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My name is Arthur "Speq" Colden, and I have many years of diversified experience as a
music/entertainment professional. Throughout my career I have had many musical roles such as keyboardist, vocalist, songwriter, bandleader, arranger, and producer. I presently serve as keyboardist/lead vocalist for the Detroit-based show group, The Sun Messengers, with whom I have been performing for over 16 years. The Sun Messengers entertain at numerous public and private venues throughout the Midwest, and are seen regularly (for the last 14 seasons) on televised home games for the NBA basketball team, the Detroit Pistons, and have also been featured on many locally and internationally-produced televised specials.
While a member of the Sun Messengers, I contributed to the group's last released CD, "Late Night Cruise", which received rave reviews and two 1999 Detroit Music Awards. The CDs title cut, as well as several other tunes, was written and performed by me. The band also recently won The 2010 Detroit Music Award for "Most Distinguished Group" as well as the 2009 Detroit Black Music Award for "Best R&B Band".
I also performed on internationally released albums by the legendary gospel group, The Blind Boys of Alabama (notably "A Soldier in the Army of the Lord ") Along with another Blind Boy alumnus, Sam Butler, Jr. (from the critically-acclaimed, Obie award winning play, Gospel at Colonus). I also re-united with founding Blind Boys member, Clarence Fountain on a 2009 CD project, "Stepping Up And Stepping Out".
I have also had the pleasure of sharing the stage, and/or recording with, many outstanding and legendary talents in the entertainment world including: O. V. Wright, Sir Mack Rice, Don Was, Rufus Thomas, Blind Boys of Alabama, Z. Z. Hill, Ted Taylor, Eddie Floyd, Kim Weston, Earl Klugh, Jimmie Bo Horne, comedians Clarence "Blowfly" Reid and Wildman Steve, Gene Dunlap, Lucky Peterson, Chick Willis and in 2009, opened for Jay Leno at his sold-out Comedy Stimulus Plan shows at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
Currently I am working on a solo CD project.
