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Ralph Lampkin Jr.
Lampkin has 35 years in this business we call Show!
About Me
Ralph Lampkin Jr; owner of Lampkin Music Group, has produced concerts/cabarets/special events cross country such as: the legendary Carnegie Hall/Weill Hall, Apollo Theater, Mercury Theater, 88's, Don't Tell Mama's, Bailiwick Theater, North Shore Performing Arts Center in Chicago, Avery Schreiber Theater, Sacred Fools Theater and co-producing with Michael Sterling @ Sterling's at Vitello's and Sterling's at the Federal in LA.
LMG has shared their passion for great music with productions in the South Bend/Mishawaka area at Moreau Performing Arts Center, Ruthmere Museum, Trios Jazz Club, South Bend Museum of Art, Palais Royale, Morris Performing Arts Center, Firehouse Theater, The Acting Ensemble, South Bend Civic Theater and the Niles Center in Michigan.
The plethora of musicians/performers he has produced, whether live in concert or in the studio or as part of the South Bend Jazz Festival includes: Tony award winners Alice Ripley, Hinton Battle and Donna McKechnie, Johnny Frigo, Norman Connors, Suzanne Palmer, Hollis Resnik, Fareed Hague, Larry Gray, Joe McBride, Leon Joyce Danny Lerman, Etiene Charles, Alexandra Billings, Linda Clifford, William Blout Jr., Von Freeman, Spider Saloff, Devin Richards, the late David Gurland, Tom Michael, Beckie Menzie, Cory Jamison, Tony nominee Amy Morton, Sue Conway, Martha Lorin, Moutin Factory Quintet, Kristen Gustafson, Suzanne Palmer, Robin Kay and Karen Mason, to name a few.
The label, LMGMUSIC, has released/produced recordings of such talents as Grand Auto Theft 1V vocal talent Devin Richards, Diane Arnstein, Alexandra Billings, Bob Solone, Ester Hana, Tyler Stephenson, Martha Lorin, Robin Kay and the CD debut of Chicago based singer Carlo Chapelle.
These recordings have been heard on NPR (reaching number 1 on several stations), DMX radio, Discover Radio (reaching number 1 on the jazz chart), Everything Old is New Again - N.Y, National Dance Pool Chart (reaching the top #25).
Ralph has 19 ASCAP awards for his talents as a lyricist.
Lampkin has been called Producer Extradinaire by the Chicago Reader; Cabaret's Guro by Andrew Patner of WMFT and Chicago's premier cabaret producer by writer/critic, Jonathan Abarbanel.
LMG has been sponsored by CW25, WUBU, WVPE, Flowersbystephen, Shirk's Piano and Organ, Walters Piano, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times, Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame, International Chicago Film Festival, ESPN, WSMK and WAUS.