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|early life = Originally from Richmond, California, Levi started to play guitar, bass and other instruments at the age of six in his grandmother’s church. He met [[Sheila E.]] in his teen and together they played around Bay-Area clubs. | |early life = Originally from Richmond, California, Levi started to play guitar, bass and other instruments at the age of six in his grandmother’s church. He met [[Sheila E.]] in his teen and together they played around Bay-Area clubs. | ||
|before working w/prince = When [[Sheila E.]] left to play with major acts, Levi joined Curtis Ohlson’s band and met [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Cornelius Don Cornelius]. Together, they worked and [[Rosie Gaines]]’ first album (who was also on Curtis Ohlson’s band), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caring_(album) Caring] in 1985. | |before working w/prince = When [[Sheila E.]] left to play with major acts, Levi joined Curtis Ohlson’s band and met [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Cornelius Don Cornelius]. Together, they worked and [[Rosie Gaines]]’ first album (who was also on Curtis Ohlson’s band), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caring_(album) Caring] in 1985. | ||
− | |work w/prince = Levi teamed-up again with [[Sheila E.]] in 1985 after the [[Purple Rain Tour]] (she was the support act) when she needed a bassist to replace [[Benny Rietveld]] who has left. His earliest known recording with [[Prince]] occurred later that year when he is invited to jam with [[Sheila E.]] and [[Eric Leeds]] at the Sunset Sound. These sessions, from which an album would be assembled in January 1986 and tentatively planned to be released under the name [[The Flesh]], were the forerunner to [[Madhouse]], a band in which Levi would play a prominent role in the studio (for the second album [[Album: 16|16]]) and on stage. | + | |work w/prince = Levi teamed-up again with [[Sheila E.]] in 1985 after the [[Purple Rain Tour]] (she was the support act) when she needed a bassist to replace [[Benny Rietveld]] who has left. His earliest known recording with [[Prince]] occurred later that year when he is invited to jam with [[Sheila E.]] and [[Eric Leeds]] at the Sunset Sound. These sessions, from which an [[Album: The Flesh|album]] would be assembled in January 1986 and tentatively planned to be released under the name [[The Flesh]], were the forerunner to [[Madhouse]], a band in which Levi would play a prominent role in the studio (for the second album [[Album: 16|16]]) and on stage. |
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In between tours and recordings with [[Prince]], he continued to write songs and produce albums for other artists for [[Paisley Park Records]] ([[Album: Carmen Electra|Carmen Electra]], [[Album: The Voice|Mavis Staples]]), related artists ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monie_Love Monie Love], [[Jevetta Steele]], [[The Steeles]]) and artists recording at [[Paisley Park Studios]] like ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terri_Nunn Terri Nunn]). | In between tours and recordings with [[Prince]], he continued to write songs and produce albums for other artists for [[Paisley Park Records]] ([[Album: Carmen Electra|Carmen Electra]], [[Album: The Voice|Mavis Staples]]), related artists ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monie_Love Monie Love], [[Jevetta Steele]], [[The Steeles]]) and artists recording at [[Paisley Park Studios]] like ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terri_Nunn Terri Nunn]). | ||
− | Between the [[Act I]] and [[Act II]] tours, Levi joins [[Prince]], [[Michael B.]], [[Sonny T.]] and [[Eric Leeds]] for a five-hour session to record an album for [[Madhouse]] (that remains unreleased). | + | Between the [[Act I]] and [[Act II]] tours, Levi joins [[Prince]], [[Michael B.]], [[Sonny T.]] and [[Eric Leeds]] for a five-hour session to record an album for [[Madhouse]] ([[Album: 24 (1994)|24]]that remains unreleased). |
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