Little Axe
| Skip McDonald | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Bernard Alexander |
| Also known as | Little Axe |
| Born | 1949 (age 67–68) Dayton, Ohio United States |
| Genres | R&B, hip hop,blues, industrial,dub |
| Occupation(s) |
Musician Songwriter Record producer Musical string arranger |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1973 - present |
| Labels | Sugar Hill, Wired, Real World, Fat Possum, Okeh |
| Associated acts | Tackhead, Adrian Sherwood, Bernard Fowler, Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, The Process |
Skip McDonald (born Bernard Alexander, 1949, Dayton, Ohio) is an American musician who also performs under the stage name Little Axe.
Grounded in blues music learned from his father, McDonald spent his early days playing jazz, doo-wop, and gospel, and eventually relocated to New York City as a teenager with his band of friends, called The Entertainers.
McDonald formed the group Wood Brass & Steel in 1973 with bass guitarist Doug Wimbish and drummer Harold Sargent. The group recorded two albums before their 1979 breakup. He then became part of the house band for Sugarhill Records and appeared as a session player on many early rap albums, including "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five.
After leaving Sugarhill, McDonald, Wimbish, and drummer Keith LeBlanc began working with Adrian Sherwood, and eventually formed the trio into the industrial/dub group Tackhead, initially fronted by Gary Clail and later Bernard Fowler. McDonald would also collaborate with Sherwood on other projects, including albums by African Head Charge and Mark Stewart.
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