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4. Sept. 2020 · Ron Stockert. 1 post. chance. 12K 12,602. Diamond Forever. Sep 04, 2020 #1. Keyboardist Ron Stockert’s musical life ran full circle, playing in bands in high school in central Illinois to a “golden” career with Rufus and as a successful session musician, and back to enjoying playing in local venues back home in Decatur.
Als 1974 der Sänger Ron Stockert die Band verließ, nannte diese sich nur noch Rufus. Mit dem von Stevie Wonder komponierten Lied Tell Me Something Good (1974, US Platz 3) und Chaka Khan als Leadsängerin begann ein Aufstieg, der die Band durch die gesamten 1970er Jahre auf vorderen Hitparadenpositionen hielt.
Stockert, Ron. He is a keyboardist, singer-songwriter and arranger who started in the music business in Decatur, Illinois in the 1960s when he and Steve Hunter were the main performers in the group The Light Brigade. He went on to perform with the Bo Street Runners and then became a leading member of the band Rufus in 1971 around the same time ...
History. In 1973, Rufus released their first album. While Khan handled lead vocals on seven of the tracks, then-member Ron Stockert also led on a number of tracks. While "Slip & Slide", Rufus' first single, with Stockert applying lead vocals, failed to chart, two numbers from the album ("Feel Good" and "Whoever's Thrilling You is ...
- Bob Monaco, Rufus
- May 1974
- 1973–1974
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Rufus began in Chicago with Kevin Murphy – the founding member a keyboardist from Minneapolis as an evolution of a renegade band of rock-n-soul musicians. The group’s name morphed from Smoke to Ask Rufus to just Rufus. The group’s future brightened infinitely when original lead singer Paulette McWilliams departed for a solo career ...
Rufus is the debut album by American R&B and funk band Rufus, released on the ABC Records label in 1973 fronted by singers Chaka Khan and Ron Stockert. The album is notable for an upbeat rock/soul sound that would be replaced by a more heavy direction into funk and jazzy-styled recordings.
