Q:What key details about rickey minor can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: 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 .
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- instrument is bass , keyboards- years active is 1985 -- present- genre is jazz , soul , pop , r & b , rock- birth date is 06 september 1959- name is rickey minor- background is non_vocal_instrumentalist- birth place is monroe , louisiana- associated acts is the american idol band tonight show band , whitney houston branford marsalis- occupation is music director , composer , music producer