Raymond Lee Pounds has been a professional drummer for over 35
years. Born in Ypsilanti, Michigan, Ray knew from a very early age
he wanted to be a professional musician. Relocating with his family
to California in the early 60's, Raymond attended Locke High where
his interest in music grew. He studied drums under Clarence Johnston
for many years and attended Los Angeles City College before becoming
a professional musician in his late teens. His first major
professional position was drummer from Stevie Wonder where he went
on to record with Stevie, "Songs in the Key of Life." In addition to
touring and recording with Stevie Wonder as part of the famed
Wonderlove Band,
Raymond has also toured with Barry White, Deneice Williams, Lou
Rawls, The Temptations and others. He has recorded with many major
artists like, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Ronnie Laws,
Ice Cube, and Sergio Mendes just to name a few. His TV and film
credits include The Tonight Show, Grammy Awards, American Music
Awards, Name That tune, (Drummer for 2 seasons), Soul Train,
American Bandstand, Hard To Kill (movie), The Jackson's (miniseries)
and The Young and the Restless. His theatre credits include "Blues
In The Night", "Play On!" and "Dinah Was." Raymond is also a
song write and has written songs for Jeffery Osborne, Cheryl Lynn,
and A Taste Of Honey. Raymond has been married over 21 years, father
of 2 sons and one daughter and one granddaughter.
LIVE
PERFORMANCES/RECORDING CREDITS
| Steven Bishop |
Earl Klugh |
| James Brown |
Gladys Knight |
| Ice Cube |
Hubert Laws |
| Bob Dylan |
Ronnie Laws |
| Herbie Hancock |
Sergio Mendes |
| Miki Howard |
Les McCann |
| The Jackson's |
Greg Phillinganes |
| Michael Jackson |
Diana Ross |
| Jermaine Jackson |
The Pointer
Sisters |
| LaToya Jackson |
Tracy Spencer |
| Booker T. Jones |
The Temptations |
| Quincy Jones |
Dionne Warwick |
| Chakka Kahn |
Stevie Wonder |
| Baby Face |
Sean "Puffy" Combs |
| Aretha Franklin |
|
THEATRE
∙Drummer for Tony-Nominated Duke
Ellington Musical, "Play On!"
∙Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, CA
∙Drummer for the long running Los
Angeles production, "Blues In The Night", Los Angeles, CA
TV/FILM CREDITS
| "The Tonight Show" |
"The Jon Stewart
Show" |
| "The Grammy
Awards" |
"American
Bandstand" |
| "American Music
Awards" |
"Soul Train" |
| "Young and the
Restless" |
"Solid Gold" |
| "Name That Tune"
(2 seasons) |
"Haywire" (variety
show) |
| "Family Knight"
(Gladys Knight TV Special) |
"Hard To Kill"
(motion picture) |
| "The Today Show" |
"The Jackson's"
-TV miniseries |
| VH-1 Classic
Albums: "Songs in the Key of Life" |
(Documentary, BBC
production) |
| Stevie Wonder |
Duane Eddie |
| Barry White |
Les McCann |
| Deneice Williams |
A Taste Of Honey |
| The Temptations |
David Soul |
| Lou Rawls |
Joe Williams |
For Additional Information:
Call
(818) 899-4912
Email:
Raymond Pounds
