Randy Hall is an American singer, guitarist, and record producer who collaborated with Miles Davis during the 1980s.
15 Facts About Randy Hall
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Randy Hall met Miles's nephew Vince Wilburn Jr in kindergarten and the two became lifelong friends.
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In 1975, Randy Hall went to study music at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.
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When Randy Hall returned to Chicago, he joined a new band called Data, which included Wilburn, bassist Richard Patterson, keyboardist Robert Irving III, and saxophonist Glenn Burris.
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Randy Hall, Irving and Wilburn performed with other local musicians, including bassist Darryl Jones and guitarist Jean-Paul Bourelly, who played on the Amandla album.
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In 1979, Data disbanded and a new band was formed, AL7, which included Randy Hall, Wilburn, Irving, Burris, bassist Felton Crews and Randy Hall's sister Saundra, a vocalist.
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One of them was "Shout," a disco-funk track written by Randy Hall, Irving, and Burris.
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Randy Hall played guitar, synthesiser and celeste on the track.
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Occasionally, Randy Hall was asked by Miles Davis to compose some songs.
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In 1985, Randy Hall was in Ray Parker Jr's studio in Los Angeles, recording a follow-up solo album, Love You Like A Stranger.
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Miles decided that he wanted Randy Hall to produce his first album for Warner Bros.
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Randy Hall decided to work with a number of people from the Love You Like A Stranger sessions on the new Miles Davis album.
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In more recent years Randy Hall has been working with Elliott Small.
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Randy Hall produced, wrote the music, and played piano and guitar on Small's album This Season's Collection.
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Randy Hall wrote the lyrics for two songs on the album: "Share Your Love" and "Delightful".