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Dyke & The Blazers

Dyke & The Blazers

Dyke & The Blazers has been played over 10 times on NTS, first on 10 August 2014. Dyke & The Blazers's music has been featured on 13 episodes.

The Phoenix band Dyke & the Blazers picked up on the rhythms, bass and organ innovations of James Brown's band and released "Funky Broadway - Part I" in 1967, the first black dance single with the name "Funky" in the title. "Funky Broadway" was later covered by Wilson Pickett, resulting in a #1 R&B hit.

Originally from Buffalo, New York, the band got stranded in Phoenix, Arizona while backing the O'Jays.

Vocalist Arlester "Dyke" Christian was shot to death in 1971.

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Dyke & The Blazers

Dyke & The Blazers has been played over 10 times on NTS, first on 10 August 2014. Dyke & The Blazers's music has been featured on 13 episodes.

The Phoenix band Dyke & the Blazers picked up on the rhythms, bass and organ innovations of James Brown's band and released "Funky Broadway - Part I" in 1967, the first black dance single with the name "Funky" in the title. "Funky Broadway" was later covered by Wilson Pickett, resulting in a #1 R&B hit.

Originally from Buffalo, New York, the band got stranded in Phoenix, Arizona while backing the O'Jays.

Vocalist Arlester "Dyke" Christian was shot to death in 1971.

Original source Last.fm

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Runaway People
Dyke And The Blazers
Original Sound1970
Let A Woman Be A Woman
Dyke And The Blazers
Original Sound1968
Let A Woman Be A Woman - Let A Man Be A Man
Dyke & The Blazers
Original Sound1969
City Dump
Dyke And The Blazers
Original Sound1969
Funky Bull Pt. I
Dyke And The Blazers
Original Sound1968
Funky Bull Pt. II
Dyke And The Blazers
Original Sound1968
You Are My Sunshine
Dyke And The Blazers
Original Sound1969
Shotgun Slim
Dyke And The Blazers
Original Sound1969
We Got More Soul
Dyke And The Blazers
Original Sound1969