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Evelyn "Champagne" King - 100% match to Slave

b 1 July 1960, the Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. A former office cleaner at Gamble And Huff's Sigma Sound studios, King was overheard singing Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come" by Theodore Life, a member of the company's writing and production staff. He coached the... Read more

Norman Connors - 93% match to Slave

Norman Connor, 1 March 1948, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Connors took up drums and was writing his own music from the age of five. After graduating from the Julliard School of Music he pursued a career as a sideman, working with Billy Paul, Jack McDuff, Archie Shepp, and... Read more

Ohio Players - 78% match to Slave

Formed in Dayton, Ohio, USA, this multi-talented unit originated from four members of the Ohio Untouchables, saxophonists Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks and Clarence "Satch" Satchell, bass player Marshall Jones and guitarist Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner. The Ohio Untouchables forged a... Read more

Chic - 74% match to Slave

Probably the band of the disco generation, Chic was built around Nile Rodgers (19 September 1952, New York, USA; guitar) and Bernard Edwards (b. 31 October 1952, Greenville, North Carolina, USA, d. 18 April 1996, Tokyo, Japan; bass). During the 60s Rodgers had played in a rock... Read more

Heatwave - 74% match to Slave

Although based in Britain, Heatwave was formed by the Wilder brothers, Johnnie (3 July 1949, Dayton, Ohio, USA, d. 13 May 2006, Clayton, Ohio, USA) and Keith, on their discharge from the US Army. An advertisement in a music paper yielded Hull, England-born songwriter and... Read more

Skyy - 73% match to Slave

This eight-piece soul/funk band were formed in New York. Known as Skyy in the UK, they were led by Randy Muller, the guiding light behind disco group Brass Construction. The other members were Anibal Anthony (guitar), Gerald Le Bon (bass), Tommy McConnel (drums), Larry Greenberg... Read more

Shalamar - 72% match to Slave

This act was created by Dick Griffey, booking agent for US television's Soul Train show, and Simon Soussan, a veteran of UK's northern soul scene. The latter produced "Uptown Festival", a medley of popular Motown Records favourites, which was issued on Griffey's Solar label.... Read more

Rose Royce - 70% match to Slave

Formed in the USA as a multi-purpose backing group, the original nine-piece worked under a variety of names. In 1973 Kenji Brown (guitar), Victor Nix (keyboards), Kenny Copeland, Freddie Dunn (trumpets), Michael Moore (saxophone), Lequient "Duke" Jobe (bass), Henry Garner and... Read more

The Gap Band - 70% match to Slave

This influential US funk/soul outfit was formed in 1967 by three brothers, Charlie Wilson (Charles Wilson, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; vocals/keyboards), Ronnie Wilson (trumpet/keyboards) and Robert Wilson (bass/vocals). They took their name from the initials of three streets,... Read more

Average White Band - 69% match to Slave

The Average White Band was the natural culmination of several soul-influenced Scottish beat outfits. The original line-up featured Alan Gorrie (19 July 1946, Perth, Scotland; vocals/bass/guitar), Owen "Onnie" McIntyre (b. 25 September 1945, Lennoxtown, Scotland; guitar/vocals),... Read more