Our 2011 Artist Lineup

Our 2011 Artist line up is as follows:

Wendell B
St. Louis is where the blues travels throughout the city and where the sounds of R&B sensation Wendell B are taking the world by storm. Now CEO and President of his own music label, Smoothway Music, St. Louis is very proud of this homegrown balladeer. Being compared to his idols, Freddie Jackson, Luther Vandross, Barry White, Will Downing, and one of his favorite artist, Joe, this laid back entertainer’s love affair with music began at a very young age. Wendell made his foray into the music industry at the age of five by joining the gospel group the Sensational Wonders. He spent a good ten years singing for the Lord before his vocal tastes were whetted by the sounds of rhythm and blues. “At first I had to hide my interest of R&B music from my Mom because she was into the church and she didn’t play that”, he laughs. As Wendell reached maturity, both in years and vocal ability, he began performing with local groups such as the Dream, a group that he formed in high school, and Visions. While touring in his hometown and surrounding areas, it was then that he really learned the importance of stage presence through the tutelage of local legends Marvin Rice, lead vocalist for Masters Touch, and Carl Holmes, lead vocalist of Visions, who schooled him in perfecting runs and other vocal techniques. The decision to go solo, after having spent two decades in groups, was based upon his desire to follow in the entrepreneurial footsteps of others in the industry. Wendell left St. Louis in an effort to search for his heart’s desire, his love for music. He spent several years in Minneapolis, MN, the home of where many great legends were born; Prince, Morris Day & the Time, Mint Condition, Terry Lewis, and Jimmy Jam. Stopping in several other cities along the way, Wendell landed in Atlanta, GA where the music scene began to take off for him. It took some time for people to believe the sounds that were coming out of his mouth but when they began to listen to his music, the name of this soulful balladeer, Wendell B, began to spread. Delivering a smooth and silky sound with his music, telling nothing but the truth in his lyrics, while filling your soul with a feeling of ‘yes, yes, yes’, the six foot five and a half, 298 pound stature of Wendell B, makes you know that when he opens his mouth he means business. On his new southern soul CD entitled “In Touch with my Southern Soul” he’s taking care of all his southern soul lovers with songs like, “The Best Time I Ever Had in My Life” and “Mississippi Girl”.

 Simone De
Hailing from Mobile, Alabama, Simone De is one of the new breed of artists successfully keeping soul music alive. Simone De is a convincing singer with a high and soulful tenor voice of which many have described being both powerful and emotional. The crowds always enjoy Simone and are left wanting more. Simone De has been compared to great artists such as O. V. Wright, Joe Simon, Ted Taylor, and Tyrone Davis. His influences also include Aretha Franklin, Pattie Labelle, Gladys Knight, and Sam Cooke. Simone De has always been a true lover of music from his early childhood, where he sang in the church choir and later became their organist and minister of music. Simone De’s talent is not limited to music. His capability to mesmerize a crowd with his live performances is one of Simone’s strongest gifts. Some music critics have written that upon first impression, Simone De has a meek demeanor, but once he hits the stage, a radical change occurs. Simone De is an educated artist who holds an associate, bachelors, and a master’s degree. He teaches school on the secondary grade level in the area of special studies. He has also worked in city government as the assistant public relations person for the mayor and the executive assistant to the city council. Simone De gets his inspiration to write, sing, and perform his music from various sources, mainly from his personal life, meeting and conversing with family, friends, fans, and the reality of life itself. Please visit his websites at simonede.com and cdbaby.com/simonede.com myspace.com/simonedesoul, myspace.com/simone de and enjoy all that Simone De has for you.

Jeff Floyd
Jacksonville, FL, native Jeff Floyd (born October 1965) is a throwback Southern soul singer who conjures up images and the aural extremities of the genre's best purveyors, notably Otis Clay and Bobby Womack. His music evokes emotions and feelings that linger long after the song has ended. A start in his church's choir piqued Floyd's interest in music to the point of becoming proficient on many instruments, which helped tremendously in his songwriting, with his baby being the bass guitar. Floyd's mastery of instruments made him an employable commodity who has performed behind some of the industry's giants on the road. He recorded for William Bell's Wilbe Records, but cut an album prior to that association entitled Changing Times, originally issued on his Jeff Floyd Music, and reissued on Japan's P-Vine Records in 1993. Floyd headlined a concert with Trudy Lynn, and the Total Package Band at the Narni Black Festival in Italy, October of 2000. And he played regularly during the '90s with his crew, Jazz Jeff Floyd and the Sweat Band at the Contemporary Jazz Lounge in downtown Jacksonville, as well as performing opening-act duties for many of the major urban artists that rolled into Jacksonville, including a two-day concert with the Temptations at a Mother's Day show at Metropolitan Park.

Nathaniel Kimble
Nathaniel was born in Beniot, Mississippi, an area town of Greenville, Mississippi. It was here that Nathaniel found his talent for singing as he sang in the church choir. Though he loved gospel music, he had a keen interest in the blues. Nathaniel collected blues singers' music from all around. With this, he learned their lyrics. He portrayed the well known artists, Tyrone Davis, the late Johnny Taylor, Marvin Sease, and Willie Clayton. Nathaniel finally realized it was time to put his talent in front of an audience. He started singing in an area club where the crowd showed much appreciation. Though Nathaniel was having fun singing the tunes of other artist, he had not felt the ultimate feelings, that of having his own songs. Nathaniel secretly started writing and recording his own songs and later he released his first album "Can U Bagg It Up?" became a smash hit across the world. After his first album, he recorded his second album "Please Don't Go" which became an instant hit. Nathaniel just released his sixth album "Mama" distributed by Music Access in Dallas. He has a dynamic show and is currently traveling around the world doing shows. Nathaniel has perform with such artist as *Tyrone Davis, Sir Charles Jones, O.B Buchanan, B. B. King, David Brinston, Mel Waiters, T.K. Soul, Kenny Wayne, Willie Clayton, Bobby Rush, Marvin Sease, Charles Wilson, Vickie Baker, Vic Allen, Terry Wright, Stan Mosley, Love Doctor, Peggy Scott Adams, Jimmy Lewis, Denise Lasalle, The late great Jackie Neal, and Theodis Ealey

Lacee
Lacy Yvonne Reed (B.K.A Lacee) born July 1, is an American R&B, Soul and Blues singer and songwriter. Her first album was released in 2006 by the internationally known funk group the Bar-Kays , Archie and Lillie Love with Loveland Records. That same year she won the International Female Vocalist of the Year Award at the Jackson Music Award in Jackson, Ms. She has been nominate for several other awards such as: Best New Female Vocalist in Atlanta, George at the Just Blues Awards and Best Female Vocalist in Memphis, TN. Lacee has performed in several musical plays in the Memphis area. She has the graced the stage with greats such as: J. Blackfoot, Bobby Womack, Glen Jones, Howard Hewitt, Tyrese, Lenny Williams, Theodis Ealey. Lebrado, Shirley Caesar, Smokie Norful and R&B Prince of Soul Calvin Richardson just to name a few.

Lebrado
One of the most alluring new artists to emerge into the Southern Soul/Blues scene; Multi-talented vocalist and songwriter, Lebrado Wilson's virtually irresistible voice was first introduced to us through his outstanding guest vocalist appearance on his older brothers', K-Ci and Jo Jo's (from the chart-topping, undisputedly prominent and precocious R&B group of the 90's, Jodeci) beautiful and heart wrenching single entitled "Suicide" from their year 2000 album "X".
Now, IFGAM Records and Majama Entertainment would like to introduce you to the man behind the soulfully sexy voice and playboyish smile; the up close and personal side of Lebrado Wilson… The Artist.
Born into a family that was passionately immersed in music, Lebrado, a native of Wingate, North Carolina, musical influences consisted of a wide variety of music legends from Ray Charles, Donnie Hathaway, and Stevie Wonder to Sam Cook and Peabo Bryson; An influence so profoundly evident in every one of Lebrado's soulfully crafted vocal arrangements.
Continuing and expanding upon the legacy set by his brothers, Lebrado has just released his highly anticipated debut release entitled "Try Me". His smoldering first single "Missing You, Babe," resonate intense emotions, outstanding creativity and is climbing the Southern Soul/Blues charts throughout the south. You can catch Lebrado performing alongside label mate and IFGAM Records owner, blues phenomenon Theodis Ealey; the accomplished guitarist that brought you the #1 Billboard's Hottest selling R&B/Hip Hop Single "Stand Up In It". Lebrado Wilson's captivating LP, "Try Me"...

James Payne
The James Payne story begins in Theodore, Alabama were at the age of 9 his father handed him his first bass guitar that he started fumbling with. In 1982 Little Milton called him Little Luther Vandross of Mobile, Alabama. He came up singing gospel at the age of 13 with a small group called The Sensational Five. Then he moved on to other groups like the Perryman Brother, Sunset Jubilee, and the Mobile soul stirrers along with Singing Sons, all of which were from Mobile, Alabama; and also The Dynamic Couselors of Detroit, Michigan. In 1984 he started a group called U-Can't Touch This out of Pensacola, Florida, and then later moved to Mobile, Alabama and started performing with Apollo Blues Band of Mobile. He later moved on to perform with a very outstanding group know to the public as The Fabulous Tip Top, also of Mobile, Alabama. By 1999 after leaving this group, he started touring with Blues Unlimited that was founded by James Payne and Clay Knight while on the road touring with his good friend Mr. David Brinston. By 2001 at this time he was an artist of Mr. Tee Record Company, performing with his own band know to the public as Justice Show Band. He then journeyed on to Jacksonville, Florida and started recording in 2001 his first hit single, "Fat Woman" and then went on to release a full-length CD.

Carl Sims
Carl Sims began performing when he was sixteen years old singer for the Original Bar-Kays back in the mid-60s. The Bar-Kays took Arthur Conley's place as opening act for the Otis Redding Revue. A plane crash in Milwaukee, Wi. in 1967 killed Otis and several of the Bar-Kays. Carl along with James Alexander the Bass Player for the group luckily took a commercial flight out of Cleveland, OH to join the group in Milwaukee, because there was no room on Otis's private plane. Carl remembers, having to identify the bodies of the Band members. After returning to Memphis along with the surviving members Ben Cauley (Trumpet player) and James Alexander what was left of the Bar-Kays went there separate ways. Carl began his solo career with a couple of Hits "Trapped" and "17 Days of Loving", on Paula-Jewel Records. From there he went to Malaco Records for two albums, one for Entune and now he is with Ecko Records.

TK Soul
Born Terence Kimble August 26th 1964 in the southern town of Winnfield La. I began my love for music and musical instruments at the early age of 7.Being a product of the 70s and 80s gave me a range of influences such as, The Jackson 5-Rick James-Prince-Stevie Wonder- Al Green-The Bar- Kays Con funk shun -Maze-AWB- and many many more. Pretty much everything on T.V. or radio at that time played a part in my musical development. At age 10 I got a guitar and soon realized that I could play any tune I heard note for note. Amazed by my God given talent, I began to try other instruments, and soon I was playing drums, piano, bass and lead guitar. By age 14, I was reading music and playing drums in the school band. I was so advanced that I was asked to play in the high school band while I was in jr. high. At age 15 thru 21 I went from school choir to church choir to playing with local bands that I often formed myself. My songwriting began after my first love broke my heart. My brother and I started to D.J. in and around our local area and I would sing at the parties to R&B cover song tracks that I made myself. This was my first time singing solo. Soon I began to make demos, and for the next 8 years I tried to get a major record deal, traveling and living in Baltimore / LA. and Atlanta .Not having the proper knowledge of how that was done, I never got that deal. Not having the proper education or the desire to get it I turned to the one thing I knew how to do, play music. So I began to seek out jobs to play for recording artist. I was playing for the a local group under 21 ( now known as Profyle on Motown Records) when the producer for platinum recording artist H-TOWN saw and heard me play the talk-box and keyboards he hired me on the spot to play for H-TOWN, that’s when it all began to pay off. Although playing all over the world with H-TOWN was one of the high lights of my life, it only prepared me for what was ahead. Soon after that saga ended I started looking for someone to record and sing my so called blues songs. I didn't want to be a singer so I sought and found someone to sing my songs. That someone was one of the best vocalist of my time, Willie Clayton. I got a job playing keyboards for W.C. with the intent for him to sing my songs it worked out and I had a great experience. I wrote the hits Wiggle and Party like we use to. 3 years later I formed my own record label (SOULFUL RECORDS) and T.K. SOUL was born.