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Michael aka "Mickey" McMeel

Michael McMeel's musical career started in Denver Colorado as the drummer of a local band that toured throughout the four state area. AFter moving to Hollywood California in the early seventies, McMeel formed a studio band with former players of Rufus and Chaka Kahn. At that time McMeel recorded with Carl Carlton, Freda Payne, Sam Parson, and Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids. In 9174 Mickey got a break and joined Three Dog Night. For the next years he toured world wide and recorded two albums with them, "American Pastime and "Coming Down Your Way".

After leaving Three Dog Night, Mickey embarked on an acting career and starred in The Kroft Super Show with Kaptain Kool and the Kongs for ABC, the Donny and Marie Show, the Brady Buch hour and in many other televsiion shows and films. He also directed and produced a number of commercials, plays and corporate videos in Los Angeles.

In 1992 he formed The Awareness Foundation, a non-profit charity that works with "at risk" children. Inner City Slickers is one of the many programs that strives to help kids create character, integrity and self-esteem by combining the magic of horses with Cowboy Ethics.