Rickey Minor
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Rickey Minor | |
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| Genres | Jazz, pop, R&B, rock, Soul |
| Occupation(s) | music director, composer, music producer |
| Instruments | Bass, keyboards |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Associated acts | The Tonight Show Band, Whitney Houston Branford Marsalis American Idol Band |
| Website | www |
Rickey Minor is an American bass player, music director, composer and music producer. He was the musical director and bandleader on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from 2010 to 2014, taking over after Kevin Eubanks left.
Minor worked as musical director for American Idol.[1]
Minor has served as musical director for numerous superstar tours, including: Whitney Houston, Christina Aguilera, Ray Charles, Alicia Keys and Beyoncé and for television productions, including: the Grammy Awards, the NAACP Image Awards and the Super Bowl, of which he's received four separate Emmy nominations in the musical direction category.[2][3][4][5]
References[]
- ^ Traveling with the Stars: American Idol's Rickey Minor.USA Today News
- ^ 'American Idol' Lures Musical Director Rickey Minor Back from 'Tonight Show'.thewrap.com
- ^ "Rickey Minor Talks Whitney Houston & More". GRAMMY.com. 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (2019-08-15). "'Aretha!' Music Director Rickey Minor Recalls The First Time He Met The Queen Of Soul — Production Value Video Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- ^ "Nominations Search | Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
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