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Bartram said:Who would you say is the best white group to "cross over" into black music of all time? I'm telling you straight-up,,, Average White Band from the 70s has to be in dat mix!
I remember that too well,I was on the sidelines with my snare drum,man JSU The Sonic took it to us on their homecoming that year.JR said:To me it was KC and the Sunshine band but of course KC was the only white guy. As far as an all white band that crossed over probably would be the Doobie Brothers and maybe Hall and Oates. Wild Cherry with "Play that Funky Music" and the group Foxy which had Tito Puente's son in it. Their big hit I can remember the JSU band playing in 1978 was Gett Off. I am sure their were others. Most groups had a mixture of white and black. Heatwave was one of them. For years as a kid I thought Heatwave leader Rod Temperton was black until I saw an album cover. Remember back then there were no videos. Only American Bandstand, Casey Casem, and Soul Train. I remember when we found out Hall and Oates were not black. LOL. Of course alot of European groups crossed over to black radio in the 80's.
Good topic.
BNGguy said:AWB was one of my favorite white bands to listen to as a kid. I think Queen
Of My Soul was an underrated song that was just as great as their other cuts. Pick Up The Pieces, I'm The One, and Cut The Cake were my faves. Here's another one...even though they don't count as being a live band but I gotta give some love to Kraftwerk! I know y'all remember that Trans Europe Express isht!
JR said:To me it was KC and the Sunshine band but of course KC was the only white guy. As far as an all white band that crossed over probably would be the Doobie Brothers and maybe Hall and Oates. Wild Cherry with "Play that Funky Music" and the group Foxy which had Tito Puente's son in it. Their big hit I can remember the JSU band playing in 1978 was Gett Off. I am sure their were others. Most groups had a mixture of white and black. Heatwave was one of them. For years as a kid I thought Heatwave leader Rod Temperton was black until I saw an album cover. Remember back then there were no videos. Only American Bandstand, Casey Casem, and Soul Train. I remember when we found out Hall and Oates were not black. LOL. Of course alot of European groups crossed over to black radio in the 80's.
Good topic.
BandFan said:1) Hall & Oats - favorties cuts: "I cant go for that", "Sarah Smile", "ManEaster", "Private Eyes"
2) The BeeGees
3) Genesis (Phil Collis)
4) Tower of Power - "What is HIP" (When will another HBCU band play this)
5) QUEEN They are GREAT in every century
Vinita said:I like "School Boy Crush," myself.
Bartram said:Of coarse from my topic one of my favorites is "Love You Life". This is the sample in Tribe Called Quest's "Check the Ryhm"(?).
Anonymous said:Ya'll leaving our.... THE POLICE
northern tiger said:Yeah, uf, they were mentioned already. "Voices In My Head" was the sh@t. Them three dudes jammed.