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The Lord of Lightning is not a fictional character envisioned by dreamers and those who love to pretend. He is an American guitarist, singer songwriter, actor and producer. Born on the southside of Chicago of African Irish, Choutaw Indian decent. He created The Electro Dynamic Linear Space Music.The Rainbow Rock. It's a totally new sound in the realm of Rock and Blues incorperating Funk and African Grooves. A special musical blend at it's finest!

Not since the passing of Jimi Hendrix and his late understudy, Stevie Ray Vaughan has there been another non stratocaster player within their ranks. It's apparent that the Lord of Lightning

was able to break free from the want to be imitators and create a whole new fresh sound. One with a different dimension and a flavourable groove to vibe on. Some believe he is the new Guitar King beyond Hendrix.

Early Years

Attended: traditional Roman Catholic schools and eventually moved with his parents to Ghana West Africa at the age of 15 for one year. He became engrossed in African music and percussion instruments. This was an enlightening period and a grand experience worth more than he could of ever imagined .It laid the groundwork for what was to be!

Returning to the windy city of Chicago he performed in various groups in and out of the local circuit. Through a mutual friend he met Ralph Metcalfe jr and important figure in the Chicago Blues Scene .His father Ralph Metcalfe senior along with Jesse Owens had embarrassed Hitler's Track and Field athletes winning the 1933 Olympics in Germany. This association was instrumental. All of a sudden the young Lord was catapulted on a major Radio station which broadcasted from New York to the Gulf of Mexico. He was interviewed and his track was featured in a Commercial. It attracted the attention of CBS Records and he received an offer. Unfortunately he could not accept because of problems with the unsavoury types.

The Only Way Out

A childhood friend came to the rescue and invited him to come to California where he later went to Hollywood! He became an actor and was involved in Feature films,TV,and Commercials.

Working with ABC Circle Films, Warnerbrothers ,Universal Pictures-Dr.Detroit, Orion Television, United Artists and many others. This led to some interesting cameos and bit parts etc. Hollywood has been known for it's type casting so he notably portrayed pimps and gangsters. It earned him the nickname of Super Pimp. In a couple of other film production sets he met James Brown and Chuck Berry at the end of their careers. Just think the father of Funk and the creator of Rock and Roll. They both made an indelible impression on him and influenced  Hip hop and Rock music. This was an incredible honour with great significance! Also he worked with Dan Aykroyd ,Linda Hamilton, Fran Drescher, Lawrence Fishbourne ,Nathan Purdee, Badja Djola to name a few.

Back to Chicago

Sweet home Chicago. This was the staging ground and preparations point before coming to Europe. It was a challenge and a mountain that had to be climbed. Later down on the Southside. He was spotted by a music journalist for a British magazine having a guitar battle with Buddy Guy. Guy had earlier approached him and threw his gauntlet down and said I heard about you. The Lord played first. When Buddy played the crowed notiiced something and shouted. Buddy don't let this young boy come down here and upstage you! This was more than a compliment. From that moment on Buddy respected him. Buddy did not know that he was one of The Lord of Lightning's heroes. The music journalist invited him to London saying the people would love him!

A long way from home and a short way from Rome

In Europe he toured, recorded a couple of albums: House of Orange Sound Service and Super Pimp-The Lord of Lightning. Also In the UK he was honoured on Yorkshire Television with an interview and promulgated his music video :Have You Heard The Music. It was broadcasted in Europe and on NHK in Japan. He directed and produced that video. George Clinton asked him to join Funkedelic band. Plus he recorded as a Side Artist with the Teddybears Stlm's album Fresh (Track title: The Lord's 115 Dream [1] on Sony Epic label which he received a Gold Record in Sweden. The track was entitled: The Lord's 115th Dream.https://www.last.fm/music/Teddybears+STHLM/Fresh!/The+Lord%27s+115th+Dream In Switzerland he performed on a festival with the legendary Rock band Canned Heat who played at the first Woodstock festival. Later he performed in concert with Luther Allison and Eddie Campbell. They both headlined the Chicago Blues Festival.