| in Memory Of Fudgie Kae Solomon |
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| Respect Goes Out to the memory Of Fudgie Kae Solomon the most under rated bass player of the 1970s time period. I talked to Claude Coffee Cave over the phone while working with Funkadrill on this sight and he said this about Fudgie: |
| Fudgie joined Mandrill in 1972 after the departure of Bundie C. Charlie Padro knew Fudgie and brought him in to audition. The band fed him a couple of tunes and hired him on the spot". Fudgie performed live with the band before recording on "Mandrill Is" . His bass playing was phenomenal. His blend with the band was perfect. Listen to his performance on: |
| Children Of The Sun |
| Ape Is High |
| The Sun Must Go Down |
| Golden Stone |
| Hang Loose |
| After The Race |
| Mini Suite For Duke |
| Positive Thing Jam |
| Songs Fudgie Composed: |
| Composite Truth: |
| Out With The Boys |
| Just Outside Of Town: |
| She Aint Lookin Too Tough |
| Mandrillland: |
| Reason I Sing |
| Funkadrill: "I miss Fudgie and I always will. Fudgie was a melow kind of guy. He love his music and was able to leave us a little of it on Mandrill lps. While we where working on Mandrillland I had the opertunity to watch Fudgie write on piano. "The Reason I Sing " is one of my favorite Mandrill songs. Sometimes I look over my left shoulder and catch a glimpse of him through Lou Castro's playing but no disrespect to Mr. Castro, but no one can fill the Mandrill spot the way Fudgie did. |
| He was always making me laugh. As a drummer he was my equal, grooving together was a treat that turned into a full meal everytime we locked. |
| I really don't know Fudgie's People, I know he was in love with a girl from Pasiac New Jersey so if you read this please get in touch with me, I would love to talk with you. I'd really like to give this tribute some justice about his life. I think it would be important to his fans." |