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group's pianist, he has been the bandleader for one of the most successful
dance bands in the area, The Bill Meyer Group. Well known within the
Detroit artistic community as a consummate professional, he has a
varied career in conducting, contracting and playing for such acts
as George Burns, Smokey Robinson, Cab Calloway, Burt Bacharach, Nipsey
Russell, Natalie Cole and Savion Glover; Broadway shows including
Guys and Dolls, Forever Plaid, All Night Strut; The Rockettes, Mama
Mia; and in producing shows including "The Detroit Tribute to Paul
Robeson" and "Barbara Dane Returns". He regularly performs with local
artists such as Johnny Trudell, Mark Randisi, Marcus Belgrave, and
Dee Dee McNeil. He has worked for The Wayne State University Dance
Department since 1967 as it's Accompanist and Music Director. He has
written and arranged for TV (Babesworld TV50), Radio and TV jingles
(Tubby's, The Broadway), show acts (Martha Reeves), industrial shows
(Cadillac, Armour); songwriters, and various choreographers (Martha
Graham, Paul Taylor, Arthur Mitchell; Savion Glover).
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