Facts: - instrument: bass , keyboards - years active: 1985 -- present - genre: jazz , soul , pop , r & b , rock - birth date: 06 september 1959 - name: rickey minor - background: non_vocal_instrumentalist - birth place: monroe , louisiana - associated acts: the american idol band tonight show band , whitney houston branford marsalis - occupation: music director , composer , music producer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of rickey minor .
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rickey minor -lrb- born september 6 , 1959 -rrb- is a music director , composer and music producer , now best known as the musical director and bandleader on '' the tonight show with jay leno '' from 2010 to 2014 , taking over after kevin eubanks left .minor was born in monroe , louisiana and raised by his mother , helen blevins , in south central los angeles , ca .much of his musical training was self-taught .minor has served as musical director for numerous superstar tours , including : whitney houston , christina aguilera , ray charles , alicia keys and beyonce and for television productions , including : the grammy awards , the naacp image awards and the super bowl , of which he 's received four separate emmy nominations in the musical direction category .in addition to his work as current musical director for '' american idol '' , he served as bandleader on fox 's '' do n't forget the lyrics ! '' .as bandleader , minor differed from eubanks in terms of material used .while eubanks would play original music with the band , minor on the other hand plays established hits ranging from heavy metal to rap to classic rock to soul .minor resides in southern california .his book , '' there 's no traffic on the extra mile '' , was released in january 2009 .he has one son , sean minor .