Greg Boyer (musician)
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File:Greg Boyer and Maceo Parker.jpgGreg Boyer (born September 25, 1958) is an American trombonist known for performing with many successful R&B and funk bands.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}
Born in Washington, DC, Boyer grew up in Bryans Road, Maryland.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} An avid music lover at an early age, his first steps into the world of playing music were on alto saxophone at the age of 10. By the time he graduated from Lackey High School, he could play any and every instrument in the band. Although his primary focus was classical tuba, he was already playing gigs on tenor saxophone with local R&B and funk bands.
Switching to trombone in his freshman year at St. Mary's College (Maryland) for his off-campus engagements, he left school after his third semester and joined Parliament/Funkadelic in 1978.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} He played with them until his retirement from the group in 1996, along the way also playing with Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers between tours.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}
After a couple of years playing and arranging for local Washington, DC groups, he hit the road again with funky sax legend Maceo Parker.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} In 2002 after being recommended to Prince by Maceo, he got a call from Prince to join his NPG Band, with whom he served for several years as trombonist/horn arranger.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} Along with the aforementioned, the list of artists/groups he has recorded and played with includes: Sheila E, Bootsy Collins, Gap Band, Stanley Clarke, George Duke, David Sanborn, Eric Benét, David Murray, Hank Williams, Jr, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Kid Rock, Alex Bugnon, Buddy Guy, Brian Culbertson, Maysa, Steve Tyler, Mike Phillips, RAD. Richard Smallwood, Third World, Israel Vibration, Patra, Crystal Waters, Dog Eat Dog and Naif Herin.
Greg Boyer has 3 children in the DC metropolitan area.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} Adrian Boyer-Frostburg University alum, Amanda Boyer -University of Maryland alum, and Aja Boyer, currently attending University of Maryland. He lives in Columbia, Maryland with his wife Dana Addison, married September 20, 2003.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}
External links: Interview with Greg Boyer on Liberation Frequency
http://www.liberationfrequency.co.uk/greg-boyer-interview/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828141257/http://www.liberationfrequency.co.uk/greg-boyer-interview/ |date=2010-08-28 }}
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Category:American male trombonists
Category:American funk trombonists
Category:Musicians from Washington, D.C.
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