DEDICATION TO AL MCKENZIE PT 2 W/ KIM WESTON AND PAUL RISER OF THE FUNK BROTHERS

DEDICATION TO AL MCKENZIE WHO WAS A PARTICIPANT IN KIM WESTON'S FESTIVAL, WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH  RAUL RISER AND KIM WESTON. 

AL MCKENZIE WAS A CHILD PRODIGY WHO AT  AGE 15 WAS A PARTICIPANT AT KIM WESTON'S FESTIVAL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS A DETROITS CITY SUMMER YOUTH  PROGRAM  HE PARTICIPATED IN THE ISTRUMENTAL WORK SHOP UNDER THE SUPERVISON OF TEDDY HARRIS JR AND SUNDIATA  MAUSI  AT AGE 18 HE WENT ON THE ROAD WITH MARTHA REEVES.  

Al was best known for was as an in demand musician working with many classic soul acts, including The Spinners, The Four Tops, Anita Baker and Stevie Wonder. And it all peaked with his work for several years as the Music Director for the Temptations, leading the band for the greatest soul music of all time, both in concert and on several albums. McKenzie also recorded three successful Smooth Jazz CDs, showing his penchant for sonically pleasing, engaging music

PAUL RISER A MUSICAL GENUIS  WHO IS A TRAMBONIST ON MOST OF MOTWON RECORDS HITS IN THE 60'S AND 70'S.  PAULRISER WAS NOT LISTED IN THE MUSICAN CREDITS  UNTIL 1971.  HE ARRAGED HITS , MY GIRL , PAPA WAS A ROLLIN STONE BY THE TEMPTATIONS, I HEARD IT THRROUGH THE GRAPEVINE BY MARVIN GAYE, IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN BY GLADYS KNIGHT& THE PIPS REACH OUT AND TOUCH SOMBODY'S HAND SANG BY DIANA ROSS AND TEARS OF A CLOWN BY SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRALES  INTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE AND WHAT BECOMESOF THE BROKEN HEARTED.

KIM WESTON NOT ONLY SANG WITH MARVIN GAYE AND OTHERS WITH HER HITS IT TAKES TO BABY WITH MARVIN GAYE AND LIFT EVERY VOICE.  SHE ALSO HAD A FESTIVAL PROGRAM WITH THE DETROIT YOUTH PROGRAM THAT LASTED FOR 17 YEARS  AL MCKENZIE WAS ONE OF THE PARTICIPANTS AS WERE SO MANY OTHERS IN THE PROGRAM, THAT WENT ON TO MAKE THEIR MARKS IN THE WORLD.".