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|early life = Originally from Richmond, California, Levi started playing guitar, bass and other instruments at the age of six in his grandmother's church. He met [[Sheila E.]] in his teens and together they played in clubs in and around the Bay Area. | |early life = Originally from Richmond, California, Levi started playing guitar, bass and other instruments at the age of six in his grandmother's church. He met [[Sheila E.]] in his teens and together they played in clubs in and around the Bay Area. | ||
|before working w/prince = When [[Sheila E.]] was signed by [[Prince]], Levi did not initially join hewr band but instead went to play with Curtis Ohlson's band and met [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Cornelius Don Cornelius]. Together, they worked on [[Rosie Gaines]]' first album, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caring_(album) Caring] in 1985. ([[Rosie Gaines|Gaines]] was also in Curtis Ohlson's band. | |before working w/prince = When [[Sheila E.]] was signed by [[Prince]], Levi did not initially join hewr band but instead went to play with Curtis Ohlson's band and met [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Cornelius Don Cornelius]. Together, they worked on [[Rosie Gaines]]' first album, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caring_(album) Caring] in 1985. ([[Rosie Gaines|Gaines]] was also in Curtis Ohlson's band. | ||
− | |work w/prince = In 1985, Following the [[Purple Rain Tour]], where [[Sheila E.]] was the support act, Levi joined her band replacing [[Benny Rietveld]]. His earliest (known) recording with [[Prince]] occurred later that year when he was invited to jam with [[Sheila E.]] and [[Eric Leeds]] at [[Sunset Sound | + | |work w/prince = In 1985, Following the [[Purple Rain Tour]], where [[Sheila E.]] was the support act, Levi joined her band replacing [[Benny Rietveld]]. His earliest (known) recording with [[Prince]] occurred later that year when he was invited to jam with [[Sheila E.]] and [[Eric Leeds]] at [[Sunset Sound]]. These sessions would yield the unreleased [[Album: The Flesh|album]], which was tentatively planned to be released under the name [[The Flesh]], a forerunner to [[Madhouse]], a band in which Levi would play a role in the studio (for the second album [[Album: 16|16]]) and more prominently on stage. |
Before the Japanese leg of the [[Parade Tour]], [[Sheila E.]]'s live band is reconstructed, following her own Romance 1600 Tour. She added her childhood friend [[Boni Boyer]] on keyboards and future members of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony!_Toni!_Ton%C3%A9! Tony! Toni! Toné!] ([[Timothy Riley]] on drums, [[Rafael Wiggins, Jr]] on bass and [[Carl Wheeler]] on keyboards). Levi became the musical director and the band's guitarist. Along with [[Prince]] and [[David Z.]], they all contributed to [[Sheila E]]'s [[Sheila E.]]'s [[Album: Sheila E.|third album]] which would be released the following year (with Levi co-writing three of the songs). | Before the Japanese leg of the [[Parade Tour]], [[Sheila E.]]'s live band is reconstructed, following her own Romance 1600 Tour. She added her childhood friend [[Boni Boyer]] on keyboards and future members of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony!_Toni!_Ton%C3%A9! Tony! Toni! Toné!] ([[Timothy Riley]] on drums, [[Rafael Wiggins, Jr]] on bass and [[Carl Wheeler]] on keyboards). Levi became the musical director and the band's guitarist. Along with [[Prince]] and [[David Z.]], they all contributed to [[Sheila E]]'s [[Sheila E.]]'s [[Album: Sheila E.|third album]] which would be released the following year (with Levi co-writing three of the songs). |
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