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"Hollywood"
Paul Litteral is a Kentucky native.
He moved to New York City
during a brief stint
in the Navy’s music program out of
high school. He went on to form the
world-renowned Uptown Horns with
Saxophonist Arno Hecht. Along with Crispan Cioe (sax),
and Bob
Funk (trombone), their four-piece
horn section spent 13 glorious years performing
and recording with greats from all walks
of
music. Artists such as: Ray Charles,
Etta James, James Brown, Sammy Davis Jr.,
The B 52s, Cameo and many more.
Arno Hecht, Crispan
Cioe, Bob Funk, and Paul
Litteral
Paul's
famous group, The UPTOWN HORNS
toured with bands ranging from
the J. Geils band, Robert Plant and
the Honey drippers, Pat Benatar, and the
Rolling Stones. They performed on TV
shows
including The Tonight Show,
Late Night with David Letterman,
the
Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, the
Jim Henson Muppet Hour
and
the 1989 "Cinemax Legends of
Rock n' Roll" concert
backing
Ray Charles, B.B. Kings, Jerry Lee Lewis,
Little Richard and Fat's Domino.
As a founding member of
The Uptown Horns, Paul
honed his
craft as a consummate side-man.
The quartet went to
England with their own group
and recorded original material for
EMI/UK,
yielding the underground classic single
"SEX WITH
MY EX". They also released a
retrospective EP titled "A SHOT IN THE DARK"
on Roadside records. As
members of Buster
Poindexter's Banshees of Blue, they recorded
two
LPs including songs they co-wrote with
Poindexter and
performed on numerous
TV shows, in music videos and films.
Paul
split with the Horns in
1992, and continued to record and
tour
with artists like Wynonna Judd,
Elton John, Aaron Neville, and
Angie Stone.
While in Nashville Tennesee, he led and
Produced
band project
"The Blue Zone"
featuring legendary bassist Anthony Jackson,
award winner
Dave Innis on
keyboards, and Pink Floyd/Rolling Stones
vocalist Lorelei McBroom. That band
brought about his collaborative
horn work
with Paulie Cerra (sax) and the birth
of Pacific
Coast Horns.
Since moving to Los Angeles
Paul has
recorded and toured with the
unique, instrumental
ensemble "Unwrapped". Recording Hip Hop hits
with
instrumental leads, Paul is the
featured trumpet player.
He also records for
"Def Jazz" on Verve.Listen
here.
Currently Paul Litteral is co-musical
director of the hit play
"Louis and Kelly Live at the Sahara".
(c) 2009 Paul Litteral
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