Morgan Bouldin

Experience

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  Strange Love Music company

  Jan 1982 - Jul 1996

  Pianist, Jazz Recording Artist, Composer, Producer and Arranger, Production

  Morgan Bouldin (born Houston, Texas) is an American smooth jazz , soul jazz pianist, producer, vocalist, arranger and composer. Since the release of It’s a Mystery to Me in 1996, all of Bouldin’s albums have been self-produced independent releases, with Bouldin producing many of his tracks with a variety of synthesizer, drum and sample textures. Within the realm of smooth jazz, Bouldin is best known for his R&B flavored rhythms, soulful background vocals and synthesized heavy bass patterns. In 2001, he composed and released “Washing the Spears” an Afro- fusion tribute to Shaka Zula on the Wide Open Spaces CD. Bouldin has released a total of 6 albums to date. Early life Bouldin was born in Houston Texas on June 21, 1960. His mother (Pearlie White) was an elementary school teacher and his father (Johnny Bouldin) worked for the railroad. As a child he was influenced by a full range of musical styles including Stevie Wonder, Led Zeppelin, Isley Brothers , B.B King and Elton John. At the age of 6, his parents bought him a trumpet and he played in the school band switching over to the organ/piano at the age of 13. He attended the High School for the Health Professions and during the summers he participated in the Houston Summer jazz Workshop meeting and coming under the tutelege of Conrad “Prof” Johnson, Bubbha Thomas, Don Wilkerson, Arnett Cobb, Yusef Lateef and Randy Jackson. Bouldin attended Lamar university in Beaumont Texas and later graduated from the University of Houston with a B.S. in Business Technology. Early Career Bouldin began his career as keyboardist and band leader for R&B and funk bands in Houston, touring Japan in May, 1983. He graced the stage for Al Hudson and One Way, Johnnie Taylor, Dennis Edwards and Archie Bell. During this time Bouldin also had a long association and collaboration with blues musicians including I.J. Gosey, Texas Johnny Brown and Joe Guitar Hughes to name a few. Show less

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  Internal Revenue Service

  Jul 1990 - May 1996

  Customer Service Representative
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  Social Security Administration

  Jul 1996 - Jun 2022

  Contact Representative

  Assisting the public and responding to inquiries on all rules, regulations and procedures on the Social Security program via the national 800 number.

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  Evergreen Funeral Home and Cemetery Services

  Dec 2021 - now

  Funeral Home Assistant

  Funeral assistants ensure every aspect of a funeral proceeds smoothly. Before the funeral, they arrange everything as requested by the family, and during the funeral, they ensure the ceremony runs smoothly