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Muzz Skillings (born January 6, 1964, in Queens, New York) is an American bassist, singer, guitarist and songwriter. He is best known for being the original bassist with Living Colour.
Muzz Skillings (Queens, Nueva York, 6 de enero de 1965) es un músico estadounidense, popular por haber sido el bajista original de la agrupación de heavy metal Living Colour. [1] Skillings tocó el bajo, realizó los coros y coescribió algunas canciones en los álbumes Vivid de 1988, Time's Up de 1990 y Biscuits de 1991.
- Estadounidense
13 de jul. de 2023 · Features. Bass Player. “I still have the strings I used on that session in a Ziploc bag”: How Muzz Skillings took the rock world by storm on Cult of Personality. By Brian Fox. ( Bass Player ) Contributions from. Joel McIver. published 13 July 2023. Muzz Skillings kept things fresh on this heavy, riff-based smash from Living Colour's debut album.
- History
- Acclaim and Legacy
- Members
- Discography
- Awards
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Early years
British-born guitarist Vernon Reid had formed several bands, and after a few years, he formed Living Colour in New York in 1984, using the British spelling of "colour". Reid assembled several bands under the name Vernon Reid's Living Colour from 1984 to 1986. Reid was well known on the downtown New York jazz scenes because of his tenure in Ronald Shannon Jackson's Decoding Society. Early band members included bassists Alex Mosely, Jerome Harris and Carl James, drummers Greg Carter, Pheeroan a...
Mainstream success
In 1986 a stable lineup was formed, consisting of vocalist/actor Corey Glover, guitarist Vernon Reid, bassist Muzz Skillings, and drummer Will Calhoun (who had graduated with honors from Berklee College of Music). After hiring managers Jim Grant and Roger Cramer, the band hired prodigy lighting designer Andy Elias in November 1986 to strengthen their live shows with explosive visual productions. Soon after, the band became experienced at touring and performed regular gigs at the club CBGB. Ar...
Second lineup and breakup
In 1992, Skillings left the band and was replaced by Doug Wimbish. This new lineup released their third full-length album, Stain, in March 1993. The album reached #26 in the U.S., a further drop since its debut. Despite retaining their strong fan base, Living Colour disbanded in January 1995 after failing to settle on common musical goals during their fourth studio album sessions. Four of these tracks were included on the compilation Pride. Following the breakup, individual band members relea...
Living Colour was ranked No. 70 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. "Cult of Personality" was re-recorded for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, with an updated solo, as the original masters could not be used. In October 2006, "Love Rears Its Ugly Head" was ranked and voted 303 out of the 2006 songs featured in the Triple MEssential 2006 Cou...
MTV Video Music Awards
1. 1989 – Best New Artist ("Cult of Personality") 2. 1989 – Best Group Video("Cult of Personality") 3. 1989 – Best Stage Performance("Cult of Personality")
Grammy Awards
1. 1990 – Best Hard Rock Performance (won) ("Cult of Personality") 2. 1990 – Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (nominated) ("Glamour Boys") 3. 1991 – Best Hard Rock Performance (won) (Time's Up) 4. 1994 – Best Hard Rock Performance (nominated) ("Leave It Alone")
Living Colour at AllMusic- 1984–1995, 2000–present
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21 de dic. de 2021 · By Joe Bosso. published 21 December 2021. The innovative Living Colour guitarist opens up about the band’s 1988 breakthrough hit. Living Colour (L-R): Muzz Skillings, Vernon Reid, Corey Glover and Will Calhoun(Image credit: Ebet Roberts/Getty Images)
27 de jun. de 2017 · Founding bassist Muzz Skillings is a genre traversing player, plying supportive and counter-melodic passages in the service of the songs. A composer, singer, and guitarist, Muzz has led his own ensembles (Medicine Stick) and appeared on fine slabs by John Tiven, Alan Merrill, Wilson Pickett, and Robert Plant to cite a few.
3 de may. de 2018 · In addition to Glover, the new Living Colour lineup was bolstered by fellow New Yorkers Calhoun, an award-winning Berklee College of Music grad, and Muzz Skillings, a bassist with rock and jazz...
