At this time, Bobby Harris of the Dazz Band requested and got Philip Bailey to produce the group's first album, Kinsman Dazz.

Despite losing Holland – Dozier – Holland, Norman Whitfield, and a number of its other hitmakers by 1975, Motown still had a number of successful artists during the 1970s and 1980s, including Lionel Richie and the Commodores, Rick James, Teena Marie, the Dazz Band and DeBarge.

The label's numbering system was combined with those of Tamla and Gordy in 1982, and the label ( and company ) was purchased by MCA in 1988. Notable Motown artists have included Mary Wells, The Supremes, Four Tops, The Jackson 5, Boyz II Men, Commodores, Lionel Richie, Dazz Band, Brian McKnight, 98 Degrees, and Erykah Badu.

** Dazz Band for " Let It Whip "

** The Dazz Band for " Let It Whip "

The group met Reggie Andrews, a local high-school music teacher who worked with the Dazz Band and Rick James, and who was a major musical influence on their debut album.

During the 70's, southwest Ohio, and Dayton in particular, was known for its stable of funk bands, including Bootsy's Rubber Band, The Ohio Players, Lakeside, Slave, Heatwave, Sun, Dazz Band, Faze O, and Zapp featuring Roger Troutman.

Cleveland, Ohio Dazz Band, O ' Jays, Rude Boys and Men at Large.

The Dazz Band is a former American funk music band that was most popular in the early 1980s.

The Dazz Band is an American funk music band that was most popular in the early 1980s.

It is a common misconception that the song " Dazz " by Brick has Brick as the song name and Dazz Band as the band name.

The Kinsman Dazz became the Dazz Band in 1980.

Separately, the 20th Century Records label was closed, and the Dazz Band was signed to Motown Records.

In 1986, Dazz Band recorded Wild & Free for Geffen Records, and moved to RCA Records.

Band, Stevie Wonder, Kool & the Gang, Yarbrough and Peoples, Smokey Robinson, Rick James, Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Earth, Wind & Fire, Dazz Band, Evelyn King, Marvin Gaye, Mtume, DeBarge, Midnight Star, and Freddie Jackson.

Band, Stevie Wonder, Kool & the Gang, Yarbrough and Peoples, Smokey Robinson, Rick James, Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Earth, Wind & Fire, Dazz Band, Evelyn King, Marvin Gaye, Mtume, DeBarge, Midnight Star, and Freddie Jackson.

Archie Bell, who formed the group, is the older brother of world karate champion ( and lead vocalist of Motown's Dazz Band ), Jerry Bell, NFL player Ricky Bell ( 1955 – 1984 ), and Eugene Bell Sr. Bell moved to Houston as a young boy, and formed the group in 1966 with his friends James Wise, Willie Parnell and Billy Butler.

Some of the artists he worked with during this period include: Michael Jackson, Van Halen, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Stevie Wonder, Barbra Streisand, Billy Preston, Gladys Knight, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe ( Yes ), Jon Anderson, Carola Häggkvist, The Bee Gees, Roger Hodgson ( Supertramp ), Julio Iglesias, Belinda Carlisle, Richard Marx, Earth Wind and Fire, Phil Keaggy, The Gap Band, The Dazz Band, Chicago, Larry Carlton, George Benson and Earl Klugh, Boz Scaggs, Neil Diamond, Andrae Crouch, and Quincy Jones.

The group adopted its name before the song " Dazz " became an R & B hit for Atlanta's Brick in 1976.

The group became known as Kinsman Dazz, named after both the street and the lounge where they worked as the house band: Sonny Jones ' Kinsman Grill Lounge.

Harris requested and got Philip Bailey, the vocalist of Earth, Wind & Fire, to produce the group's first album, Kinsman Dazz.

* 1980: " Turn You On " / " Groovin " ( 12 ") ( Dazz records DA 1003 / 1004 )

She relocated Bang Records to Atlanta, Georgia in 1970 and presided over a decade of success with Paul Davis (" Ride ' Em Cowboy ," " I Go Crazy ," " Sweet Life "); she also signed and developed Atlanta-based R & B funk group Brick (" Dazz ") and singer / songwriter Peabo Bryson.

Bailey had a major input into the group's vocal arrangements and would also co-produce the band's second album, Dazz.

Kinsman Dazz was signed to 20th Century Records by Joe Lewis in 1978.

Bailey would co-produce the second album, Dazz, and had a major input into the group's vocal arrangements.

In Fort Worth, Wills met Herman Arnspinger and formed The Wills Fiddle Band.

In 2009, Charles formed the Fantasy Funk Band, from the leading British musicians in the genre, and has presented the band at festivals, including Glastonbury.

Upon leaving Wagoner's organization in 1974, Parton formed her own " Travelin ' Family Band ", made up largely of siblings, cousins and other family members, and touring with a number of other acts, including Willie Nelson and Mac Davis.

In 1966, he and other musicians from the Boston folk scene formed a group called the International Submarine Band.

In later seasons, harmonica player Charlie McCoy joined the cast and eventually formed the Hee Haw Band, which became the house band for the rest of the series ' run.

Those few who stayed behind eventually formed tribal groups including the Eastern Band Cherokee, based in North Carolina, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and the Creeks in Atmore, Alabama.

Terry Woods formed The Bucks with Ron Kavana, releasing the album Dancin ' To The Ceili Band in 1994.

Later, he formed The Woods Band, releasing the album Music From The Four Corners of Hell in 2002.

In mid 1999, Jennings assembled what he referred to as his " hand-picked dream team " – and formed Waylon & The Waymore Blues Band.

The Yale Precision Marching Band has made a tradition of setting fire to the tops of the bells of their sousaphones, including in the fall of 1992 when sousaphones served as the " candles " of a " wedding cake " formed by the band when two band alumni were married during a halftime show.

Ma Rainey's tub-jug band featured the first recordings of slide guitar performer Tampa Red, who later formed his own Hokum Jug Band.

Some bands remain faithful to the original roots, while others continually expand the jug band repertoire to include other folk music, popular music, jazz and classical music forms, such as The Juggernaut Jug Band of Louisville, Kentucky ( formed in the late 1960s and possibly the only full-time jug band in existence at this time ), The Cincinnati Dancing Pigs ( who also have been together for 40 years ), The Carolina Chocolate Drops ( an African American jug band that also plays old-time African American fiddle tunes ), The Hobo Gobbelins, The Kitchen Syncopators and The Inkwell Rhythm Makers.

And also in the Bay Area, the " Mother of Jug Band Music ", Maria Muldaur, has formed a new jug band called The " Garden of Joy Jug Band ", which include members of the Crow Quill Night Owls and the Gallus Brothers.

Beefheart eventually formed a new Magic Band with a group of younger musicians and regained contemporary approval through three final albums: Shiny Beast ( Bat Chain Puller ) ( 1978 ), Doc at the Radar Station ( 1980 ) and Ice Cream for Crow ( 1982 ).

Joining with a Munsee-speaking group of the Lenape in Wisconsin, they have formed a federally recognized tribe known as the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians.

* The Heavy Cavalry and Cambrai Band-this band represents the regiments of The Royal Dragoon Guards, Queens Dragoon Guards, Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and the Royal Tank Regiments, and was formed in 2006 by the amalgamation of the Band of the Dragoon Guards and the Royal Tank Regiment Cambrai Band.

* The Light Cavalry Band-this band represents the regiments of Light Dragoons ( classed as hussars ), Kings Royal Hussars, Queens Royal Hussars, Queens Royal Lancers and 9th / 12th Lancers, and was formed in 2006 by the amalgamation of the Band of the Hussars and Light Dragoons and the Band of the Royal Lancers.

Originally called Scratch Band, this ministry-based quartet formed in the late 1970s in Sacramento, California, by Roe, keyboardist / guitarist Mark Tootle, bassist Jan Eric Volz, and drummer Mark Proctor.

After a number of years performing with local California bands and folk trios like Good Shepherd, Judge Rainbow and the Prophetic Trumpets, The Cardboard Scheme, and The Scarlet Staircase, Taylor formed Jubal's Last Band with Steve Baxter, Kenny Paxton, and Chuck Starnes in 1972.

A number of performers also enjoyed a renaissance by adopting country sounds, including: the Everly Brothers, whose Roots album ( 1968 ) is usually considered some of their finest work ; former teen idol Rick Nelson who became the frontman for the Stone Canyon Band ; John Fogerty, who left Creedence Clearwater Revival behind for the country sounds of The Blue Ridge Rangers ; Mike Nesmith, who had experimented with country sounds while with The Monkees, formed the First National Band ; and Neil Young who moved in and out of the genre throughout his career.