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Gayelynn
McKinney
ONE
OF DETROIT'S MOST ACCOMPLISHED DRUMMERS
She has played for renowned international
music artists like Aretha Franklin,
Freda Payne, Chaka Khan,
Benny Golson, Roy Hargrave, Larry Coryell, Marcus Belgrave, Ralphe Armstrong, Roy Ayers,
and Geri Allen.
She is the recipient of a Kresge Arts Fellowship, a Motor City Music Award
and a Detroit Black Music Award.
She has performed at the 1996 Olympic Games and at the prestigious Kennedy Center for
The Performing Arts.
And she has entertained our troops in Germany and Italy - and via live
broadcast to military bases in Afghanistan.
Add a Grammy Nomination to her resume and you quickly realize what an
exceptional musician Gayelynn is.
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"Seemed to me that drumming was the best way to get close to God."
- Lionel Hampton
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