn) Jones, James (Jas. Funk) Thomas, Mark (Godfather) Lawson, Rory (DC) Felton, Benny (Lil Benny) Harley David Green, Marky Owens, Bunny, Benjamin (Scotty) Haskell, Lawrence (The Maniac) West, Michael Muse, Tyrone(Jungle Boogie) Williams, Donnell Floyd, Milton (Go-Go Mickey) Freeman, Byron (BJ) Jackson, Derrick Paige, John (JB) Buchannon, Darrin X, Shorty Doug, Blue-Eyed Darrell, Michael Baker, Kent Wood,
Past_members =Meshell Ndegeocello Citation | last = Wiltz | first = Teresa | title = Meshell Ndegeocello Breaks Step With Pop | newspaper = Washington Post | pages = N01 | year = 2005 | date = June 19, 2005 | url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/17/AR2005061700715_pf.html.]Rare Essence, is a
go-go band, which grew from a relationship between four childhood friends: Quinten "Footz" Davidson, Andre "Whiteboy" Johnson, Michael "Funky Ned" Neal and John Jones. After school, the four young musicians would get together in each other's basements and play top forty hits from such influential bands likeParliament/Funkadelic ,Cameo , andConfunkshun . Eventually the band adapted more players and conformed to thego-go sound that started in 1976. It was at that time that the band called on the assistance of Quinten's mother, Annie Mack, who became the band's first manager.Today, Rare Essence is composed of 12 musicians who play a range of instruments from the
timbales to thebass guitar . They play up to six nights a week.Rare Essence has had success with such hits as "
Body Moves ", the hit album "Live at Breeze's Metro Club ", and the single "Lock-It " which was featured on the "Strictly Business " soundtrack. The band's most successful single, "Work the Walls ", hit "Billboard "'s top 10 charts.References
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