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| Ricky Abernathy | |||||
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Legended to be the best singer from the area. One
of the original Nomads (Lakeside) He couldn't seem to
stay available, but when available, he had the most
melodic runs (scales) of all of us. He also appeared
with Lakeside after the move to Los Angeles, but
didn't make the trip with them to Solar Records. He
now sings background vox with Hip Hopsters, K-Ci and
Jo-Jo.
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| Act 5 | |||||
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Group Members. Holland Makupson • Larry Makupson • Chico Milliner • Sylvester Judkins • Mike Huguely • Tom Munday Joey Lobo Melvin Payne Delbert Jones • Dennis Mundy • King Soloman Prather • Robert " Dapp " Brown Sam Carter Charles Carter Biography. Act 5 was and still is a 5 vocalist show group. They started out acapella and then merged with the then hot Funkadellic style group known as " Stone Coal White " The two groups together were ahead of their time. Which proved to be a disaster for their future. " Act 5 " is still performing in the church, acapella. The two groups were called " Act 5 & Stone Coal White " There has been talk of a reunion show AKA: Magic Circle Recorded "Sneakin' Creepin People". (information please)
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| Tony Allen |
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| Bass/Vocals/Guitar. Tony started
in Dayton, playing the Bass, and backing up singing groups, before
launching the Parliament-Like group "The Overhill Gang".
He later moved to Atlanta to play with Rare Pleasure, , Dorothy
Moore, and Benny Latimore, only to return, and record with the groups
Spacious and Sun. Tony has recorded with such groups
as Sun, Slave, SHADOW, Ohio Players, Dorothy Moore, Benny Laitimore,
and most recently Tombstone's CD on which he wrote and played all
the instruments on California Life, while in the studio with the
Group Mothe'rs Finest engineering and playing guitar He has his own
Band, in LA, entertaining die hard rock fans as "Silky
T", a Jimmy Hendrix impersonator.
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| Derrick Allman | |||||
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| Teresa Allman | |||||
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| Valeria Allman-Lark | |||||
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| Another Exposure | |||||
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| The Apollos | |||||
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Group
Members. Bill
Carter (trumpet)
• Fred Smith (Bongos and Congas) • Joy Clark-Stokes (vocals) • Calvin Lark (vocals) • Bernard (Skip) McDonald (Guitarist) • Doug Simon (Guitarist) • Emmett North (Guitarist) • Jerry Smith (Tenor and Alto Saxophone)
• . Carl
Bowens (Drummer)
• William Billy
Bell (Organ and
Piano and Band Leader) • Jimmy Tyree (Guitarist) • Otha Stokes (Tenor Saxophone) • Leroy Pryor (Tenor/Alto Saxophone and
Flute) • Bill
Sonsdegarde (Guitarist)
• Beverly
Sutton (Vocals). Biography. The Apollos was a band formed in the 60's by William Bell. (information please) |
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| Arogance | |||||
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The Image • Record Player Group Members: Reggie Crutcher • Charles Jackson • Chris Evans • Guy Ellington • Tony Russell • Lamar Webster • Alan Foster • Keith Nash • Tom Black • Ronald Nooks Biography. This was the final incarnation of the Stone Soul Image, (to date) after moving to LA. The group actually consisted of Reggie and Charles, whose recordings, "Nasty Man" and "Hand Out" gathered some attention from Motown and Arista records, and a publishing deal with Avatar Music. They had to put a vocal quartet together to represent the songs in live action, for the company, and the former members Ron Crutcher was chasing a congressional seat in Ohio, and Harvey Ellison's health was failing. The Record Player Band agreed to back them up. Related People Bud Scoppa • Fuller Gordy • Iris Gordy • Gerald Caesar • Artie Bonano • Boobie Cochran • Sini Richardson • Clarence Avant. |
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| Stevie Arrington | |||||
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Drums/Vocals.
Biography: One of the most innovative vocalists to emerge on the national music scene, in the 1970's and 80's, as well as one of the top shelf drummers and percussionists in Dayton. His web site has a much better biography than we could ever do here. http://www.stevearringtonministries.com/ (information please) |
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| The Astro House | |||||
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As
DISCO took hold, live entertainment became rare in
the Gem City. Bruce Dillard opened up this club, on Salem and
Grand and
occasionally brought a live band in to entertain.
Dorothy "Little Dot" Pearson was
almost the house band, but it was usually a DJ in the
house. I would have graduated from College a year earlier had it not
been for time spent bent over the bar in the Astro House. Bruce
eventually teamed up with Tommy Stokes and moved the club to the Miracle
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| Andrea Attaway-Young | |||||
Songwriter.
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Group
Members: Otis Stokes • Ronnie Jones •
Kerry "Jackke Boy" Rutledge Dana Meyers Jesse Partridge •
Mike Manley • Larry Henderson • Curtis Sandford • Jeff Ruggs • Anthony Calhoun
• Tommy Shelby • James Staten • David
Turner • Tommy Owens • Nate Alexander
• Raymond Metcalf • Larry Hines •
Lloyd Jones • T.J. Townsend • Mike Watts
• Bruce Mills • Michael Wilson Eddie Albert
AKA: The Incense • Platypus Biography.Without a doubt, one of the best Dayton had to offer. with some of the sweetest collection of voices, with flowing vibrato harmonies and smooth, but average choreography, by Dayton standards. This was one of the groups that spawned more than a couple of national recording artists. There was an auto accident, one night after a show. Several members were hurt, and James Staten was killed. The next week virtually every band in town met at the Dunbar High School auditorium for a huge benefit Battle Of The Bands. in his honor. After that the group rolled out for L.A. and ended up merging with the 4 Corners to become Platypus. (information please)
After the break up of Platypus, Kerry(Jakky Boy) Rutledge and Jerry Johnstone recorded the Demo at Shad OSheas Counter Part Studio in Cincinnati that landed the RCA Deal in 1982, Then in 1985 Jakky Boy and The Bad Bunch, released album # 2 on Atlantic with Allen Terhune and Sonny Hawkins Santino Productions and Hank Caldwell. Since then Jakky Boy / Kerry Bogart has lived in Atlanta Georgia and runs, Zye Music LLC / Get It Ville Entertainment / Global Music Management and is a part of The Underground Studios along with Chet Willis (Ohio Players) Marvin Craig (Lakeside) Tony Allen (Roland Corporation US) Melvin Davidson (The Lyffe Band)
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| Franklin Ballard Singers | |||||
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| Big Waist And The Bandits | |||||
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Group
Members: Jerry Hawes John
Harden Tyrone Crum Steve Harden Rod Wilson
Michael
Allamby Janice Jackson Margaret Jackson
Cynthia Sloan.
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| Norman Beavers | |||||
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Keyboards. Norman Beavers is an original member of LAKESIDE,
founding the group with Stephen Shockley and Mark
Wood. Stephen and Mark asked 14 year-old Norman to
join them in forming a band in 1969. The threesome
had played with others groups around Dayton, and this
fortuitous gathering of teenagers turned into the
driving sound behind Solar Records popularity in the
70’s and 80’s. While Norman's brother Vincent went with the group to Los Angeles playing bass, he returned to Dayton before the group signed with record labels. Guitarist Stephen Shockley, keyboardist Norman Beavers, and vocalist/keyboard player Mark Wood then quickly added vocalists Thomas Shelby, Otis Stokes, Tiemeyer McCain, Marvin Craig on bass, Fred Alexander on drums, and percussionist Fred Lewis to round out the funk driving sound of LAKESIDE. The late seventies spawned success for the dynamic trio plus 6 throwing down hits over the next few years such as Shot of Love, Say Yes, Outrageous, Bullseye, I Want to Hold Your Hand, It’s All the Way Live, and culminating in their biggest hit of “Fantastic Voyage” in 1981. “Fantastic Voyage” enjoyed a second generation hit status with Coolio’s re-release in 1994. (information please) |
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| Rachel Beavers |
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Vocalist. Female vocalist with the group
Dayton. Rachel Beavers (Now
Rachel Roebuck) is still entertaining but now on
stage as an aspiring actress/aspiring playwright. She
has moved upward and onward, and is presently is a
Communications Specialist for the University of
Pittsburgh, as she follows her dreams.
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| Vincent Beavers | |||||
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| Ben's Motel - On Home Ave. | |||||
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Four Hours for $12.00.
Off street parking, in the back. That's all I have to say about that. |
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| Kenny Bender | |||||
Drums. One of the founding members
of the group Hott Spitt from Dayton View. Kenny
was a member of the Colonel White Marching band, along side Kevin
Hurt and Curtis Sandford. After high school Kenny toured the states
with a show band, before ending up in Los Angeles, where he played
drums in show case bands in the Hollywood circuit. He has settled
in LA and continues to play part time with The Bold Weevils.
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| Black Fog | |||||
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Group
Members: Siggie Dillard • Jonathan
"Bugs" Bass • Melvin Junior Davidson
• Robert Young • Reese Adams Biography. This group had a short run, playing 3 Dog Night Style, Rock and Roll. Once these youngsters came to the attention of the big groups, their members got picked off one by one, and the group disappeared. (information please) |
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| Black Widow | |||||
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Contemporary Jazz Recording Group
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| B & D's Records | |||||
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In the
Dayton "Hood" B & D's was where
you went to get your R & B. They've served up the
music to at least 4 generations of Daytonians, over
the years. If your band was any good, and you bought
your record in there, they would let you
hang your pictures up in there. I'm told
that those old pictures are still covering the walls,
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The Black Truth
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Group Members: Derrick "Talib
Hashim" Herring • Lawrence "Shahid Raki"
Broyles • Harry Sugg • Patricia Brannon • Brenda
Stallworth • Terry Alston • Bobbie Clemmons • Bridgette
Clemmons • Kirk Herring • Larry Richardson • Abdul
Lateef • Philip Broyles • Mitchell Kinney • Claude Fambrough • John Sherer
Frank Johnson. The group had numerous other sit-in's,
walk-in's and hangers-on like any other group.
Biography. A theatrical, message group. Lots of percussion, congas, rhythm, and dancers. Pioneers of today's hip hop/rap as they generally performed poetry along with their rhythms and song. They performed in the city projects, city schools, city parks and of course during Black History day then week. They had regular engagements at UD, Sinclair, Central State, Wilburforce University, Wright State, Urbana College, Wittenburg University and even the local NBC TV affiliate. Recordings/Similar Artist Last Poets Related People • (Information please) |
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| Tom Black | |||||
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Guitar/VocalsTom
has been a busy young man over the years. He played
with Coast to Coast, and Record Player, and has
toured with the great Little Richard. Still Active as
a musician and producer, with dreams of starting his
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 Definition:
Blow. V.) To sing well. Also applied to horn players. N.) Dayton musicians developed a unique cadence on the automobile horn, that produced a kind of melody. It was used when one of the fellas were behind closed doors. He was expected to drop everything and get out to the car when he heard the blow |
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| Blue Velvets and The Golden Horns | |||||
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Group
Members: Carl Boswell
James Caldwell Robert Pennington Herbert Nelson
Archie Ronnie Calloway Jessie Partridge Patrick
Michael Wilson James Heard
Biography. This band played just about in every night
club and many shows in the city of Dayton. They competed in
just about every talent show in the city at the time, battling it
out with their contemporaries. Recordings/Similar Artist: The Exotic's Original's & four Korners Majestics The London Fog & Continentals Related People AKA: Capri's Show band. (information please) (Thanks for the info: Michael Wilson) |
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| John Boatwright | |||||
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MC. The
most professional groups around town had their own
warm-up man, to bring on the act, and control the
show between breaks. Boatwright was the best of this
breed, as the MC for Lakeside Express
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| Chris Bowman | |||||
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Guitar/Vocals.
Chris Bowman is one
of the hottest guitarist if not the hottest in Dayton, Ohio. He
also contributes synthesizer and vocals. Chris composed and arranged
the original theme song for CBS's "The Early Show" featuring Bryant
Gumbel. In 2001, he released a solo contemporary jazz CD "First
Love" that reached 36th in the country. Chris also performs with his
own solo band and tours nationally. For more info on Chris Bowman,
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| Lou's Broaster Hut | |||||
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The
best B•B•Q chicken and fries in town. After a
long night at the Palladium, the "Hut" was
right around the corner, and the line would be out in
the parking lot - as everybody wanted some of that
good fried chicken, to help battle the munchies on
the way home. Related Spots: Shield's B•B•Q, White Castle |
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| Anthony "Plum" Brown | |||||
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Lead Vocals. One of the 3 best rough
naturals in the city, next to Mark Wood, and Nate Alexander. The leader
of the more mature Delvons, after the other lead singer Vincent
Stradwick's voice changed, and his "Michael Jackson" voice was
gone. Best Song: "Just Because Of You" - The Ebonys
Vocals/Guitar. (First Tenor) Founding
member of The Young Determinations, before working with The Mixed
Emotions, and replacing Dale Wilson in the group Crystal Love.
Vocals/Keyboard/Guitar. Former member
of HottSpitt/ZsaZsa. Kathy performed all over the Dayton area in various
groups, while recording solo LPs, and appearing on local Dayton TV
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"Big" Jay Bush
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Saxophone. One of the standard
bearers of the Dayton music scene. Known to have been a no-nonsense
businessman in his relationships with the young musicians that formed
his bands, as well as the Club Owners on the chittlen circuit, some
of whom were not always scrupulous. According to the
musicians that played with him, he always paid, and paid well. Related Groups: Another/Ultra Exposure, Ohio Exchange, House Rockers (Information please)
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| The Capris & The Caprice Show Band | |||||
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Group
Members: John Mortimer • Tommy Shelby •
Tommy Owens • Floyd Weatherspoon • Skip
• Tootie • Fred Peeks • Michael WIson Will Shelby
Jesse Partridge Ronnie Calloway Ernest Caldwell Carl Boswell
Herbert Nelson Archie Patrick |
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| Tina Cabral | |||||
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On Air Personality.
Worked with
John Turk Logan at WCSU radio station for 2 years on
the
" Jazz with Tina" Show in 88-91.
Later she became "Jazzmine" for
3 years doing the Sunday Jazz show on Ronita Hawes-Sanders'
station WROU in 91-94. Earlier Tina was involved in the
street level music business as the manager of the R&B group, "Members
Only, featuring Ronald Nooks, Chris Bowman, David Martin, and
Curtis Sanford.
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| Charles Carter | |||||
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Sax/Keys/Vocals/Producer/Writer.
An all around musician. Has worked with some of us all. Record
Player • Slave • The Hall Of Fame, etc. Presently
living in Manhattan - Still Active.
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| Sam Carter | |||||
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Keys/Vocals. An all around entertainer.
Once a part of the entertaining Theater West organization. Also
worked with Slave, Record Player and some other groups in the area.
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| Paul Carver | |||||
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| Gerald Caesar | |||||
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Promoter/Businessman.
Tried his hand at several aspects of the music
business. He was a manager for the Image, and
Spacious, and booked dates for Sun in Japan. He was
active as a record promoter, and consultant for the
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| Central State Homecoming | |||||
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This was a great gig, if you
could get it. It was usually reserved for well known Recordeing Acts, although
a few lucky local bands managed to fill the opening act job, when
the budget allowed. A Few groups that have appeared at the festivities over the years were The Commadores • GQ • Mother's Finest • Earth Wind & Fire • Captain Skyy • Al Hudson & One Way. |
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Chains Of Rap Brown
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Gang: Members: ?•?•?
•? Based primarily in Residence Park and Dayton View. This gang was characterized by their sleeveless blue jean jackets, adorned with a red and white C.O.R.B. logo and their "gang names" embroidered on the back, with dog chains in the front. Interesting side note on the Chains of Rap Brown. Part of their initiation was to burn the letters C.O.R.B. in one's upper arm or forearm permanently leaving a scar. (We did have tattoos back in the 70's didn't we...) (Information please) Thanks for the info sandman |
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Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Hands
down the favorite gig as voted by all the former Dayton Players.
This was a high paying week-end gig that ran from Thursday
to Sunday, just outside of Fort Campbell. Most of the group members
were around 16 when this place was popular. The owner's name was
Clarence but everybody called him "Third" (Clarence
Jr. III) His club was clean, and the stage area, large and accommodating.
He provided 2 meals a day, and put the entire band up for the weekend
in a 4 bedroom house. (No Hotel Bills) He even paid for some transportation,
and bought Ray Turner a Fender Rhodes, just to get the Image
to come down, one weekend There were some projects nearby called
"Whore's Acres" which were a favorite hang out
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| Clichι | |||||
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Group Members: Floyd
Weatherspoon •
Derrick Floyd • Leroy Hall • Doug Simon • Mike
Carter • Curty Sanford
Biography. This was one of the most successful working local bands in town, towards the end of the 70's. Any group that can hold on to a gig at Stouffer's 6 nights a week, for 3 years straight was successful. |
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Cincinnati,
Ohio. "The Dayton invasion" was a
phenomenon that occurred when a Dayton group found a
new club in the tri-state area. One group would
recommend the next, and before you know it the club
was running Dayton groups back to back to back. The
Clock Bar was one of the clubs on the tour. We
sometimes had to put a man on the door to keep an eye
on their man on the door, but there was money to be
made based on how well the group could pack the club,
because they liked to only pay a percentage of the
gate. The stage was small, and there was this silly
iron gate at the edge of the stage, which made it
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| Coast To Coast | |||||
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Group Members: Tom Black •
Paul Hawkins • Paul Harrington • Breck Smith • Otis
Branham • Kenny Vauls • Alan Foster • Tony Guy Biography. There was always a new group of youngsters, in the basements and garages of Dayton, trying to perfect their craft. After Lakeside and Platypus had headed for the coast, and The Player's, Sun, Faz-o, and Slave had already started cranking out hits, this new group sprang out on the scene, ready to take their place at the Proms and Battles of The Bands. |
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Group Members:
Randy Emerick •
Marvin
Smith •
Nelson Calloway
Marvin Smith
•
Paul Brooks
(Deceased) •
Jeff Black •
Phillip
Newman (Deceased) Biography. Once a fixture at the Diamond Club (Former home of Big Jay Bush and the House Rockers) 1969-71. Marvin is still on the scene, sounding like Brooke Benton. Cold Sweat's trumpet player, Jeff Black, accompanies Marvin on piano now. Sax Player, Randy joined Wayne Cochran and the CC Riders in 1971, and is in Florida now, after working with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Jaco Pastorius.Singer Marvin Smith and trumpeter/pianist Jeff Black are still playing music together in Dayton. No recent info on Nelson Calloway (Who also played with Big Jay Bush) . (Information please) update by Randy Emrick |
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| Josh Coleman | |||||
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Bass. One of the early members
of the Stone Soul Image rhythm section. Josh has since moved to
Northern California, and has traded his axe in for a pen. He has
become a professional writer. (Information please) |
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London Fog
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Group Members: Continentals: Quinn
Moorman (1st tenor and lead. passed away 1999) • Darius (Bozie)
Black (2nd tenor and lead. Passed away 1967) • Loretta Reid
(alto and lead (replaced Bozie) Passed away 1978) • John Mortimer
(baritone bass, choreography and musical arrangements, still kicking
and active in the 'BIZ). The London Fog: Vince
Disalvo (drums and vocals) • Dan Connaughton (bass and electrician)
• Bud Kraft (guitar and vocals) • Gary (fingers) Kaiser
(Hammond B3 organ) • Ed Toll (Guitar replaced Bud.) The
LF&C Horns: Tony Giambrone (tenor sax) • Robert
Pennington (Trombone) • Mike (?) (alto sax) • Gary Moon
(Tenor sax and vocals) • Biography. Because of the preeminence of this group, as a historical, pioneering force that lead so many of us on to these very pages, we have enlisted the talents of, founder, John Mortimer. He has written the bio, as only he could. (information please) ■ Check out this link. Thanks John.
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| Reggie Crutcher | |||||
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Bass Vocals/Keyboards.. One
of the original members of the Image. Later picked up the
keyboard, and headed for Atlanta, where he played with Rare Pleasure,
Dorothy Moore and Benny Latimore. After he returned
to Dayton, he formed the group Spacious, with Tony Allen,
during the Disco craze, and recorded with the group SUN. During
the 80's he moved to LA and briefly played with Will Shelby's Solar
Records group. Finally he hooked up with Charles Jackson and
formed the group Arogance. After a failed recording contract
with Arista, he went back to Dayton where he wrote produced and
performed the theme song to the popular weekly, Dayton based televison
show, "The American Business Journal:, wrote and produced a
radio/televison jingle for a cellular telephone company known as
Aircom Communications. Best Song: "We Are Neighbors" - The Chi-lites. |
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Baritone
Vocals. One of the original founding members of
the Image, where he stayed until the group
disbanded in 1973. During the Disco Era, singers had
to pick up an instrument, if they wanted to stay in
the game. Ron decided instead to pursue his college
career, and now works, in Cincinnati as a mortgage
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| Crystal Love | |||||
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Group Members: Dale Wilson •
William Shelby • Ronald Nooks • Ricky "Rex"
Nabors • Lonnie Ford • William McClain •
Reggie "Moon"
Morgan • Parker Pearl • Mark Brown • Cynthia "Pumpkin"
Ford • Larry Graham • Rex Nabors Moses Camp Ronald
Woods Van Morgan Bobby Carriker • Robert Bradley • Tony Green Trumpet • Raymond Mose • Skip James • Bruce Broyds Biography. Crystal Love was founded by Dale Wilson in 1973. The members were gathered together at Roosevelt High School and began rehearsals in the winter of 1973. These original members were Dale Wilson, Ronald Nooks and William Shelby as vocals and the 3 piece band was Reggie "Moon" Morgan;Guitar, William McClain Bass, and Lonnie Ford ; Drums. The very first gig was at Central State Home coming with "Mandrill and Machine". Dale Wilson left the group in 1974 and Ronald Nooks was the Leader until the disbandment. The Crystal Love group was opening act for Many Top acts throughout Dayton, the most unforgettable show was when the group opened at the Lakeview Palladium for the The Sylvers, holding their own to represent Dayton talent. After the Group broke up William Shelby moved to Los Angeles and soon became part of the writing team at Solar records with Leon Sylvers to produce many main stream hits for the Whispers, Shalamar, Dynasty, Lakeside and others. Ronald Nooks joined the Ohio Players and also is very active in production and writing. With various acts throughout Dayton and abroad. (information please) Bio by Reggie Moon Morgan |
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Group Members: Brian McLemore
Luke Wright Alan Pryor Marty Drake Byron Blue
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| Melvin "Junior" Davidson | |||||
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| Johnny Day | |||||
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Group
Members: Shawn Sandridge • Rahni Harris
• Chris Jones • Rachel Beavers • Kevin
Hurt •Dean Hummons John Harden (Guest: Bootsy Collins) Biography. (Information please) Visit:►http://w1.887.telia.com/~u88703496/dayton.htm |
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Gang: Members: ?•?•?
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Group
Members: Anthony "Plum" Brown •
Vincent Stradwick • Tommy Stradwick •
Gregory Stradwick • Willie Oliver
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| Siggie Dillard | |||||
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Bass.
Bio. Entered the Dayton music scene as a youngster around 14, when he started hitting with the Image. He excelled on his axe, and briefly worked with TOPAZ before he was off to Washington DC with Dayton's Theater West. When that situation ended he took to the road with recording acts such as Gil Scott-Heron. He's still active, now performing in West coast Jazz Clubs or in Japan. |
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Group
Members: Nate Newsome • Stevie Warfield
• Ronald Logan • Nate Alexander •
Marvin Craig • Buddy Epinson • Jesse
Partridge • Floyd Baily • Marvin Sutton
• Mike Manley • Jeff Ruggs • Derrick
Allman
Emmett North Jr
Floyd Bailey
Michael Webster Biography. Actually this group was out of Springfield, Ohio, but they competed in many of the same markets as the many Dayton groups, and they competed well. They had a helluva show, and consisted of a group of really good singers. Nate Alexander actually stepped in when Ronald Logan left the group to pursue a more "higher" calling. Ronald Logan is now pastor of one of the fastest growing churches in the mid-west, Greater Grace Temple in Springfield, Ohio. Back around 1995 they reunited for the play "From Motown to Gospel. " which was written by Pastor Logan's wife Monica" Back in the '70's the group recorded at least one record album on Motown's Gordy label. (information please) Thanks for the Info provided by Pastor C. Randy Scott |
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Definition Drawls For All. N.) Term in common usage, during the glory days of the Dayton music scene, having a meaning similar to the term groupies. Usually expressed as an acronym DFA's |
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Bass Guitar/Vocals. Oliver was
active in during the hot 70's and 80's, as a member of such groups
as DC Challengers, Black Satan, The Galaxy and DNA [Dynamic New
Approach]. Later, his musical talents presented him the opportunity
to travel with the likes of Joe Tex, Albert King, Zapp, Slave, Johnny
Taylor and others. He is currently active as the Musical Director
of "Sand Dollar and The "Total Experience"
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Gang: Members: ?•?•?
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| The Dominions | |||||
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Group
Members: Clarence Willis • Eddie Abbott
• Dennis Lowe. Biography. One of Dayton's earliest show bands. They also used to back up a female singing group called Darlettes (information please) |
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| Galen Drake/ Reggie Broach | |||||
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MC. The Image was one of the
largest groups in town with 5 singers and an eight piece band, so it's
only natural that they would have two MC's. This team would hit the
stage together and work both sides of the stage in an effort to bring on
the group. Both were actually drummers, but they stepped up front
as entertainers, for 5 to 10 minutes between shows. Galen is still
active in the Dayton area, performing as "The Disco King" - a
live disc jockey. |
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| Marty Drake | |||||
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Drummer/Vocals.
Galen's little brother. He did take his musical
career a little further, however, as the Drummer of
the Phoenix Soul, and Custom Made. |
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| Teddy Dunn | |||||
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Keyboards/Vocals. Teddy Dunn
(by the grace of God) has been blessed like so many listed on these
pages, to have jammed or played on the same bandstand with most
of Dayton's finest musicians. He played briefly with Over Night
Low (keyboards). He helped form Soul Experience Show Band, in the
early 70's (horns). That project evolved into Topaze (pronounced
with a short "a" Formed jazz quartet(upright bass) "Quiet
Fire" in the early 80's. He played Keyboards With Faze-o, and
did Production (keyboard tech) for Midnight Star's "No Parking
On The Dance Floor & Planetary Invasion" Tour. As production
manager, he took The "Deele" (LA & Babayface) on their first national
tour. Teddy is still active, now playing and recording gospel music,
while living up the road, in Springfield, Ohio.
bio: Roosevelt "Teddy" Dunn
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| Michael Ecton | |||||
| Radio Personality. One of the Personalities on WDAO. (Information please) | |||||
| Harvey Lee Ellison | |||||
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Vocals.
I say this was the best singer in Dayton. He
could sing anything., from James Brown, to the
Temprees. Like the other best singer in town, he
couldn't stay outside either. He was the Lead singer
for the Young Underground, and later with the Image. Best Song Begging's Hard To Do - The Montclairs |
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| The Eluders & The Elusions | |||||
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Group
Members: David Chapman • Larry Chapman
• Goodlow Gillespie • Stevie Arrington
• Robert Valentine Biography. A unique group among Dayton's herds of bands. They were a trio, doing smooth ballads, like the Moments. I only saw them once, at the Palladium, dressed in their purple capes. They were polished and professional, but didn't work much. (information please) |
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Randy Emerick
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Sax and Flute.
Performed in Dayton with Cold Sweat, back in the 70's. Left
Dayton an
joined
Wayne Cochran and the CC Riders in 1971, and is in Florida now,
after working with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Jaco Pastorius.(Information please)
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| The Emeralds | |||||
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Group Members:
Skip McDonald Herman "Tootie" White Floyd Weatherspoon
Eli Williams Arthur Stokes Harold Bryant Biography The singing group ultimately became the 4 Korrners (information please) |
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Huncie & The Entertainers
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Group Members:
Huncie Cochran Bernard "Skip" McDonald - Lead guitar
Herman "Toodie" White - Bass Guitar Fred Peeks - Drums
Otha Stokes - Sax Dave Crusoe - Trombone Peter Crusoe -
Trumpet Zaimos - Horn Vocalist - Leander "Little Lee"
Williams Floyd Weatherspoon Thomas Shelby Tommy Owens Biography. (information please) |
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| Excursion | |||||
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AKA:
The Excursions. Young Underground Group Members: Frank Renfrow Kenny Renfrow Tim Dozier James "Droopy" Greathouse Vincent Beavers Norman Beavers Harvey Ellison Roy Miller Connie Limcool (information please) Bio: This group was founded by the Renfrow Brothers. It was called "Excursion" which had evolved from "The Excursions". "Excursion" (1969-71) was composed of four members; Tim Dozier on Drums, James "Droopy" Greathouse on latin percussion, Kenny on electric guitar and Frank on electric piano. The repertoire was all original and all instrumental, sort of ala Santana, but very unique. "The Excursions" (1967-69) included all of the above along with Vincent Beavers (bass), Norman Beavers (keyboards), and Harvey Ellison (vocals). The repertoire included much of the popular Soul music of the time. This is the group that performed the music for the Young Mod's record, Gloria. (additional information: Frank Renfrow and Norman Beavers) |
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| Cynthia Frost-Davis | |||||
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