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PRESS RELEASE!!!
July 13th 2006
BRUNSWICK RECORDS/SIDETRAXX RECORDS, TO RELEASE JOHNNIE GEE'S FIRST LP AND HIS NEW EP, AFTER 35 YEARS OF BEING THE MIDWEST HOTTEST R&B AND SOUL ARTIST/ENTERTAINER.
Album To Arrive In-Store Internationally on Friday, July 14th, 2006
and in North America on Monday July 17, 2006
Milwaukee, WI - July 14th, 2006: Sidetraxx Records & Entertainment, and Brunswick Records, today announced the worldwide release of original LP titled: I Always Wanted To Be In The Band, by Johnnie Gee and 'Step By Step, Sidetraxx Records will also release Johnnie Gee's first studio EP in six years. The album will arrive in-store internationally on Monday, July 17th, and in the United States and Canada on Tuesday, July 18, 2006. The album is executive produced by Johnnie Gee, and features contributions from some of today's most successful producers in the Midwest.
"One More Time", contains some of Johnnie Gee's finest work to date," commented Paul Tarnopol, Chairman and CEO, Brunswick Records. "Johnnie Gee continues to grow as an artist and, together with his talented co-writers and co-producers, he has created a fresh body of music that is destined to take its place alongside the greatest recordings in Soul, R&B and Pop history. Music lovers around the world will be surprised and delighted by the power, depth and range of "One More Time".
"As a singer, composer, producer, arranger and musician, Johnnie Gee is one of the most talented and influential artists in the history of recorded music. The release of this new EP is a global event," commented GECOM Group Chairman G. Connors. "From 'Baby, Baby" to 'Step'n,' One More Time is a towering musical achievement, that breaks new ground for this pioneering Soul and R&B artist."
The first single, "Step'n," was produced and written by Johnnie Gee and Rodney Poe. The EP is executive produced by Johnnie Gee/Sidetraxx Records.
"'Throw Back Muzic' represents the very best of Johnnie Gee's song writting and talent,
"commented Sidetraxx Records Group President G. Connors "Simply put, this record will be a global smash!"
Exclusive: Johnnie Gee's's First Midwest Performance in 1 year- "Johnnie Gee's: 30th Anniversary Celebration, the Solo Years" to Take Place September 29th on his Birthday,
Performers Set for an All-Star Salute to "Johnnie Gee: 30th Anniversary Celebration, the Solo Years" Friday, September29, 2006 at Ho Chunk Casino (Wisconsin); Johnnie Gee's First Live Midwest Performance in a year to Coincide With Sidetraxx Records Release of his new EP.
"An all-star salute to `The Midwest King Of R&B and Soul', Johnnie Gee: 35TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, THE SOLO YEARS has been set for, September 29th, 2006 at Ho Chunk casino (Wisconsin) at 8:00 P.M.," announced Timothy Butler, producer of the event.
The event will mark Johnnie Gee's first live performance on a Midwest stage in a year. He will debut a new single from his first Sidetraxx Records 'EP' release in more than five years. Johnnie Gee will also reunite on this nights with his original members, from the original band that started it all "The Execlusive 'Step By Step'
Johnnie Gee and Step By Step band members will reunite, for the first time in twenty years.
Last year, Hawkman Entertainment, toured with Johnnie Gee. UPN/CBS filmed a four-hour event special form Mt. Pleasant, TX at Miller's Cove Arena, as well as being shown throughout the world.
Johnnie Gee story is the stuff of which legends are made.
It is a saga that began in America's heartland at age 13 in Milwaukee Wisconsin, where Johnnie Gee was born on September 29th, 1959 to Elgie and D.W Gee, into a family of seven brothers and sisters.
When Mama Gee, herself a blues lover, noticed her sons' growing interest in music and performing, she devoted herself to the careful development of their nascent talents.
Through hard work and dedication, Johnnie, Dewitt, Jerome, these three brothers and other friends became the hottest band in the Midwest, "The Exclusive 'Step By Step' Band".
The group began performing professionally in and around Milwaukee and Chicago in 1969; later that year, the siblings took their polished song-and-dance act to New York's famed Brunswick Records, the home of Jackie Wilsom, The Chilites, Bohannon, Tyrone Davis, Shalamar, Eugene Records, Decca Records, Chess Records and many more that started record labels worldwide.
'The Step By Step Band', turned the place out, winning over Nat Tarnopol and a label contract with Brunswick Records.
The staff reaction was welcoming , the founder of the New York-based Brunswick Records, Nat Tarnopol, then the most successful rhythm and blues label around.
Captivated by what they saw and heard, Nat signed the group immediately.
Thus began one of the most successful runs by a recording group in soul, pop, rhythm and blues music history out of the Midwest.
You can go to Brunswick Records web site and read the history of Brunswick and see or original LP listed on page 5 (At the bottom).
Johnnie Gee is currently back on the scene with his new 'EP' "One More Time", recorded May 2005 and distributed/released in September 2005, if you like retro soul, pop or rhythm and blues, music with a professional sound from a recording artist that still has original product selling, thousands in Japan, China , Australia, US , The Netherlands and many more cities and countries around the world.
Purchase Johnnie Gee's CD and Ringtones online, simply type 'Johnnie Gee' into any search engine and you will get results on how to find his music and history about this artist.
The original Album that started Johnnie Gee's career has just been re-issued by several large distribution companies such as JVC, Victor Ent, BMG and other major distributors.
This shows that Johnnie Gee has marketed and promoted his career for some30 plus years and still has a strong presence among his audiance and fans.
Last year 2005, Johnnie Gee toured with Virgin Records artist 'Brook Valentine's' Dad "Hollywood Hawkman", thru out Texas, and did a lot of media and radio coverage with Deja (Hawkman's Son), from 'Subliminal' Records.
Johnnie has kept up with all the trends of music, in fact Johnnie Gee owns Sidetraxx Records who has recorded several big names such as; Bizzy Bone, Jr. Mafia (Nortorus B.I.G clique), Mopreme Shakaur, Gansta Nip, Willie Morrison of (The Platters), Ghetto Boys, Double R and many more.
Johnnie also went to Conservitory Of Music (Milwaukee), Madison Media School for recording mastering music in 1999. and and hosted several seminars, and if you listen to his music you see how professional he is, as well as his music he records.
Johnnie Gee also his own 'one stop shop', in Milwaukee for musicians.
He offers professional CD duplication, packaging/Shrink Wrap, Graphic Design, Web Sites, Song Licensing, Trade Marks, Copyrights and many other legal services for the new school artist.
When Johnnie Gee's not touring he works strongly with other artist, preparing them professionally for the music industry, promoting, marketing, and consulting music deals with the majors.
All songs from the 'EP' "One More Time" were written, composed, arranged and recorded By; Johnnie Gee/Sidetraxx Records, a Milwaukee based record Label.
At age 13, Johnnie Gee earned his own living as a entertainer (Lead Vocalist), after 30 plus years Brunswick Records Paul Tarnopol, Nat Tarnopol's son, that took over the company an re-issued the original LP "I Always Wanted To Be In The Band", in 5 major countries, with 3 major distributors
JVC, BMG and CD Baby, Brunswick Records licensed the product to be sold in Japan, USA, Belgum, and 2 other major countries.
Im sure by now your felling the history of Johnnie Gee, in his home town Milwaukee, WI he's better know as the Father of music and the trackmaster to all of Hip Hop and Rap artist community.
If your feeling Johnnie Gee and want to 'Throw Back' your music 'One More Time' visit him online and get his EP release "One More Time", it's one of the hottest sounds of "Ole School" and "New School" flava combined in one genre.
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