jesse

UNIVERSE BEST GUITARMAN Fayetteville own jesse carlton born on McDonald Road in1950 to Clarence Carlton and Annie Brooks in Fayetteville GA. He grew up in the Historical “Sugar Hill Neighborhood, Sugar Hill is where the first African American school was built by the government at the age 12 his father bought him a little acoustic guitar, it was about two years before he went next door to his best friend house (they had a piano) joseph stinchcomb older brother tuned the guitar in valsa pool for him, with no training joseph and I figured how to get the sound out of the guitar, from that they started a band called Little William and the Senders, jesse, joseph william arnold all lived in sugar hill neighborhood the original members were jesse carlton, joseph stinchcomb, william arnold, james brooks Iman Ga., They played bar-b-ques, house parties, proms, jesse older brother claude carlton became a manager they had a 55 ford station wagon with their names on the side doors claude also financed equipment for the band (which they paid back), after high school in 1967 jesse and joseph started another band Demolition Crew by now jesse and joe only two members that played at places in Atlanta for city of atlanta culture affairs ebon dullie president of WRFG Radio Station and parks, new members was added over the years, calvin hand, billy stinchcomb, clarence anderson, willie carl porter, carla thomas (gus thorhill neice), jesse and joe moved north to New Jersey (36 miles from New York) Dover New Jersey playing rock and roll with some guys graduated from Juilliard School of Music, and Berkeley School of Music jesse inrolled into a jazz school program harlem at 127 & lexington Ave. N.Y. City. In the early 70th's they moved back to Georgia and started another band High Tension Experience and became full time musician in the music venues in atlanta Georgia also worked months for United States Air Forces entertaining troops in Abilene Texas, to Florida, to Alaska jesse carlton also played with other bands the Matadores, also had the opportunity to play for Grammy Award Winner william bell song Trying To Love Two what a journey that song went GOLD top of the charts now we are warming up shows for natalie cole, The Commodores, Kool And The Gang, Teddy Pendergrass, frankie beverly and Maze, Brother Johnson, jonny taylor, bb king, tyrone davis, Mothers Finest, The spinners,Slave, Atlanta Rhythm Section,The Dramatics,Joe Tex, Muhammad Ali came to hear us play, william bell only had one GOLD RECORD Fayetteville GA. boys took him there, I WANT TO GIVE THINKS TO MY WIFE KATHLEEN BAILEY CARLTON FOR HER COURAGE AND THE MOTHER OF MY THREE SONS chantz,brian,jarmar WITH HER DRIVE NEVER WOULD THIS HAVE HAPPEN, AND THANKS TO ALL THE PEOPLE HAD SOMTHING TO DO WITH THIS LOCOMOTIVE THAT STILL RUNNING YA'LL. ANY THING IS POSSIBLE IF YOU BELIEVE IN IT KEEP YOUR HEAD TO THE SKY!!!!!