After-school basement jam sessions. The Los Angeles ‘breath-fights,’ and the one-legged mesh, leather fringed, Soul-Glo stage attire. Before the hits and their loyal legion of FOOMS, Mint Condition was a collective of young and hungry musicians waiting to seize the moment. Their journey from session players to popular purveyors of classic and contemporary soul was… Continue reading Mint Condition: Honored To Be Acknowledged, Embraced and “Unsung”
Tag: Stokley Williams
Vintage Mint: MC’s Stokley Williams on MJ, Sugarfoot & Loving the FOOMs
When I encountered Mint Condition for the very first time, I was a college student writing music reviews for the campus’ Entertainment section and none of the guys knew me from a can of paint. The TV appearances that they’d done gave me a feeling that they would be cool, but I was still taking… Continue reading Vintage Mint: MC’s Stokley Williams on MJ, Sugarfoot & Loving the FOOMs
Maurice White & Stokley Williams: The Legend & The Legacy
This 2007 feature story was one of my proudest moments ever, one I had pitched to my editor that allowed me to combine both of my favorite all-time bands and provided me the opportunity to speak for the first time with Earth, Wind & Fire’s founder, Maurice White.