An octet from Petersburg, Virginia that formed in 1972 at Virginia State College, Trussel took their name from a railroad bridge near the school that was actually a tressle bridge, but they changed the spelling, so the name really has no meaning. The self-contained funk band consisted of Ronald Smith (drums), Michael Gray (lead guitar/songwriter), Larry Tynes (lead vocals and keyboards), Bill McGee (trumpet/songwriter), Hannon B. Lane (guitar, keyboards, trombone and saxophone), H. Lorenzo Maclin (bass and vocals), Lenwood Jones (saxophone, vocals, and keyboards), and Michael ...