Cece Worrall Rubin
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Cecilia "Cece" Worrall was born in Los Angeles, California. She has
been playing woodwinds since age 10. In high school she was drawn to
playing & listening to R&B... Earth, Wind & Fire, Ohio Players, Tower
of Power and such other powerhouse horn driven bands. In her senior
year she won the coveted John Phillip Sousa Award. Her music studies
were through private instruction with many prominent Los Angeles studio
musicians, such as Stan Seckler, Phil Sobel, Charlie Shoemake, Dave
Boruff & Bob Sheppard. She also attended the Stan Kenton Clinic,
winning 1st alto seating in the top band. She cut her teeth on live
performances with the David Ii, Love Ii Orchestra, which boasted of
great black musicians like Fred Wesley, Nolan Smith, Ray Brown and Will
Miller. Chuck E Weiss, an old school underground legend, took her under
his "tutelage" and performed for years at "the Central" now known as
Johnny Depp's "Viper Room" in Hollywood. Performing at infamous rooms
like The House of Blues & BB King's to name a few. She later worked on
two albums simultaneously, first with Morris Day as the producer of an
all female group called "the Daisy's" and then with Randy Jackson (of
the Jackson family fame) on his debut solo album called "Randy & the
Gypsys". Her performance experience has been with an eclectic mix of
artists: Guns & Roses' World Tour (Hard Rock), John Tesh (New Age),
Bateke Beat (African / Congo), Chuck E. Weiss / Jimmy Wood & The
Imperial Crowns / King Cotton (Roots, New Orleans, 2nd line, Blues).
Motown groups, the Four Tops, the Temptations and the Fifth Dimension.
With "Guns and Roses" she had the opportunity to perform with Lenny
Kravitz, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of "Aerosmith", Ron Wood of "The
Rolling Stones", Soundgarden and Elton John on the M.T.V. award show.
In 2000 she toured with "soul diva" Diana Ross and the "Return to Love"
tour featuring the Supremes. She has since continued to perform with
Miss Ross for many prestigious events. One such event was Hollywood's
farewell performance for President Clinton.
