The Dazz Band
Wikimp3 information about the music of The Dazz Band. On our website we have 33 albums and 70 collections of artist The Dazz Band. You can find useful information and download songs of this artist. We also know that The Dazz Band represents Hip Hop/R&B genres.
Biography
[Edit]The Cleveland-based Dazz Band was one of the more popular funk groups of the early '80s. Bobby Harris formed the group in the late '70s, merging two Cleveland funk bands, Bell Telefunk and Mother Braintree. After myriad lineup changes, the end result was an eight-piece band featuring Harris, Skip Martin III, Pierre DeMudd on horns and vocals, guitarist Eric Fearman, bassist Michael Wiley, drummer Isaac Wiley, keyboardist Kevin Frederick, and percussionist Kenny Pettus. Harris and lead songwriter/guitarist Mike Calhoun's concept for the group was "danceable jazz"; he shortened the description to "dazz" and called the group Kinsman Dazz. Under that name, the group had two small hits in the U.S.A. during 1978 and 1979. After Calhoun left they changed their name to the Dazz Band in 1980 and signed to Motown.
Invitation to Love, the band's first release for the record label, was released in 1980. Once the group veered away from the more melodic, pop-oriented dance music that dominated their debut and started playing a tougher, more groove-oriented funk, the Dazz Band began racking up the hits. "Let It Whip," taken from their second album Keep It Live (1982), reached number five and won a Grammy Award for Best Performance by an R&B Vocal Duo or Group. While they never reached those heights again, the Dazz Band had a string of six consecutive Top 100 albums that ran until 1986; during that time, they scored two other Top 100 singles, "Joystick" and "Let It All Blow." In 1985, Fearman and Frederick left the band; they were replaced by Marlon McClain and Keith Harrison, respectively. The Dazz Band switched labels to Geffen in 1986. That year they had their final charting album, Wild and Free. Soon after its release, the band switched to RCA. The group failed to have another hit and quietly faded away.
Title: Winning Combinations: The Brothers Johnson & Dazz Band
Artist: The Brothers Johnson, The Dazz Band
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop, Funk
Title: Original Artist Hit List: Dazz Band
Artist: The Dazz Band
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop, Funk
Title: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Dazz Band
Artist: The Dazz Band
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Been Such a Long Time (feat. Jerry Bell) - Single
Artist: The Dazz Band
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Best Of Dazz Band (20th Century Masters: The Millenium Collection)
Artist: The Dazz Band
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: U R My Starship (Maxi-Single)
Artist: The Dazz Band, Kings Of Soul
Genre: Electronica, House, Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B, Death Metal
Title: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Dazz Band
Artist: The Dazz Band
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop, Funk
Collections
Title: Classic Disco
Genre: Pop
Title: 80's Legends & Their Hits You Remember
Genre: Rock
Title: Classic 80s Hits
Title: Love Funk - 12 Classic Funk Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Soul Strut, Vol. 21
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Soul Strut, Vol. 20
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Soul Strut, Vol. 19
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: I Feel Like Disco
Genre: Pop
Title: 80s (Re-recorded Versions)
Title: Party Like It's the 80's
Genre: Pop
Title: Eighties Junkie
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Hip Hop Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: 80's & 90's Jams! Hits of the Decade
Genre: Pop
Title: St. Patrick's Day Party
Genre:
Title: New Year's Eve Party 2014
Genre: Pop
Title: '70s - 100 Retro Radio Hits
Genre: Rock
Title: Black Power - '60s & '70s
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: New Year's Dance Party
Genre: Pop
Title: Saturday Night Club Fever
Genre: Pop
Title: Gold - '80s Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 70 Hits of the '70s (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Rock
Title: 100 Hits of the 70's
Genre: Rock
Title: Flashdance 30th Anniversary
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Soul Train Hits (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Summer Dance Party
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Funk Essentials (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 80's DJ Hits
Title: Number 1's: '80s Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Summer Island Fun
Genre: Pop
Title: Ready, Set.. 80's
Genre: Pop
Title: 80's Block Party
Genre: Pop
Title: Hitsville USA, the Motown Collection 1972-1992
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Classic 80s
Genre: Pop
Title: 80s Live in Concert
Genre: Rock
Title: Flashback - One Hit Wonders
Genre: Pop
Title: 202 Motown Songs: The Complete No. 1s
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Music of the 80's & 90's
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco
Title: 80s Party Hits
Title: Classic 80's
Genre: Pop
Title: Funk Soul & Classic R&B
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Totally Electro 80s (Re-Recorded)
Genre: Rock
Title: The Best New Years 2011 Dance Collection (Remastered)
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Party Songs (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions)
Genre: Pop
Title: Sexiest Song Collection (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Pop
Title: 80s Gold Groove (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions)
Genre: Rock
Title: Top Hits Of '80s Pop (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions)
Genre: Rock
Title: R&B Hip Hop Soul Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Hip Hop & R&B After Hours
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Summer Movie Soundtracks
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: 70s One Hit Wonders
Genre: Rock
Title: #1 70s Album
Genre: Rock
Title: One Hit Wonders (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Pop
Title: Lost Soul Treasures
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Platinum Trax Dance Party
Genre: Pop
Title: Disco Inferno Dance All Night
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco
Title: Tom Joyner Presents: The UWF All-Stars Live
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Number 1's: Motown, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 80's FM Radio
Genre: Pop
Title: R&B Hip Hop Soul Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Summer R&B Hits & Hip-Hop Jams
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Essential Songs for Mom & Dad
Genre: Pop
Title: Super Funk Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Funk You! '60s & '70s Funk Superstars
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Featuring albums
Title: Electronica 101
Artist: Soft Cell Tangerine Dream Kraftwelt Trans X
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Flashdance 30th Anniversary
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Disco, Pop
Title: Hitsville USA, The Motown Collection 1972-1992
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Best Of Disco Funk (Disco Nights Vol.2)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
