Ike Stubblefield
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Ike Stubblefield | |
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| Birth name | Isaac Larry Stubblefield |
| Born | June 7, 1952 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | June 20, 2021 (aged 69) Conyers, Georgia, U.S. |
| Instrument(s) | Hammond organ |
| Years active | 1968 –2010 |
Isaac Larry Stubblefield (June 7, 1952 – June 20, 2021) was an American musician, who performed with a wide array of artists on Hammond B3 organ.[1]
Musical career
Born in
From 1976-1988, Stubblefield worked as a studio musician, composer, songwriter and producer with artists including Quincy Jones, Phil Spector, Jim Capaldi, Wendy Waldman, Larry Lee, Allan Blazek, Kevin J. O'Brien, Esq. ('84-'88), Giorgio Moroder, Michael O'Hara, Allan Rich, Tom Whitlock, Bill Szymczyk, Tracie Spencer. He also scored music for films and T.V. projects including Best of the Best (1989), Summer Job,[3] and commercials and shows for the BBC and CBC.
In 1990, Stubblefield moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and opened The Purple Onion, a two-story warehouse club with three separate music venue rooms, where he performed with his band, Is Not Was, and hosted shows by Canadian and international artists. The club closed in 2004.[4] In 1995, he moved to Seattle, reforming Is Not Was as a Hammond B3 organ quartet, performing at Jazz Alley and other venues in Seattle and Portland.
He moved back to his hometowns of Toledo and Detroit in 1997. After winning Two "People Choice Awards" for Jazz and R&B, he opened a club called Yikes Supper Club in Toledo, enlisting friends including Rodney Dangerfield to attend the opening. During the first year, organ musicians Jack McDuff, Joey DeFrancesco and Jimmy McGriff performed at the club, as well as Jenna Mammina and Dave McMurray.
In 2001, Stubblefield resurfaced in Atlanta, where he frequented Café 290, a jazz club in Sandy Springs. In Atlanta, Stubblefield performed at Variety Playhouse, The Roxy, The Dogwood Festival, and worked with Sonny Emory, Sam Skelton, Count M'Butu, The Derek Trucks Band, Jeff Sipe, Caroline Aiken, Jimmy Herring, Bruce Hampton, Bobby Lee Rodgers, The Codetalkers, Francine Reed, and Susan Tedeschi.
In 2004 he returned to
In 2005 Stubblefield met David Neel, owner of a new club called The Blue Room, in the
In 2010 Stubblefield recorded organ and keyboards for nine tracks in a
He died in 2021, aged 69, at his home in Conyers, Georgia, as a result of cancer.[5]
References
- ^ Tannenbaum, Perry (May 3, 2011). "Savannah Music Festival: An All-Star Galaxy". JazzTimes. Archived from the original on January 19, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ Chandler, Anna (May 18, 2016). "Ike Stubblefield is pulling out all the stops". Connect Savannah. Archived from the original on May 18, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ "Summer Job - Soundtrack". Retrieved March 13, 2017 – via Internet Movie Database.
- ^ Gill, Meagan (March 31, 2016). "Vancouver's Once Popular Night Clubs: Where Are They Now?". 604 Now. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ Scott Freeman, "Remembrance: Ike Stubblefield, master of the Hammond B-3 organ", ArtsAtl, June 25, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021