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The group was originally named Kinsman Dazz at the suggestion of Ray Calabrese, who later became its manager along with Sonny Jones, owner of The Kinsman Grill, located near the street Harris grew up on, and where the band worked as a house band. [4] Kinsman Dazz was signed to 20th Century Records in 1977, [2] and the group expanded from the ...
Dazz is a 1979 album by R&B band Kinsman Dazz released on 20th Century Records. [2] The album reached No. 62 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. [1] [3]
Let It Whip. " Let It Whip " is a 1982 single by the 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] The song won the 1982 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or ...
Philip James Bailey (born May 8, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter and percussionist, best known as an early member and one of the two lead singers (along with group founder Maurice White) of the band Earth, Wind & Fire. Noted for his four- octave vocal range and distinctive falsetto register, Bailey was inducted into the Rock and Roll ...
Producer (s) Reggie Andrews. " 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.
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”.
The Kingsmen are a 1960s American rock band from Portland, Oregon. They are best known for their 1963 recording of R&B singer Richard Berry 's "Louie Louie", which held the No. 2 spot on the Billboard charts for six weeks and has become an enduring classic. In total, the Kingsmen charted 13 singles from 1963 to 1968 and five consecutive albums ...
1975: Best of Ronnie Laws. 1976: Yesterday's Dreams ( Alphonso Johnson) 1977: Comin' Through ( Eddie Henderson ); From Me to You ( George Duke ); Sky Islands ( Caldera) 1978: Black Forest ( Luis Conte ); Kinsman Dazz ( Kinsman Dazz ); Steamline (Lenny White) (background vocals); Time and Chance (Caldera) 1979: Splendor (Splendor)