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Members. Lester Marbury • Ricky Marbury
• Bobby Allen • Delbert Taylor • Reginald Harmon
• Biography Known primarily as the Four Korner's band, but this was a sharp group of musicians, that also backed up the Nate and the Typicals, Monty the "K" and Eli (featuring Monty Maize and Eli Williams, Daria "Dee Dee" Dillard Stone, Loretta Reid and Little Woo Woo's Brother, Edmund Early "Sweetie Pie". RECORDED: "It aint Fair But It's Fun." Now Re-Released and Available on The Jazzman Label. (info - by Matt) (information please) |
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Vendor. 3rd St. Dayton Biography: A really nice middle of the road men's clothing store. Their prices were not real high, and their quality of vines was not real low. This store also had an excellent selection of brims. It was the place to go for a pair of Levies, because they used to honor that "no rip guaranty" that Levy-Strauss used to have. You could buy some jeans, wear them until they started to fade, take your pocket knife, and rip the seam, and take them back for a brand new pair. Darned it was easy to be a player, back in the 60's. (information please) |
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Members. Reggie Morgan • Cisco Weathers
• Van Morgan • Bobby Carriker • Robert Bradley
• Ricky Bennett
• Cee Cee Butler Biography This group was started by Reggie Morgan, along with Cisco Weathers. The group lived in Detroit and played throughout Detroit until returning to Dayton in 1979.(information please) |
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AKA: Faze3 Members. John
Harden • Tyrone Crum • Roger Parker •
Keith Harrison • Harry McCloud • Mike Hinton • Biography Had a brief and successful recording run during the mid-70's. A product of the Ohio Players production company (Tight Corporation). Recordings: "Riding High" (information please) |
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| Larry Ferrell | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Trumpet Known to play a pretty
mean trumpet, and appeared with a couple of the big
horn bands in Dayton, like Topaz. He also worked with
the Dayton/Atlanta band, Rare Pleasure
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| Charles Flacks | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Manager. Toured briefly with
Heatwave, in Europe as their road manager. Related People: Rudy Hartman, Record Player, Heatwave (information please). |
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Flagg Brothers
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Vendor.
(information please) Biography This mail order company was based in one of the Southern States, or New Jersey. Nobody seems to recall exactly where it was, even though we all ordered hat, shoes, and other regalia, required to compliment a player's wardrobe. The Flagg Bros. catalog circulated all over the Dayton area, so you could find just the right shoe, send them a money order, and 3 to 6 weeks later, you would get your shoes in the mail. They specialized in Platforms, and 'gators. |
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Derick and
Cindy Floyd
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Biography Dayton's own version of the Carpenters.
A brother and sister act, that featured pure vocal
technique. The duet had major promise, but they never
fulfilled it, in the pop music arena, although they did drop a
couple of singles with Philly International, back in the 70's. Derick has
since switched his musical focus to gospel and has been a featured
artist in the pageants at the world known Crystal
Cathedral, in Garden Grove, CA .(information please) |
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21st
Century Flash
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Members. Bobby Allen Casey Jones
Reggie Harmon Vesta Williams • David Simpson •
Tudy White • Clifford Baily Billy Bell • Melvin "Junior Davidson
Doug Simon Chunky. Biography. This was one of the first groups that the now popular singer, Vesta sang with in the Dayton area. (Information please) |
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Flipsyde
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Hip
Hop/R&B. J. Williams • R. Frost •
K. Robinson • W. Estes • Featuring
Pinky This is one of the new breed of Dayton performers, bringing up the '90s. BIO: (information please) Related People: Dale Wilson, Ronald Nooks, Desiree Estes, Cynthia Frost |
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Pop/Rock. Members: Kenny Price • ?•? •? BIO: This band faded out in the late 70s early 80s. They played a style of music like YES. They had 20 minute compositions about mythical worlds and sometimes wore capes. As recently as 1998 the keyboard player was playing in a Dayton band called the Hathaways. They play mostly top 40. When last seen in Kettering, Ohio back in '98 they played a medley of Emerson Lake and Palmer with a group of 4 girls in Farrah Fawcet hair styles trying to dance to one of the songs, being played in 5/4 time. Related People: (information please) (Bio: Kenny Bender - Hott Spitt) |
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Formula
LX-23
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Group Members: Jerry Johnstone
{Guitar}• Victor Pate{Guitar}• Frank Jones (Trombone)
• Virgil Smith (tenor sax& flute) • Luther 'Luke'
Wright III (bass) • 'Chip' Pallard (alto sax)• Tulani
Refaro (Saxophone) • Keith 'Rick' Combs • Frances 'Renee'
Wright• (Vocals) • Jesse Partridge • (guitar) •
Micheal 'Jake' Jefferson (drums)
(information please) Biography. Formula LX-23 had one '45' release in 1981 'Voyage to Infinity'. The group survived a number of member changes and finally ended in 1986 (8yrs). Many Dayton groups were influenced by this Dayton-made Top-40 Band. |
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| Alan Foster | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Guitar/Vocals Alan has stayed pretty busy. He
joined Record Player just as the group packed up for Los Angeles.
He has toured with Little Richard, and is still active with his
own L.A. band Alan Foster's Redemption. He has recorded or
played with various artists such as Bon Jovi, Living Color, James
Brown to name a few. And is currently recording his long awaited
master piece "Spiritual...Sexual...Love...Worship" WEBSITE: http://home.earthlink.net/~lamar2tlw/alan1.html |
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The 4 Korners
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AKA: Ohio Hustlers (band) •
Platypus Members. Floyd Weatherspoon • Arthur "Sonny" Stokes • Harold Bryant • Dana Meyers • Eli Williams • Kerrie Rutledge. • Skip McDonald • Tootie White • Otha Stokes • Larry Hines • Curtis Sanford • Lloyd Jones Biography One of the pioneer vocal groups in Dayton, that inspired the rest of us, and lead us into the game. They recorded and released a single which they put out on their own label. The name of the A side was "Don't Send Me Away", a cover of the Temptations song, backed by a song written by members of the group called "Mad About The Girl". They did their own radio promotion and sales and got air play on WDAO. (Bio: Otis Stokes - Lakeside) Recordings: "Don't Send Me Away" (information please) |
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AKA: The Solicitors Members. Larry Houston • Leon Robinson • Derrall Leavell • Leroy Evans • Jack Buttermore • Allen Bradford Tony John Brenda Henderson Cliff DeBrill Angie Lee Diane Smith Mike Johnson Jughead Derrall Leavell Leroy Evans Phillip Broyles (information please) Biography. This group was self contained for the most part. They never really worked the teenie-booper gigs, but instead went straight for the clubs and NCO dates. Some of the members backed up the Image singers for a few, just before both groups broke up completly. Recordings: "Funk-tastic" "Don't Just Sit There"
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| Gem City Starship | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Members. Reggie Morgan • Robert Bradley
• Van Morgan • Darrell Wright • Greg Vance
• Bubbi Vance
• Roger Johnson
• Andre' Butler
• Thurman Burney
• Bruce Hankerson King Biography. Opened up for many local acts in Dayton at the time and was a favorite choice of the group Faze O. They also played the College circuit and did all type of functions throughout the Dayton area. AKA: Phoenix. (information please) |
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Glory Stompers
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Gang: Members: ?•?•?
•? [witness protection] Based in Crown Point, and Upper Residence Park. I can't recall their gang colors, but I seem to recall that they wore blue jean jackets, with white lettering. (Information please)
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| Hara Arena | ||||||||||||||||||||
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By the Mid-Seventies, Dayton was in full blossom. The
Vietnam War was over, and many of us were hitting the books, some
in faraway campuses, and some at Central State, Wright State and
Sinclair. The party was on, and none of the old clubs could hold
all of us anymore, so the big concerts (Parliament, Earth Wind &
Fire, Isaac Hayes, Mandrill, Rick James) had to move their shows
into this concert venue. During the week it was the home of the
Dayton Gems Hockey team, so when we came to party on Saturday night,
they would cover up the ice with plywood, but your feet would still
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| The Harden Brothers | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Members. The Harden Bros.-
members John W. Harden Dr. Stephen A. Harden Jenny Douglas Renee Pate
Dean Hummons Derrick Armstrong
Isaac L. Harden, Jr.
Biography The Harden Bros. had a smash single in 1982 entitled "Deep Inside of You" |
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Drums/Keyboards: John W. Harden's list of
credits includes:
A drummer for The Young Mods, The Group
Magnum, and the group Dayton on their first LP. Currently a
Gospel/Jazz Artist. He recently was featured on Bobby Jones
Gospel as a keyboardist, and has appeared on the WORD Network and
BET Gospel Network. John has released several CDs to include:
Triumphant, Triumphant Remix, Glory To God (featuring vocalist Renee
Pate), Jesus on the Mainline. John has been blessed to receive
several Popular Music Awards from ASCAP New York Chapter... |
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| Rudy Hartman | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Promoter. Rolled into Dayton from the New Orleans area, and started booking many professional bands in, as an operative for Al Hayman's - Tiger Flower Productions. He brought in the Barkays, Rick James, Click, and Millie Jackson, and usually insisted on using a local group as the opening act.
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Terry "Mr.
Echoplex" Harris
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Guitar: A founding member of the
group, Sly Slick & the Wicked. He chose Jimi
Hendrix as his spirit guide and says that he still
is. I only saw his group perform on a few occasions,
as with most of the Dayton bands, we were "busy",
and only got to see each other when we shared a
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| Keith Harrison | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Keyboard/Vocals: A member of the recording group
Faze-O. He later went on to play with the Dazz Band and some others.
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Vendor. 3rd St. Dayton. / 4th & Jefferson -
Downtown. Salem Mall Biography: Probably the most exclusive men's clothing store in the '60's. The 3rd Street Riots ran them out of the hood, and into downtown. They had the best all around fashions for men. Their prices were high, but they would work with a brother on a layaway plan. (information please) |
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The Hathaways
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Members. • ? • ? • ?
(Information please) Biography. |
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| Ronita Hawes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Radio Station Owner:
U92 (Information please) |
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| Hawthorne Express | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Members. Keith Wilder •
Audrey Hayes • Tony Baskins • Brenda
Henderson • Doug Jones Billy Jones Pedro Jones Cynthia Sloan Derrick Allman
Biography. This group was named for the Dayton, Ohio street - Hawthorne Ave. In the early 70's Keith Wilder, left for Germany to join his brother's group, Heatwave. (information please) |
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Members. Johnnie Wilder •
Keith Wilder • • • (information please) Biography. http://www.shalonda.com/ Johnnie's Site |
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| Henry's Fashions | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Vendor. 3rd Street, Trotwood/Crown Point Area Biography: Look. I'm going to go ahead and say it. This was a good place to pick up a pair of slacks, or a nice knit shirt, if you wanted to look good - tonight. But you knew that once you put this stuff in the cleaners, you might as well play basketball in it. Henry was a really cool, old dude. His prices were always right, and he would always work with a brother on a layaway plan. He had one of the best gangster hat, and derby selections in town. (information please) |
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| Stanley Henry | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Radio Personality: Mr. Henry did the morning gospel
hour on Dayton's WDAO. His show started around 4 AM, and he would
play contemporary gospel music, and provide some morning inspiration
and ministering. If you were a young man in Dayton, in the early
70's, this was the last voice that you wanted to hear on your car
radio, because on the one hand, it meant that unless you had an
8-track in your car, you would have to do without the "funk"
for an hour, but even more important, it meant that you had stayed
out way too late, and Stanley would make you feel guilty for whatever
you were doing all night... "Bailiff, whack his pee-pee..." (Sorry this is a real private joke.)
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