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Dyke & The Blazers

Dyke & The Blazers has been played over 10 times on NTS, first on 10 August 2014. Dyke & The Blazers's music has been featured on 13 episodes.

The Phoenix band Dyke & the Blazers picked up on the rhythms, bass and organ innovations of James Brown's band and released "Funky Broadway - Part I" in 1967, the first black dance single with the name "Funky" in the title. "Funky Broadway" was later covered by Wilson Pickett, resulting in a #1 R&B hit.

Originally from Buffalo, New York, the band got stranded in Phoenix, Arizona while backing the O'Jays.

Vocalist Arlester "Dyke" Christian was shot to death…

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Runaway People
Dyke And The Blazers
Original Sound1970
Runaway People
Dyke And The BlazersOriginal Sound1970
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Let A Woman Be A Woman
Dyke And The Blazers
Original Sound1968
Let A Woman Be A Woman
Dyke And The BlazersOriginal Sound1968
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Let A Woman Be A Woman - Let A Man Be A Man
Dyke & The Blazers
Original Sound1969
Let A Woman Be A Woman - Let A Man Be A Man
Dyke & The BlazersOriginal Sound1969
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City Dump
Dyke And The Blazers
Original Sound1969
City Dump
Dyke And The BlazersOriginal Sound1969
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Funky Bull Pt. I
Dyke And The Blazers
Original Sound1968
Funky Bull Pt. I
Dyke And The BlazersOriginal Sound1968
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Funky Bull Pt. II
Dyke And The Blazers
Original Sound1968
Funky Bull Pt. II
Dyke And The BlazersOriginal Sound1968
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You Are My Sunshine
Dyke And The Blazers
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You Are My Sunshine
Dyke And The BlazersOriginal Sound1969
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Shotgun Slim
Dyke And The Blazers
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Shotgun Slim
Dyke And The BlazersOriginal Sound1969
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We Got More Soul
Dyke And The Blazers
Original Sound1969
We Got More Soul
Dyke And The BlazersOriginal Sound1969
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