Stewarty Hotel If you've every spent an evening here, the name provides all of the memories that you need. Arthur "Sonny"Stokes Vocals-First Tenor: One of the original first tenors, in the Dayton music game. Back in the day a tenor had to aspire to sound like either Arthur Stokes or Eddie Kendricks. Sonny was an original member of the Four Corners, and later recorded with Platypus, as a founding member. Information Please. Otha Stokes Vocals/Saxaphone: Information Please. Otis Stokes Vocals-1st and 2nd Tenor: This brother is a smooth standout first tenor. He worked with several incarnations of the Bad Bunch, and traveled with his brother's group, the 4 Corners, where he generally did the MC/opening act duties. After the move to LA he ended up a member of Lakeside, after the departure of Ricky Abernathy. When that run was over, Otis tried his hand at production, and showed up as a celebrity judge on a nationally televised talent show. Today he helps to manage Justus Records, the label that has released his CD and several singles. Information Please. Best Song: "Say Yes" - Lakeside. STONE Coal White Group Members. Tom Mundy • Joey Lobo • Melvin Payne • David Jones • Dennis Mundy • King Soloman Prather • Robert " Dapp " Brown • Holland Makeupson • Larry Makeupson • Chico Milliner • Sylvester Judkins • Mike Huhgley Biography. One of the hottest groups out of Dayton, Ohio in the early 70's was "Stone Coal White ". They were one of the few groups to reach fame and light stardom without cutting a record. Performing on concerts with top recording acts. The group had several styles but the main focus, Funkadellic type stage presence and a big sound. The group later merged with Act 5 to form " Act 5 & Stone Coal White " The STONE Soul Image A.K.A. The Nouvelles • Swift Movement • The Image • The Family Group Members Reggie Crutcher • Ron Crutcher • Harvey Ellison • Charles Jackson • Doug Parker • Michael Hicks • Bimbo Wright • Josh Coleman • Freddy Hill • Siggie Dillard • Kevin Hurt • Larry Kidd • Ollie Landers • Robert Pitts • David Simpson • Ray Turner • Dale Wilson • Ricky Nabors • Galen Drake • Michael Manley • Leon Robinson • Carl Sharp • Steve Arrington • Phillip Broyles • Curtis Sanford • George Marshall • Michael Beach • Sam Johnson • Gjuan Johnson • Carl Douglas • Reggie Broach • Cathy Graves • Leslie Day • Desiree Estes • Carletta Sanders • Sherry Ector • "TOPS" • Otis • Rick Foster Biography. The Image started as a 5 man Jackson 5 style singing group, and 8 piece showband in 1970. After some swift personnel changes, and some guidance from Steve Shockley they rose up among the cream of the Dayton music set, opening out of town venues for the Delfonics, Ohio player's, and David Ruffin. They auditioned for Motown in the Gordy mansion, and were offered a shot at becoming Rufin's back-up group, after he left the Temps. After a few more personnel changes, they ended up as a quartet lounge act. The only recording they ever did featured a female lead vocalist - Cathy Graves. Recordings/Similar Artist • The Five Stairsteps Related People • James Crutcher Sr. • Charlie Jackson Sr. • Gerald Ceaser • Sini Richardson • John Turk Logan • Carol White • Desire Estes • Fuller Gordy • James Spencer Gregory Stradwick Vocals. First tenor. One of 3 Stradwick brothers that formed the mighty Delvons. Known for his perfect 'fro. (information please) Tommy Stradwick Vocals/Baritone. One of the many unheralded background singers from within the Dayton music game. His baritone vocals helped the Delvons develop their sound. (Deceased) (information please) Vincent Stradwick Vocals/1st-2nd Tenor. Another young boy singer, who killed the ladies as a member of the Delvons, when he blew Michael Jackson tunes on stage (information please) Best Song: I'll Be There" - J5. STRICTLY Business Group Members. Lester Lark Sr. • Calvin Lark Sr • Jeffery Lark • Michael Lark • Lester Lark Jr. • Robert Bumpus. Biography. One of Dayton's premier show groups, past and present. Consisting of family oreintation. Father and his four sons( the Larks ).The father, Lester Lark Sr. founded the group.Calvin Lark Sr. went on to become lead singer of the group Slave for a time, after Lester Lark Sr. suffered a stroke at practice. Calvin left Slave to pull the family group back together to begin performing once again. It is now called " Strictly Business & The S B II Show Band. Information Please. SUN See: The Majestics Mr. Sutton Teacher. Taught and tutored many of Dayton's best musicians in the art of musicianship. He was the instrumental and band teacher at Roosevelt High School, as well as a working trumpet player, himself. As a union musician, he often appeared in concert with the traveling superstars of the time, like former Impression's lead singer, Jerry Butler. (information please)   Tahiti Hut "The Soul Corner of Rosedale and Riverview. The Ice Cubely Air Conditioned, Tahiti Hut!" was what the ads used to say on WDAO. But when I took my girl in there for my first club date, her mascara mole melted and ran down her cheek. This was a tiny little club, only suitable for a DJ and 2 or 3 people dancing. It still survives though, on the corner of Rosedale and Riverview, now called the VFW hall. Elisa Gomez Taylor Vocals/percussion. This young lady calls Dayton her hometown, and jammed in Dayton with local band Buck Naked, and at Havana's Express in LA last fall. She now entertains all over Maui Hawaii, singing Jazzy Latin & Originals from her upcoming CD, entitled "Elisa" with "Year 2000's Here" African Samba style. She will be back to perform in Dayton in 1999. Aloha! For more info visit her website at: http://www.mauigateway.com/~elisa/ The Timeless Band Group Members: George Daniels • Mike Cain • Danny Davidson • Geo Long • Allen Ray Howard • Mark Roy • information please Biography. A young country band with one hell of a show, and some great 3 part harmonies. Together they make the finest country sounds to come out of the central Ohio area. From yesterday's R&R, to today's Young Country sounds, along with their own originals, the group has been performing at various events for the past 5 years. MORE: http://www.timelessband.homestead.com   Theater West Group Members Clarence Young • Sam Carter • Siggie Dillard • • • Information Please BIO: Another theatrical dance and rhythm show. The organization moved to Washington DC where their cultural message was much better received than in Dayton. Recordings/Similar Artist Related People James Thomas Promoter/Booking Agent/Manager. (information please) Related People: Charles Flacks, Rudy Hartman, Record Player To Far Out Rock and Funk Band. Andre Brown • Jon Frisch • Matt Shaw • Nathan Shaw • Julius Brown TFO! is a band from Dayton, Ohio. They play a unique mix of rock and funk, with some other influences thrown in. Andre has a bit of a hip-hop influence on drums. Matt is a little more Alternative and Ska in his taste on bass. Nathan brings the blues influence into the group. Out of these various influences comes a different sound that best fits into the rock/funk/alternative categories. This is one of the new breed of Dayton performers, bringing up the '90s. Watch them grow! BIO: http://www.tofarout.com Related People: Anthony "Plum" Brown   Topaze Group Members: Teddy Dunn • Larry Ferrell • Siggie Dillard • Charles "Cedell" Carter • Kenny Marcellus • Carl Sharp • Mike and Rufus Hinton • George Clarke • James TJ Townsend • John Fredricks • Raye Turner • Lamar Webster • Bobby Taylor • Mike Kritzer • Ted Porum • Mike Sizer • Bill Forte • Steve Hilton • John Gresham • Kenny Wynn • Charlie Moore. information please Biography. One of the first racially mixed bands in Dayton in the late 70's. One of the first of the "singing" bands to lead the revolution against the singing groups. Nice horn section, and good vocals. One of the best self contained bands in the early 70s who patterned their style after the Ohio Players - a band that did it's own singing. AKA: Soul Experience Recordings/Similar Artist Brass Construction • Earth Wind & Fire • Chicago • Blood Sweat & Tears Related People • True Confessions AKA: The Tweeds • The Dancers The Image Girls Members. Cathy Graves • Leslie Day • Sherry Ector • Desiree Estes • Denise Conley • Caman Elmore • Cheryl Broach • Carletta Sanders • Shelia Anthony • Jackie King (information please) Biography. Most Daytonians never saw these ladies perform. They hardly appeared in Dayton, but were instead part of the Stone Soul Image Revue, that went out on big out of town dates. On these dates the Image Band Played one set, and then they backed up the first part of the Image girls, who did an exotic dance routine. The band would take a break, and when they returned, the second half of the Image girls came out and sang a 15-20 minute set. The Image singers would come out and do one big headline show to end the evening. The original members were Carletta, Kathy, Leslie, Sherry, and Desiree . - Carletta Carmen, Denise, and Cheryl, were the sexy Image Dancers who warmed up the crowd in their revealing "sizzler dresses". They would draw the guys to club and the singers would bring the girls. The results were full houses at the Clock Bar and Utopia.- Reg. Touch R&B. Arthur Stokes • Floyd Weatherspoon • Jerome Johnson • Jeff Ruggs • Cardell Williams • David Mathews • Jesse Partridge •Johnathan Rice • Xonerale Freeman • BIO: Still holding it down for the R&B lover. These guys are out there performing oldies and current vocal numbers in clubs after - a couple of decades. (information please) Related Groups: Four Corners, Pleasure + Joy, House Rockers, Bad Bunch, Different Shades Of Brown Larry Troutman Information Please Roger Troutman Keyboard/Guitar.Vocals. The musical leader of the group Zapp. Roger had been known in the Dayton area as a great guitar player, since day one. He was actually from the Hamilton, Ohio area but he and his brothers worked and eventually moved into Dayton. His legendary "talk box" sound has become a staple in R&B music, as he recorded with Doctor Dre, and Tupac, as well as gospel the group Sound Of Blackness. He was recently found dead of gunshot wounds. Information Please Best Song: More Bounce To The Ounce/ Zapp Ray "Lamb" Turner Keyboard/Sax. This is the real thing. Played keyboard like a concert master. (though somewhat temperamental) He was responsible for the musical direction for The Image, and later recorded with Slave. He's now playing gospel Nate and The Typicals Vocal Group. Nate Alexander • Michael Watts • Michael Wallace • Larry Hart • Leon ? Information Please