Looking through some old albums I came across 3T's first joint "Who?". Then it dawned on me Ray has been at it for 20yrs in the biz. So here's my shot at Ray's best over the last 20....

Tony,Toni,Tone': all the albums

Soundtrack tunes: me and u, i don't know what u came to do,the ralph tresvant tune, waiting for you(poetic justice), just ask of me, scream.

production: lady, untitled(how does it feel), kissing u, soul sists,brother,laurnea's 1st joint, Joss Stone's last release,

Solo: instant vintage, ray ray, the way i see it,

Lucy Pearl

anything I miss?

JQuad said:

That's about it for me.

I wanted to include the tour he did w/ shelia back in 87 during her "hold me" era....but only know of the story through a bio of his.

JQuad said:

Yep:



One of the best live CDs I've ever heard. The Godfather of Neo Soul.

MuthaFunka said:

I need to see when he's going to tour again because I really need to see him live.

missfee said:

JQuad said:

Got that joint on repeat, as I type.

ThreadBare said:

HAAAADAAAASEEEEFEEEEE...

Classic.

JQuad said:

He was on tour with Sheila as far back as 86 I belive (I read 84 also, but doubt it.)

Fauxie said:

You're a nut.

uh....I left off the live hits cd cause.....it had no new material on it....however it was a good release not the best representation of his live shows but ok.
As far as his time w/Shelia....Ray has mentioned it was around 86-87. He said they opened for P cause he recalls jamming @ a after hours spot w/him. So...that would have had to be either around the Parade or Sign tours.

"Things are gettin' crazy.....I ain't wearin' paisley"- Tony Toni Tone'
"Born Not To Know" (1988)
Rumor has it that p wanted to sign the tony toni tone' to a deal.....
i'm glad they didn't!!!!!

TTT on the park....hmmmmm....that would've been interesting! Inspite of it all the Time did benefit from being w/P,well J&L(the stronger writers) did. So no telling what would've come about had Mint or TTT been on the Park.

I watched the Al documentary film 'The gospel according to Al Green' a while back and the bass player in Al Green's band looked like a young Raphael Saadiq, so did he ever play bass/work with Al?.

MuthaFunka said:

hes comin to Mpls on the 13th, I'll be there.

missfee said:

He's got a whole bunch of US dates up on his Myspace plus a London show on 27th April...

I'm sure he gets a bass credit as Raphael Wiggins on Sheila E's eponymous 1987 studio album.

JQuad said:

Sheeeit! His band was in full effect on that CD. Just check out "Be Here" and that says it all.

woogiebear said:

Yep. Saadiq said he didn't want to become a clone of P's groups, hence the tongue-in-cheek line you quoted from Born Not To Know.

you forgot "love of my life" erykah badu. and tony toni tone "bounce around" from the mask soundtrack

He's here in Seattle on the 5th of March.....

yeah I did forget love of my life....my bad on that one!
The live cd was tight....however after seeing him live during the ray ray and the way I see it tours....it's a ok representation!

Yeah he is touring....check his myspace for dates. Check youtube for some live clips if u doubt his performance skills.

thetimefan said:

He did start out playing Gospel music at age 6ix.

Willie Max (1998)

Raphael Saadiq - 2009 Winter Tour Dates


DATE CITY, STATE VENUE
Sat/Feb-28 San Diego, CA House of Blues
Mon/Mar-02 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues
Tue/Mar-03 SF,CA The Fillmore
Thu/Mar-05 Seattle, WA The Showbox @ The Market
Fri/Mar-06 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
Sat/Mar-07 Vancouver, BC Richard's On Richards Cabaret
Tue/Mar-10 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
Wed/Mar-11 Kansas City, MO Voodoo Lounge @ Harrah's Casino
Thu/Mar-12 Chicago, IL Park West
Fri/Mar-13 Minneapolis, MO Fine Line Music Cafe
Sun/Mar-15 Detroit, MI City Theatre
Mon/Mar-16 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
Tue/Mar-17 Montreal, QC Cabaret du Musse Juste Pour Rire
Thu/Mar-19 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
Fri/Mar-20 Philadelphia, PA Theatre Of The Living Arts
Sat/Mar-21 NY, NY Fillmore
Mon/Mar-23 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live!
Tue/Mar-24 Washington DC 9:30 Club
Thu/Mar-26 Charlotte, NC Wachovia Atrium
Sat/Mar-28 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse

KeithyT said:

On how many and what tunes?

JQuad said:

The Live 2 cd joint.

You can check out Raphael playing bass for Al here

thetimefan said:

That's not Ray...but he does sort of look like him!!!! Saadiq is only 40 or 41 so he would've been like 15 or 16 when that docu. was done.

Here's a screencap from the video and it does look alot like Raphael Saadiq



Although you could be right, 'cause the movie/doc was done in 1984, so Raphael would have been about 18 when it was made.