Prince Charles And The City Beat Band has been played on NTS in shows including Mint Condition w/ Randy Ellis, featured first on 24 April 2016. Songs played include Don't Take The Funk, Combat Zone and We Can Make It Happen (Vocal Mix).

"Prince Charles and the City Beat Band" recorded 3 albums [Gang War (1981)/ Stone Killers (1982)/ Combat Zone (1984)]. Charles fronted the group as the lead singer and multi instrumentalist.

The futuristic wind synthesizer called the "Lyricon" was the instrument that made his brand of next generation p-funk unique, and the group's sound incorporated many of the devices that would propel rap…