Little Axe is American musician Skip McDonald (born Bernard Alexander in Da… Read Full Bio ↴Little Axe is American musician Skip McDonald (born Bernard Alexander in Dayton, Ohio, on 1 September 1949. After being part of the house band for Sugarhill Records, McDonald assumed the moniker "Little Axe" and began moving from hip hop to a form of blues that drew from an array of musical influences, including dub, R&B, gospel, and jazz.
McDonald learned to play the blues on his father's guitar from the age of 8, although by the time he was 12 years old he had opted to perform doo-wop. Having completed his high school education, he left Dayton with a band called the Ohio Hustlers, which broke up not long after relocating to New York City. His first professional work as a musician began when he formed the Entertainers who toured the east coast through to the mid-70s.
He moved on to Hartford, Connecticut, and there's when he met Doug Wimbish, who played in a band called Wood, Brass & Steel. Wood, Brass & Steel recorded a selftitled album for All Platinum Records, the label of Sylvia and Joe Robinson, in 1976. Skip and Doug played a lot of music together, in clubs and colleges around New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts.
In 1979, three years after the Wood, Brass & Steel album, Skip and Doug teamed up with drummer Keith LeBlanc and they became the house band for Sugarhill Records, the Robinson's new label. The trio played on some of the earliest rap hits such as The Message and White Lines (Don't Do It) with Grandmaster Flash.
While they worked at Sugar Hill, LeBlanc also freelanced at Tommy Boy Records where he first met Adrian Sherwood. LeBlanc introduced his colleagues to Sherwood and the trio were persuaded to relocate in London. Upon their entry into the On-U Sound fold, the group formed a production team and, again, a house band, this time for On-U. The three participated in dozens of records on Sherwood's label.
The partnership developed and metamorphosed into a fully-fledged band, Tackhead. Though good working relationships remain to this day, the dispersion of Tackhead in the early 1990s saw Keith and Doug pursue more of their own projects and play less often togther.
For Skip the time since has seen him work ever more closely with Sherwood, both on his own projects and as a musician or guest vocalist on many other of Adrian's On-U Sound productions - such as by Junior Delgado, Bim Sherman, Dub Syndicate and African Head Charge, sometimes along side Keith and /or Doug.
Skip has been the prime mover behind Little Axe since around 1992. Under a name inspired by Bob Marley's Small Axe and gospel singer Willmer 'Little Ax' Broadnax, the debut album Wolf That House Built was a personal take on blues and dub, and was released to critical acclaim in 1994. This had followed a partial release in Japan compiled in a slightly different form and with a different title (Never Turn Back) the previous year. The second Little Axe album, Slow Fuse, was also well received. Both albums featured tabla player Talvin Singh, for Slow Fuse the gifted voices of Kevin Gibbs and Sas Bell were added.
Then it remained silent for far too long. In 2002 Skip's third Little Axe album Hard Grind became the first release for four years on Sherwood's revived and re-launched On-U Sound label with a mixture of raw blues and reggae. While Hard Grind no doubt will also draw comparisons to Moby's Play, it was Skip who pioneered the fusion of blues and electronic music with Little Axe.
In 2006 Skip McDonald finished the fifth Little Axe album, Stone Cold Ohio, after Champagne and Grits (2004), the second record released on Peter Gabriel's Real World Records. Skip still has got the blues but this time the emphasis is on the gospel, another of Skip's old loves. The production and mixing was done Adrian Sherwood; 'gospel dub' like you never heard before.
McDonald learned to play the blues on his father's guitar from the age of 8, although by the time he was 12 years old he had opted to perform doo-wop. Having completed his high school education, he left Dayton with a band called the Ohio Hustlers, which broke up not long after relocating to New York City. His first professional work as a musician began when he formed the Entertainers who toured the east coast through to the mid-70s.
He moved on to Hartford, Connecticut, and there's when he met Doug Wimbish, who played in a band called Wood, Brass & Steel. Wood, Brass & Steel recorded a selftitled album for All Platinum Records, the label of Sylvia and Joe Robinson, in 1976. Skip and Doug played a lot of music together, in clubs and colleges around New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts.
In 1979, three years after the Wood, Brass & Steel album, Skip and Doug teamed up with drummer Keith LeBlanc and they became the house band for Sugarhill Records, the Robinson's new label. The trio played on some of the earliest rap hits such as The Message and White Lines (Don't Do It) with Grandmaster Flash.
While they worked at Sugar Hill, LeBlanc also freelanced at Tommy Boy Records where he first met Adrian Sherwood. LeBlanc introduced his colleagues to Sherwood and the trio were persuaded to relocate in London. Upon their entry into the On-U Sound fold, the group formed a production team and, again, a house band, this time for On-U. The three participated in dozens of records on Sherwood's label.
The partnership developed and metamorphosed into a fully-fledged band, Tackhead. Though good working relationships remain to this day, the dispersion of Tackhead in the early 1990s saw Keith and Doug pursue more of their own projects and play less often togther.
For Skip the time since has seen him work ever more closely with Sherwood, both on his own projects and as a musician or guest vocalist on many other of Adrian's On-U Sound productions - such as by Junior Delgado, Bim Sherman, Dub Syndicate and African Head Charge, sometimes along side Keith and /or Doug.
Skip has been the prime mover behind Little Axe since around 1992. Under a name inspired by Bob Marley's Small Axe and gospel singer Willmer 'Little Ax' Broadnax, the debut album Wolf That House Built was a personal take on blues and dub, and was released to critical acclaim in 1994. This had followed a partial release in Japan compiled in a slightly different form and with a different title (Never Turn Back) the previous year. The second Little Axe album, Slow Fuse, was also well received. Both albums featured tabla player Talvin Singh, for Slow Fuse the gifted voices of Kevin Gibbs and Sas Bell were added.
Then it remained silent for far too long. In 2002 Skip's third Little Axe album Hard Grind became the first release for four years on Sherwood's revived and re-launched On-U Sound label with a mixture of raw blues and reggae. While Hard Grind no doubt will also draw comparisons to Moby's Play, it was Skip who pioneered the fusion of blues and electronic music with Little Axe.
In 2006 Skip McDonald finished the fifth Little Axe album, Stone Cold Ohio, after Champagne and Grits (2004), the second record released on Peter Gabriel's Real World Records. Skip still has got the blues but this time the emphasis is on the gospel, another of Skip's old loves. The production and mixing was done Adrian Sherwood; 'gospel dub' like you never heard before.
Walk On Water
Little Axe Lyrics
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Dexter Freebish When I try to walk on water And try to follow…
Diamond Neil Walk on water, ain't it like her She leads the children Ain'…
Dio He's just an ordinary man Never gonna live forever So he tak…
Dio_(p) He's just an ordinary man Never gonna live forever So he t…
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Dmitriy Kono Never giving up I'm only going harder Every day I grind…
Doomsday Outlaw Walk on water Written by DOOMSDAY OUTLAW (Broughton Chanda …
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Eminem I walk on water But I ain't no Jesus I walk on…
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Eric Champion Why our mothers and fathers lived If this world was meant…
ETHEREAL VISIONS Uh! Just set the tone in this mothafucka Who run the,…
Family Force 5 I'm closer to You, but I feel like I'm so…
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Gretchen Wilson I work a double shift on Monday Tuesday I get up…
Gucci Mane It's the return, East Atlanta, Santa! Off the wall, off the…
Hora Suprema Afraid, chilly, insecure In the middle of a lake Never fee…
Ian Hunter Little flame tormented soul Tried to get lost in all that…
Ira Losco I've been fading into grey Trying to be someone Trying to pl…
J.J. Liefers And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the…
Jason Crabb Everybody covets, everybody lies everybody's done it sometim…
Jesu Be there for your summer. Be dead by the winter. Be there…
Jill Colucci I know the clouds you've been under I know they're darkening…
Jordan Lara feat. Leonti Feat: Leonti Fall fall titanic 'tanic On board we panic pan…
Jude Cole You tell me that you're falling apart at the seams You're…
Kat Dahlia You shed ya light, you left me blind But I could…
Katrina and the Waves Tell me what you want from me? Giving an giving, but…
Kean Cipriano I’ve never been to outer space But I know that this…
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Kylen You pull me out into the deep end Sometimes it feels…
Marc Cohn Let's go down to the sound tonight Tide is low and…
Milk Inc There was a time When nothing would last There was a time I…
Neah Lee I drifted out into life¡¯s seas of ups and downs Took…
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Reboost Feels like everybody's busy with dying Ain't nobody got the …
Relly Rellz Have you ever walked on water "Nigga I've been close to…
Richard Clapton Clapton Walk on the water You can reach the dry land, W…
Ride Beautiful Lady, I love you so You know I need…
Saints & Poets I can walk on water I can walk on land I done…
SAL3M "I'll forget" isn't part of all the pretty fantasies of…
Sean Earle So hold on tight got another one coming your way Listen…
Shakra I'm searching my whole lifetime I'm hunting for myself But e…
Sound Off A Cappella Do you believe that you can Walk on Water…
Stuart McNair Walk on Water Travis McGhee was my best friend known him…
The Catch I know that what you feel is real And that your…
The Crabb Family PERFECTLY IMPERFECT YEAH THAT'S ALL OF US WE GOT A BACKYARD …
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The Motion Sick I think about when I was young Scared and sad as…
Thirty Seconds to Mars Oh oh, oh oh Oh oh, oh oh Oh oh, oh oh…
Tiny-O I can make mistakes, I know that you can make…
Trev Rich Mothafuck a cubicle I'm bossin nigga you should know Got a s…
tyDi feat. Toni Nielson I learned to stand on my own again In the aftermath…
U.P.O. She said, "It wasn't cold" She left her coat at home…
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We have lyrics for these tracks by Little Axe:
Almighty Oh you in my heart Oh you in my heart Oh help…
Down to the Valley Oh sinners Lets go down Lets go down Lets go down Oh sinner…
Finger On The Trigger Just an illusion, They feed on confusion, All mirrors and sm…
Grinning Don't you mind people grinning in your face Don't you mind…
Grinning In Your Face Don't you mind people grinning in your face Don't you mind…
Long Way to Go I don't like the way he's looking at you I'm starting…
People Grinning in Your Face Don't you mind people grinning in your face Don't you mind…
Pray i climb to the mountain to the top of the mountain and…
Prisoner Each day he finds his way to the graveyard Without flowers,…
Rockin' Shoes I put on my rockin' shoes in the morning Hallellou, hallello…
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