Suzi Lane is an American soul singer from Las Vegas who scored a 1979 dance hit with “Harmony” from her lone album, Ooh, La, La. Background Lane was born Suzilienne McDonald in 1957 in Las Vegas. She earned her first recorded credit on the 1978 debut album by The Raes, a Welsh–Canadian husband–wife duo. Elektra […]
Universe was an American space-rock/psych duo that released a 1977 self-titled album on PBR International. Members: Gary Paul Van (vocals, keyboards), Dennis Lee Askew (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion, programming) Background Universe developed from The Stars, an early-1970s group led by Las Vegas musician Dennis Lee Askew, a guitarist since child who studied jazz […]
The Cult was an American funk band from Las Vegas that released the 1976 album The Mail Must Go Through on Starburst Records. Background The Cult recorded in Las Vegas as a large funk ensemble built around guitarist Paul Wise, singer Wilkie Lee, and writer-arranger Billy Ray Morris, a onetime member of Sound Foundation. Morris […]
Vic Caesar (May 27, 1931 — June 21, 2000) was an American composer, producer, singer, and bandleader from Chicago. He built a nightclub career as a drummer, pianist, and vocalist, wrote the Richard Nixon campaign song “Nixon’s the One,” and became executive vice president of Public Records in 1970. Caesar moved into film music with […]
SOD was an American brass-rock band from Las Vegas behind the 1971/72 Decca albums SOD and Face the Music. Drummer Larry Devers hailed from the local jazz-psych band Loadstone, which issued a 1969 self-titled album. Members: Cal “California” Arnold (bass), Larry Devers (drums, percussion), Michael Green (trumpet), Rick Kellis (saxophone), Jo Jo Molina (keyboards), Don […]
