Chump Change Records Releases New Paul Tillman Smith CD “Fonky Times”
Produced by Paul Tillman Smith Co-Produced by Norman Connors & Nelson Braxton

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SPECIAL GUESTS: INSTRUMENTALISTS INCLUDE; SAXOPHONE: PHARAOH SANDERS, SCOTT MAYO, ROBERT STEWART AND VINCENT LARS. ALSO THE “BIG BELLY” HORN SECTION WITH: CHARLES MCNEAL, DANNY ARMSTRONG, JOE THORNTON, BOBBY TYNES AND KHALIL SHAHEED. BASSIST’S: NELSON BRAXTON & GREG SIMMONS. PERCUSSIONISTS: KENNETH NASH, NORMAN CONNORS & BRIAN COLLIER. KEYBOARDISTS: DONALD TAVI, MICHAEL STANTON, RODNEY FRANKLIN, HERMAN JACKSON, ERIC DANIELS, LARRY BRADFORD, EDELL SHEPPARD AND LORENZO HAWKINS. GUITARIST’S: CHARLES SPIKES, TOMMY OREGON, JUEWETTE BOSTICK, CALVIN KEYS, CARL LOCKETT, LEE RISCHARD AND WILTON RABB. RAPPER: DOUBLE O, SPOKEN WORDS: BAY AREA NEWS MAN AND RADIO PERSONALITY SONNY BUXTON

The new Chump Change Records CD release “Fonky Times” which showcases the song writing and musical talents of Oakland native & drummer/percussionist Paul Tillman Smith features a special guest list of many of the Bay Area’s finest recording artists along with American Idol finalists Latoya London and Donnie Williams. Musicians on the CD have performed with Prince, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Earth Wind & Fire, Jessica Simpson, Larry Graham, Lakeside, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Isley Brothers. Mariah Carey, Maze and Cameo.

Over the years Paul has been the leader of several bands including 70’s Buddha Records recording group “Vitamin E” which featured vocalist’s Lady Bianca, David Gardener and Freddie Hughes. 80’s CBS recording group “Bridge”, which featured vocalist Derek Hughes and Debra Von Lewis and whose CD “Crying for Love”, was named the record of the year in Europe by Blues and Soul Magazines plus recently Park Place, which currently has Donnie Williams from the American Idol show as its lead vocalist.

Paul has had over a hundred songs published through his career and has written for Norman Connors, Phyliss Hyman, Jean Carne, Erma Thomas and D.J. Rogers to name a few. The “Fonky Times” CD represents my first solo effort Paul states, but there may be more to come because he has yet to record the main body of his work which consists of many unrecorded compositions written earlier in his career. Paul currently helps to manage the Berkeley Juneteenth Festival, the longest running African American music and arts festival in Northern California history overseeing the stage, sound and entertainment. He helped co-found the Festival in the late eighties and has helped other surrounding cities with their musical celebrations.

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