Willie Walker & Conversation Piece

• Kevin Homesley - Keys
• Carl Ratliff - Saxophone
• Darryl Peyton - Trombone
• Willie A. Walker II - Bass Guitar, Vocals
• Christian Whitley - Drums

Conversation Piece gives people something to talk about! The band is a successful and respected staple in Charlotte with a loyal following.

Conversation Piece members include Willie Walker on bass guitar and vocals, Carl Ratliff on saxophone and flute,, Darryl Peyton on Trombone, Kevin Homesley on keyboards and Christian Whitley on drums.

Conversation Piece has been performing as a quintet for more than a decade. The five talented individuals with impressive musical backgrounds combine for a unique sound. Walker, Paige, Ratliff, Peyton, Homesley, and Whitley bring together not only their love of music, but also, years of experience in the musical industry.

Willie Walker, the group's founder and leader, is a student of electronic music and composition. Walker has performed with Clarke Terry, George Howard, Barbara Weathers (formerly of Atlantic Starr), Sibyl Lynch, Najee and Dick Smith (formerly of Earth Wind and Fire). He performs vocals and plays bass on Discography: Alive and Kick In, Anthology of Beach Music, by Grammy Winner General Norman Johnson and the Chairman of the Board, with whom he also toured. In his early career Walker was a staff bassist for Sound Lab Studio with Tom Rowan, producer for Norman Conners. Walker is a former elementary general music teacher.

Currently Walker is composer and arranger for Conversation Piece Discography: Inside My Mind, Live at 831 and is sideman for Grammy nominated Tom Browne, known for his hit Funkin' for Jamaica, Thighs High. Walker serves as staff bassist and orchestral arranger for Friendship Missionary Baptist Church with a membership of 8,000.

Paige has toured extensively with several national bands in the United States and abroad. Among his credits include a performance in the Oscar nominated motion picture, "The Color Purple. " His character was a saxophonist in Shug Avery's band under the direction of Quincy Jones. Baker a brilliant and talented musician. He is one of the most requested studio musicians in the United States and abroad. Whitley, a native of Hartford, Connecticut has recorded numerous cd. His musical interests have taken him from Washington DC to Los Angeles and east to New York where he continued to develop his skills as a Percussionist, performing at various clubs, locally and internationally. Conversation Piece the band everyone's talking about!

• Bouncin With Bud - Bud Powell
• A Child Is Born - Thad Jones
• A Foggy Day - Gresham
• A Night In Tunisia - Dizzy Gillespie
• Affirmation - Jose Felicino / Latin
• Against all Odds - Phil Collins
• Alfie - Burt Bacharach
• Alice In Wonderland - Fain/Hillard
• All About You - Conversation Piece
• All Blues - Miles Davis
• All in Love is Fair - Steve Wonder
• All Of Me - Simmons
• All of You - Cole Porter
• All The Things You Are - Oscar Hammerstein
• Always and Forever - Heat Wave
• American Woman - Lenny Kravits
• Anthropology - Charlie Parker
• April In Paris - Pat Metheny
• April Joy - Pat Methany
• As Time Goes By - Herman Hepfield
• Au Privave - Charlie Parker
• Autumn In New York - Vernon Duke
• Autumn Leaves - Johnny Mercer
• Baby Grand - Billy Joel
• Back In Stride - Maze
• Ben - Michael Jackson
• Biggest Part Of Me - Ambrosia
• Black Orpheus - Louis Bonfi
• Blue Bossa - Kenny Durham
• Blue In Green - Miles Davis
• Blues For Alice - Charlie Parker
• Blusette - Toots Thelemans
• Body And Soul - Green
• Boogie On Reggae Woman - Stevie Wonder
• Brick House - Commodores
• Burn Rubber On Me - Gap Band
• Can I Take You Out Tonight - Luther Vandross
• Can't Hide Love - Earth Wind And Fire
• Candy - Cameo
• Celebration - Kool And The Gang
• Cha Cha Slide - Various Artist
• Chega De Saudade - Antonio Carlos Jobin/Latin
• Crazy - Will Downing
• Creepin - Luther Vandross
• Dance With My Father - Luther Vandross
• Days Of Wine And Roses - Mangini
• Deacon Blues - Steely Dan/Latin
• Dolphin Dance - Herbie Hancock
• Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Duke Ellington
• Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Duke Ellington
• Driftin - Isley Brothers
• Easy To Love - Cole Porter
• Electric Slide - Various Artist
• Elenore Rigby - Beatles
• Feel Like Making Love - Roberta Flack/Latin
• Fire - Ohio Players
• Footprints - Wayne Shorter
• For Sentimental Reasons - William Best
• Four - Miles Davis
• Friday Afternoon - Conversation Piece
• Friends and Strangers - Ronnie Laws
• Georgia - Ray Charles
• Giants Steps - John Coltrane
• Girl from Ipanema - Antonio Carlos Jobim
• God Bless The Child - Billy Holiday
• Green Dolphin Street - Kaper Washington
• Happy Feelin's - Maze
• Have You Met Miss Jones - Rodgers/Hart
• Heard it Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
• Here's That Rainy Day - Jimmy Van Heusen
• Honesty - Billy Joel
• How High The Moon - Morgan Lewis
• I Could Write A Book - Rodgers/Hart
• I Just Wanna Stop - Gino Vannelli
• Impressions - John Coltrane
• In A Mellow Tune - Duke Ellington
• In A Sentimental Mood - Duke Ellington
• In Walked Bud - Thelonious Monk
• In Your Own Sweet Way - Dave Brubeck
• Inner City Blues - Marvin Gaye
• Island - Will Downing
• Isn't It Romantic - Rodgers
• It's All About You - Will Downing
• Joy And Pain - Maze
• Joy Spring - Clifford Brown
• Jungle Boogie - Kool And The Gang
• Jungle Love - Time
• Just Friends - Klemmer/Lewis
• Just Once - James Ingram
• Just Talk'in - Conversation Piece
• Just The Two of Us - Grover Washington
• Killing Me Softly - Roberta Flack
• Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
• Let's Go Crazy - Prince
• Like Someone In Love - Jimmy Van Husen
• Love Dance - Paul Williams
• Love's Holiday - Earth Wind And Fire
• Lush Life - Billy Strayhorn
• Maiden Voyage - Herbie Hancock
• Meditation - Antonio Carlos Jobim/Latin
• Misty - Erroll Garner
• Modadji - Dave Grusin
• Moon River - Johnny Mercer
• Moonlight In Vermont - Karl Suessdorf
• Mustang Sally - Various Artist
• My Favorite Things - Richard Rogers
• My Foolish Heart - Washington/Young
• My Funny Valentine - Rodgers/Hart
• My Girl - Temptations
• My One And Only Love - Wood/Mellin
• My Romance - Richard Rodgers
• Nature Boy - George Benson
• New York State Of Mind - Billy Joel
• Oleo - Sonny Rollins
• One Family - Russell Ferrante
• Outstanding - Gap Band
• Over The Rainbow - Russell Ferrante
• Polka dots And Moonbeams - Jimmy Van Husen
• Prelude To A Kiss - Duke Ellington
• Reasons - Earth Wind And Fire
• Rocket Man - Elton John
• Round Midnight - Monk
• Satin Doll - Duke Ellington
• Save Your Love For Me - Nancy Wilson
• Scrapple From The Apple - Charlie Parker
• Secret Lover - Luther Vandross
• Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
• Sitting On the Dock Of the Bay - Otis Redding
• So Amazing - Luther Vandross
• So Good - Al Jarreau
• Somewhere Out Their - James Ingram
• Southern Girl - Maze
• Stand By Me - Ben E. King
• Stelia By starlight - Victor Young
• Stop The Love - Luther Vandross
• Summer Breeze - Isley Brothers
• Take Five - Paul Desmond
• Take The A Train - Bill Strayhorn
• The Bird - Time
• The Greatest Romance Ever Sold - Prince
• The Look Of Love - Will Downing
• They Can" Take That Away From Me - Gresham
• This Masquerade - George Benson
• Thru The Years - Kenny Rodgers
• Tiny Dancer - Elton John
• Titanic - James Horner
• Too Hot - Kool and the Gang
• Twist And Shout - Isley Brothers
• Under the Boardwalk - Drifters
• Uve Got The Look - Prince
• Way Of The World - Earth Wind And Fire
• We Are One - Maze
• We're In This Love Together - Al Jarreau
• Well You Needn't - Thelonius Monk
• What Is This Thing Called Love - Cole Porter
• What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
• What's New - Bob Haggard
• When I Fall In Love - Heyman
• When Love Calls - Kemistry
• When Sunny Gets Blue - Fisher
• Who Let The Dogs Out - Various Artist
• Wichita Lineman - Jimmy Webb
• Witchcraft - Carolyn Coleman
• With You I'm Born Again - Fisher
• Word Up - Cameo
• Yearning For You Love - Gap Band
• Yesterday - Lennon/McCartney
• Yesterdays - Jerome Kern
• You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker
• You Are The Sunshine of My Life - Steve Wonder

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