Bio
PARIS FORD’s early days of Junior High School in the Bronx, playing in local bands with a great deal of his influences Larry Graham, Graham Central Station and Francis Rocco Prestia of Tower Power to name a few, makeup the unique style of his bass playing technique. His production combines the undeniably funky soulful song writing skills of R&B Jazz/Funk and Hip Hop.
PARIS FORD Playing Bass on hits from Rick James to Jay Z and everyone in between. Paris ford was called aka Peewee Ford (back in the day).
His Single and Dance Anthem "CHOCOLATE SWIRL" also features James Robinson (filling the late great Luther Van dross position as the lead vocalist in the group "CHANGE").
As the Leader/Bassist for The B.B.& Q Band (Bklyn, Bronx & Queens Band)with the Gold single "On The Beat" on Capital records also as the youngest member of the legendary Funk group Tyrone Thomas & The Whole Darn Family, in which the group was partly responsible for the succuss of Jay Z, as Jay Z Sampled the groups music for his first double platinum single "Ain't No Negga"f/ Foxy Brown.
In 82’ FORD was signed as a solo artist, as Pee Wee Ford, to Arthur Baker’s record label, Streetwise Records, there Ford released his debut Dance/Funk 12inch single ”Be My Girl”, charted at # 69 on Billboard's Top 100 R&B/Dance charts also playing Bass on most of the Streetwise hits,
Paris Ford has also been able to stay consistant releasing solo singles thoughtout the years in Europe. He has toured, recorded and/or been sampled by: KayGee (of Naughty by Nature), Faith Evans f/ Ja Rule,Vita & Caddillac Tah”, EPMD,T-Ski Valley, Wycleff, Jodeci, The Alcoholics, Grave Diggaz,Mob Deep, Q-Tip, The College Boyz, DrawDown, Rick James, The BB&Q Band, Johnny Gill, Val Young(Val & The Boys), New Edition, Evelyn “Champagne” King, Norman Conners, Lonnie Liston Smith, Micheal Urbankiak, Urszula Dudziak, The Village People, Glenn Jones, Vicki Sue Robinson, Jean Carn, also playing on many Jingles.
