John Abercrombie (Dec. 16, 1944 — Aug. 22, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist from Port Chester, N.Y., who played in the supergroups Dreams, Friends, and Atmospheres during the first half of the 1970s. Discography: Timeless (1975) Gateway (1975 • John Abercrombie, Dave Holland & Jack DeJohnette) Sargasso Sea (1976 • John Abercrombie / Ralph […]
Walter “Junie” Morrison (1954 — Feb. 11, 2017) was an American soul-funk musician from Dayton, Ohio, who released three albums on Westbound in 1975/76, followed by a pair of titles on Columbia in 1980/81 and a sixth on Island/ZE in 1984. Discography: When We Do (1975) Freeze (1975) Suzie Super Groupie (1976 • Junie) Bread […]
Sun was an American soul-funk band from Dayton, Ohio, that released seven albums on Capitol between 1976 and 1982, followed by an eighth and final longplayer on Air City Records in 1984. Members: John Wagner (trumpet), Chris Jones (vocals, keyboards, trumpet), Byron M. Byrd (tenor saxophone), Dean Hummons (organ), Hollis Melson (bass), Kym Yancey (drums), […]
Slave was an American soul-funk band from Dayton, Ohio, that released nine albums on Cotillion between 1977 and 1984, followed by six further albums on Ichiban Records over the subsequent 10-year period. Members: Danny Webster (lead vocals, guitar), Floyd Miller [aka The Brother Slide] (vocals, horns, percussion, 1975-89, 1995-96), Mark Adams [aka The Hansolor] (bass, […]
The Ohio Players were an American soul-funk band from Dayton that formed in 1959 as The Ohio Untouchables, releasing six singles under that name on Lu Pine and Thelma between 1962 and 1964. The band debuted the more familiar nameplate with the 1968 Capitol release Observations in Time, followed by three albums on Westbound in […]
Lakeside were an American soul-funk band from Dayton, Ohio, that released a self-titled album on ABC Records in 1977, followed by nine albums on Solar between 1978 and 1990. Members: Stephen Shockley (lead guitar), Mark Adam Wood Jnr. (lead vocals, piano, keyboards, 1969-2011), Norman Beavers (keyboards, 1969-87), Tiemeyer McCain (vocals, 1969-86), Dale E Wilson Sr […]
Faze-O were an American soul-funk band from Dayton, Ohio, that released three albums on She Records in 1977. Members: Keith “Chop Chop” Harrison (keyboards), Ralph “Love” Aikens (guitar), Tyrone “Flye” Crum (bass), Roger “Dodger” Parker (drums), Robert “Bip” Neal, Jr. (percussion) Discography: Riding High (1977) Good Thang (1978) Breakin’ the Funk (1979)
Lea Roberts (born April 15, 1946) is an American soul singer from Dayton, Ohio. Discography: Excuse Me, I Want to Talk to You (1973) Lady Lea (1975) My Silent Place (1982)
Dayton were an American soul-funk band from Dayton, Ohio, that debuted with a self-titled album on United Artists in 1980, followed by a pair of albums on Liberty and another two on Capitol between 1981 and 1985. Members: David Shawn Sandridge (vocals, guitar), Chris Jones (vocals, keyboards, trumpet), Dean Hummons (keyboards), Derrick Armstrong (vocals), Jenny […]
