Shelton Phillip McGee, named for his father Shelton J. McGee, was a musician and entertainer in Memphis, Tennessee and the surrounding area, and the owner or co-owner of Shoe Productions, a music- recording enterprise. His parents met at Arkansas M & N College while singing in the Vesper Choir. Phil attended J. C. Corbin Elementary School, Merrill Junior High, and graduated from
Pine Bluff High School in 1969. He earned BA in music from Arkansas State University in 1973, and moved to Memphis, Tennessee.
Captain Phil has had a popular solo act for many years, also performing with his versatile five-piece band Hottennazz (jazz, blues, rock, country, etc.: see link) where appropriate. He has album credits as a studio engineer, writer, editor, and record producer, as well as vocalist/instrumentalist. (He played soprano, alto, and tenor sax, as well as guitar, keyboard, harmonica, etc.) Captain Phil has appeared as far away as Hong Kong and China with acts such as Gladys Knight, The Temptations, Luther Vandross, The Commodores, Jason D. Williams, B.B. King, etc. Recently he has appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel national television show, and has been collaborating with the world music band Free World on Sundays on Beale Street. At the time of his death, he had moved to Pine Bluff, Arkansas to help with the care of his mother, commuting to Memphis to perform. He is survived by his mother, one brother in Washington, D.C., one son and one grandson in Memphis, and many loyal fans and colleagues.
Two of his cd's are available through his Facebook page.
(Thanks to Marcy Yaske and to Free World [[www.freeworldjams/captphil.htm]] for biographical information.)
Pine Bluff High School in 1969. He earned BA in music from Arkansas State University in 1973, and moved to Memphis, Tennessee.
Captain Phil has had a popular solo act for many years, also performing with his versatile five-piece band Hottennazz (jazz, blues, rock, country, etc.: see link) where appropriate. He has album credits as a studio engineer, writer, editor, and record producer, as well as vocalist/instrumentalist. (He played soprano, alto, and tenor sax, as well as guitar, keyboard, harmonica, etc.) Captain Phil has appeared as far away as Hong Kong and China with acts such as Gladys Knight, The Temptations, Luther Vandross, The Commodores, Jason D. Williams, B.B. King, etc. Recently he has appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel national television show, and has been collaborating with the world music band Free World on Sundays on Beale Street. At the time of his death, he had moved to Pine Bluff, Arkansas to help with the care of his mother, commuting to Memphis to perform. He is survived by his mother, one brother in Washington, D.C., one son and one grandson in Memphis, and many loyal fans and colleagues.
Two of his cd's are available through his Facebook page.
(Thanks to Marcy Yaske and to Free World [[www.freeworldjams/captphil.htm]] for biographical information.)
Shelton Phillip McGee, named for his father Shelton J. McGee, was a musician and entertainer in Memphis, Tennessee and the surrounding area, and the owner or co-owner of Shoe Productions, a music- recording enterprise. His parents met at Arkansas M & N College while singing in the Vesper Choir. Phil attended J. C. Corbin Elementary School, Merrill Junior High, and graduated from
Pine Bluff High School in 1969. He earned BA in music from Arkansas State University in 1973, and moved to Memphis, Tennessee.
Captain Phil has had a popular solo act for many years, also performing with his versatile five-piece band Hottennazz (jazz, blues, rock, country, etc.: see link) where appropriate. He has album credits as a studio engineer, writer, editor, and record producer, as well as vocalist/instrumentalist. (He played soprano, alto, and tenor sax, as well as guitar, keyboard, harmonica, etc.) Captain Phil has appeared as far away as Hong Kong and China with acts such as Gladys Knight, The Temptations, Luther Vandross, The Commodores, Jason D. Williams, B.B. King, etc. Recently he has appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel national television show, and has been collaborating with the world music band Free World on Sundays on Beale Street. At the time of his death, he had moved to Pine Bluff, Arkansas to help with the care of his mother, commuting to Memphis to perform. He is survived by his mother, one brother in Washington, D.C., one son and one grandson in Memphis, and many loyal fans and colleagues.
Two of his cd's are available through his Facebook page.
(Thanks to Marcy Yaske and to Free World [[www.freeworldjams/captphil.htm]] for biographical information.)
Pine Bluff High School in 1969. He earned BA in music from Arkansas State University in 1973, and moved to Memphis, Tennessee.
Captain Phil has had a popular solo act for many years, also performing with his versatile five-piece band Hottennazz (jazz, blues, rock, country, etc.: see link) where appropriate. He has album credits as a studio engineer, writer, editor, and record producer, as well as vocalist/instrumentalist. (He played soprano, alto, and tenor sax, as well as guitar, keyboard, harmonica, etc.) Captain Phil has appeared as far away as Hong Kong and China with acts such as Gladys Knight, The Temptations, Luther Vandross, The Commodores, Jason D. Williams, B.B. King, etc. Recently he has appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel national television show, and has been collaborating with the world music band Free World on Sundays on Beale Street. At the time of his death, he had moved to Pine Bluff, Arkansas to help with the care of his mother, commuting to Memphis to perform. He is survived by his mother, one brother in Washington, D.C., one son and one grandson in Memphis, and many loyal fans and colleagues.
Two of his cd's are available through his Facebook page.
(Thanks to Marcy Yaske and to Free World [[www.freeworldjams/captphil.htm]] for biographical information.)
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