Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five
Members Grandmaster Flash (Joseph Saddler) b. 1/1/57 Melle Mel (Melvin Glover) b. 5/15/?? Kidd Creole (Nathaniel Glover) b. 2/19/?? Cowboy (Keith Wiggins) b. 9/20/?? d. 9/89 Rahiem (Guy Williams) b. 2/13/?? Mr. Ness aka Scorpio (Eddie Morris) b. 11/12/?? Born in Barbados, Grandmaster Flash is one of the Holy Trinity of Hip Hop. Flash learned the basic art of cutting between records from Kool Herc in the mid-70’s. Along with...
Duke Bootee
Ed Fletcher is probably best known for his work on Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five’s seminal hit “The Message”. He was also a session musician at Sugarhill in its heyday. “The Message 2” was released after the split of the Furious 5 and is credited solely to Melle Mel and Duke Bootee. Duke Bootee was a highly prolific producer on the scene from this time up until around 1986 as well as an artist in...
