Actor Leon Picks Up the Mic
Remember the actor Leon?
He has played many a singer on the big and small screen, from David Ruffin in The Temptations to Little Richard, to one of the members of the urban classic The Five Heartbeats. Now life is imitating art.
Yes, party people, you can now groove to the reggae-soul sounds of Leon and his band Leon and the Peoples. Leon has channeled his inner Bob Marley and has independently released his band's debut CD The Road Less Traveled. VC hasn't heard the entire CD, but from the tracks we've heard on his website his music is a lot better than Eddie Murphy's "Kill De White People" SNL skit from back in the day.
But fans of Leon's acting need not despair; he hasn't put the scripts down yet. He is still making movies and acting in stage plays. But until his next acting gig, you can find Leon and the Peoples on tour with reggae legends Beres Hammond and Marcia Griffiths across the U.S.
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Comments
1.
chuck w. says:
yo leon, what up kid?
It's chuck from the murdock crew.
I heard you saw my bro nick ?
anyway just wanted to holla
i'm spinnin at the boom boom lounge on
Nov. 3rd If you're in town stop through
in case you don't remember me i know you & cruz was tight i ain't seen him in a minute.
Ps 68 / mt. St. mikes / Nativity /
You still ball?
Peace
Chuck
10/27/2007 at 11:32 PM
2.
Lorraine says:
Just saw For the Love of Tour at The Lincoln theater last night in Raliegh, NC and OMG!!! Leon & The Peoples did their thing from start to finish, They had the whole crowd (and it was packed) rockin, wavin their hands in the air. Leon came in to the crowd the women almost ripped his clothes off!! What a great surprize and the whole tour w/ Beres Hammond and Marcia is just the bomb!!!! I highly recommend it!!!!
02/08/2007 at 9:24 PM
3.
terrence says:
Saw Leon & The Peoples at The House of Blues in Chicago. They were off the hook!!!! Me and my group were so surprized and delighted cause we are such fans of his acting. We got his CD and it's awesome, been playing it constant. Believe me, they are a great show.
Terrence
02/05/2007 at 10:52 AM