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Dazz Band is an American R&B/funk band most popular in the early 1980s. Emerging from Cleveland, Ohio, the group's biggest hit songs include "Let It Whip" (1982), "Joystick" (1983), and "Let It All Blow" (1984). The name of the band is a portmanteau of the description "danceable jazz". [1]
"Joystick" is a 1983 hit single by the Dazz Band - subject, and was co-written by Bobby Harris, and Eric Fearman who were the singer and guitarist of the group. "Joystick" was the group's second biggest hit of three Top 100 singles, where it reached #61 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #9 on the Black Singles Chart .
"Let It Whip" is a 1982 single by Dazz Band and their biggest hit, peaking at number one on the R&B chart for five non-consecutive weeks. [2] The single also reached number two on the Dance chart [3] and number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [4]
Eighty-three songs are included in Rock Band 3, a 2010 music video game developed by Harmonix, published by MTV Games and distributed by Electronic Arts. The game, the third main title in the Rock Band series, was released in October 2010 for the Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , Wii , and Nintendo DS .
Sennie "Skip" Martin III (born June 25, 1957, in San Francisco, California, U.S.) is an American musician, now based in Las Vegas.He is a lead vocalist, trumpet player, songwriter and producer who was formerly lead vocalist for Kool & The Gang (1988–2007) and the Dazz Band, winning a Grammy Award with the latter group for the song “Let It Whip”.
He recorded frequently as a sideman in jazz, blues, and pop music, including the instantly recognizable drums on Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean". [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In 1982, he received a Grammy nomination for Best Rhythm & Blues song for co-writing "Let It Whip", made famous by the Dazz Band . [ 5 ]
The Milford Mighty Mites, a youth football team, put on a mini-scrimmage during halftime of a high school football game in Milford, Mass. At one point Silento's viral hit came on over the speakers ...
"Whip It" is a song by American rapper BigXthaPlug from the deluxe edition of his debut studio album Amar (2023). Produced by BandPlay and Tony Coles, it contains a sample of " Let It Whip " by the Dazz Band .