'Lost Grooves' players: Where are they now?

September 14, 2012 at 3:56PM

Maurice Jacox (Willie & the Bumblebees): Performs with the Maurice Jacox Band.

Monroe White III (Valdons): Sings with the Bachelors' "Memories of the Mills Brothers" revue.

Maurice Young (Valdons): Also with the Bachelors and Ronn Easton's All-Star Soul Revue.

Wanda Davis: Retired and living near Dallas.

Jack (Jackie) Harris: Worked in radio and now runs the Minority Communicator newspaper in Columbus, Ohio.

Maurice McKinnies: Retired and living near San Francisco, where he became a blues singer.

Dave Brady: Believed to be living in California.

Willie Walker: Performs at Famous Dave's and other clubs, sometimes with the Butanes (R&B band) or Paul Metsa (duo).

Willie Murphy: Has a recent double-album on Red House Records and a weekly blues jam at the Driftwood Char Bar.

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Chris Riemenschneider

Critic / Reporter

Chris Riemenschneider has been covering the Twin Cities music scene since 2001, long enough for Prince to shout him out during "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)." The St. Paul native authored the book "First Avenue: Minnesota's Mainroom" and previously worked as a music critic at the Austin American-Statesman in Texas.

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