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Pages in category "Funk musical groups from Dayton, Ohio" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
During the 1970s, southwest Ohio, and Dayton in particular, was known for its stable of funk bands, including Bootsy's Rubber Band, [5] The Ohio Players, Lakeside, Slave, Aurra, Sun, Dayton, Faze O, and Zapp featuring Roger Troutman. Walter "Junie" Morrison, is a musician and producer born in Dayton. Morrison was a producer, writer, keyboardist ...
Ohio Players are an American funk band, most popular in the 1970s. They are best known for their songs " Fire " and " Love Rollercoaster ", and for their erotic album covers that featured nude or nearly nude women.
Funk musical groups from Dayton, Ohio (8 P) Pages in category "Musical groups from Dayton, Ohio" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total ...
Slave was an American Ohio-based funk band popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist Steve Washington, [1] born in New Jersey, attended East Orange High School, and was one of the first users of the "electric trumpet". He and Trombonist Floyd Miller formed the group in Dayton, Ohio, in 1975. [2]
Faze-O was a late 1970s funk group based in Dayton, Ohio [1] and produced by Clarence Satchell of the Ohio Players, for whom it was the front band during many live performances. [2] Their 1977 song "Riding High" has been sampled by hip hop artists.
Zapp (also known as the Zapp Band, Zapp & Roger) is an American funk band that emerged from Dayton, Ohio, United States, in 1977.Particularly influential in the electro subgenre of funk, Zapp were known for their trademark use of the talk-box effect.
Vocalist Mark Woods, who was a member of another local band called the Nomads, joined up with Shockley's band. In 1971, the Nomads and the Young Underground took on a new, singular identity: with the addition of Thomas Shelby and Mark Wood's sister Shirley Wood, they became Ohio Lakeside Express. [3]