On December 31, 1982, during the Dazz Band's New Year's Eve concert at the Front Row in Cleveland, Mayor George V. Members of the Grammy Award winning Dazz Band included: Sennie "Skip" Martin, Pierre DeMudd, Bobby Harris, Eric Fearman, Kenny Pettus, Steve Cox, Keith Harrison, Michael Wiley and Isaac Wiley. It continues in recurring radio and Sirius XM rotation. 1 on the US Billboard R&B chart, and achieved a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. The Dazz Band's breakthrough came with the hit " Let It Whip", written and produced by Reggie Andrews, from their Keep It Live (1982) album. The group's next album, Let the Music Play (1981), featured the hit single "Knock! Knock!", which reached the top 50. The album's title track began a string of hits starting in March, 1981. The Dazz Band's first album for Motown was Invitation to Love (1980). In 1981, guitarist Eric Fearman was also added. Wayne Preston and Les Thaler were no longer with the group, and Sennie "Skip" Martin, (trumpet, vocals), Pierre DeMudd (trumpet, vocals Ap– May 10, 2017), and Kevin Kendricks (keyboards) were added. In 1980, the Kinsman Dazz changed its name to the Dazz Band, after being signed to Motown Records, which simultaneously included a re-organization of members. He went on to co-produce the second album, Dazz in 1979, when the band achieved their second charting hit, "Catchin' Up on Love". Philip Bailey made significant contributions to the group's vocal arrangements and overall sound. They released their first single, "I Might as Well Forget About Loving You" in 1978. Harris requested and got Philip Bailey, the vocalist of Earth, Wind & Fire, to produce the group's first album Kinsman Dazz. Due to illness, Gaye was unable to complete the project. In 1977, the group went to Los Angeles to record with producer Marvin Gaye. Kinsman Dazz was signed to 20th Century Records in 1977, and the group expanded from the original quintet consisting of Harris, Calhoun, Pettus, and the Wiley brothers and added newcomers Ed Meyers (trombone), Wayne Preston (saxophonist), and Les Thaler (trumpet). He later became the band's manager along with Sonny Jones, owner of The Kinsman Grill, located near the street Harris grew up on, and where the band worked as a house band. The group was originally named Kinsman Dazz at the suggestion of Ray Calabrese.
(drums), his brother Michael Wiley (bassist), and Michael Calhoun (songwriter/guitarist). Original Kinsman Dazz/ Dazz Band members included Bobby Harris (saxophonist, vocalist), Kenny Pettus (lead vocalist, percussions), Isaac "Ike" Wiley, Jr. Founded by Bobby Harris, the Dazz Band has performed since 1976 and continues to perform today.
#Lyrics to dazz band let it whip series#
This is Part I of a three part pancocojams series that showcases the 1982 Funk song "Let It Whip" by The Dazz Band.The Dazz Band grew out of Cleveland, Ohio, United States, in 1976 stemming from the jazz fusion band, Bell Telefunk. Part I provides information about The Dazz Band and showcases a YouTube video of The Dazz Band performing their hit song "Let It Whip". Lyrics for this song are also included in this post.Ĭlick for Part II of this pancocojams series. Part II provides information about the television show Soul Train and showcases a YouTube video of the Soul Train line dancing to "Let It Whip". Selected comments from that video's discussion thread are also included in this post.Ĭlick for Part III of this pancocojams series. Part III showcases The Dazz Band's "Let It Whip" and Michael Jackson's "Beat It" and includes comments about how the beginning of each record sounds the same. The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes. Thanks to The Dazz Band for their musical legacy. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher for sharing this video on YouTube. The Daz Band's song "Let It Whip" came to my mind as a result of United States' House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ripping up her copy of Donald Trump's State Of The Union address. Yes, I know- the word "whip" doesn't have the same pronunciation and meaning as the word "rip". But the two words sound almost the same and are spelled almost the same.
That said, sharing information about and examples of The Dazz Band's now iconic 1982 Funk song "Let It Whip", the television series Soul Train & the Soul Train line, and Michael Jackson's 1982 Beat It song, is one way of honoring Black history in the month of February that United States annually designates as "Black history month".
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