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Roger Ridley

voc, g, US
Singer / Musician of R&B/Soul
A.k.a. Milton Lee Ridley Jr.

Milton Lee "Roger" Ridley Jr. (Lumpkin County, April 30, 1948 - Los Angeles, November 16, 2005) was an American singer and guitarist, known as "the voice of God" for his performances of street artist from Santa Monica, California. He is also known for his collaboration with the Playing for Change Foundation. His "career" began in elementary school, when he was singing in a school program to get out of the English lesson. His goals were to share his music and songs with the world. He moved to New York City in 1964 and began his professional career with Maley and the Islands as a singer. At age 26, he married and was the father of two girls and a boy (who are in the music field). On March 29, 1997, he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, where he performs a show of street musicians called Madhattan, produced by Kenneth Feld. After a year in the show closes, then a close friend who introduced him on the Paseo de la Calle No. 3 in Santa Monica "California", and suddenly returned to perform in front of millions of people, with a diverse audience, with a thing in mind, make good music. His dedication to acting on stage has allowed him to travel around the world, including places like Milan, Bologna, Lugano (where he was part of the blues to Bach) and Japan, where he performs with freedom La Calle (in his tour of Japan). He continued to dedicate himself to music until his death on November 16, 2005.

Instruments

• Vocals
• Guitar

Genres

• R&B/Soul
• Pop
• Folk
• World

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