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Line 1: {{Short description\|American R&B and funk band}} {{Use mdy dates\|date=January 2022}} {{Distinguish\|Dazz}} {{Infobox musical artist \| name = Dazz Band \| image = Bobby Harris Iraq.jpg \| caption = Bobby Harris, ~~singer~~performing ~~and~~in ~~saxophone player with the funk band "The Dazz Band," sings to Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers~~2008 ~~\| image_size =~~ ~~\| landscape = yes~~ \| alias = Kinsman Dazz (1977–80)<ref name="AllMusic"/> \| origin = [[Cleveland, Ohio]], ~~United States~~U.S. \| genre = {{flatlist\| * [[Funk]] Line 30 ⟶ 29: Les Thaler Ed Meyers Michael Wiley ~~(deceased)~~ Isaac Wiley, Jr. Michael Calhoun Kevin Kendrick Steve Cox Eric Fearman Pierre DeMudd ~~(deceased)~~ Juan Lively Kenny Pettus Jerry Bell Terry Stanton ~~(deceased)~~ Nathaniel Philips Michael G. Jackson ~~(deceased)~~ }} The '''Dazz Band''' is an American [[Rhythm and blues\|R&B]], /[[funk]] band most popular in the early 1980s. Emerging from [[Cleveland, Ohio]], the group's biggest hit songs include ~~the [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals\|Grammy Award]]-winning~~ "[[Let It Whip]]" (1982), "[[Joystick (song)\|Joystick]]" (1983), and "Let It All Blow" (1984). The name of the band is a [[portmanteau]] of the description "danceable jazz".<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web\|last1=Erlewine\|first1=Stephen Thomas\|title=Biography\|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dazz-band-mn0000195634/biography\|publisher=[[AllMusic]]\|access-date=27 January 2022}}</ref> ==History== The Dazz Band formed in [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]]~~, United States~~, in 1976, stemming from the [[jazz fusion]] band Bell Telefunk.<ref name="LarkinSM">{{cite book\|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music\|The Guinness Who's Who of Soul Music]]\|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)\|Larkin, Colin]]\|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]\|date=1993\|edition=First\|isbn=0-85112-733-9\|page=64/5}}</ref> Founded by Bobby Harris<!-- do ''not'' change this unless you provide a source that is more reliable than http://www.cleveland.com/dining/index.ssf/2013/08/legendary_dazz_band_from_cleve.html. The cleveland.com reference clearly states that Bobby Harris founded the band. -->,<ref name=Aug13>{{cite news\|title=Legendary Dazz Band, from Cleveland's Kinsman neighborhood, hits Beachland Ballroom on Friday\| url= http://www.cleveland.com/dining/index.ssf/2013/08/legendary_dazz_band_from_cleve.html\|date=2013-08-23\|access-date=2013-11-03\|first=John\|last=Petkovic\| newspaper= [[The Plain Dealer]] \|location=Cleveland, Ohio}}</ref> the Dazz Band has performed since 1976 and continues to perform today. Original Kinsman Dazz/ Dazz Band members included Bobby Harris (saxophonist, vocalist), Kenny Pettus (lead vocalist, percussions), Isaac "Ike" Wiley, Jr. (drums), his brother Michael Wiley (bassist), and Michael Calhoun (songwriter/guitarist).<ref name="LarkinSM"/> The group was originally named Kinsman Dazz at the suggestion of Ray Calabrese, who later became its 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.<ref>{{cite news\|last1= Cheeks\|first1=Dwayne\|title=Dazz aims to perfect its pizazz\|work= The Plain Dealer\|issue=24\|date=December 31, 1982\|ref=Cheeks}}</ref> Kinsman Dazz was signed to [[20th Century Records]] in 1977,<ref name="LarkinSM"/> 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). In 1977, the group went to [[Los Angeles]] to record with producer [[Marvin Gaye]]. Due to illness, Gaye was unable to complete the project. Harris requested and got [[Philip Bailey]], the vocalist of [[Earth, Wind & Fire]], to produce the group's first album ''[[Kinsman Dazz (Kinsman Dazz album)\|Kinsman Dazz]]''. They released their first single, "I Might as Well Forget About Loving You" in 1978. Philip Bailey made significant contributions to the group's vocal arrangements and overall sound. He also co-produced the second album ''[[Dazz (album)\|Dazz]]'' in 1979, when the band achieved their second charting hit, "Catchin' Up on Love". Line 56 ⟶ 55: The Dazz Band's first album for Motown was ''Invitation to Love'' (1980).<ref name="LarkinSM"/> The album's title track began a string of hits starting in March 1981. The group's next album ''Let the Music Play'' (1981)<ref name="LarkinSM"/> featured the single "Knock! Knock!" which reached the top 50. The Dazz Band's breakthrough came with the hit "[[Let It Whip]]",<ref name="LarkinSM"/> written and produced by [[Karma (American band)\|Reggie Andrews]], from their ''Keep It Live'' (1982) album.<ref name="LarkinSM"/> "Let It Whip" reached No. 1 on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs\|R&B]] [[record chart\|chart]] and won a [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals]].<ref name= "LarkinSM"/> 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. On December 31, 1982, during the Dazz Band's New Year's Eve concert at the Front Row Theatre in Cleveland, Mayor [[George V. Voinovich]] presented Bobby Harris and the Dazz Band the Key to the City with proclamations from the State of Ohio.<ref name= Stunek>{{cite news\|last1=Stunek\|first1=Jim\|title=The Dazz Band: turning music into money\|work=Scene Newspaper, Cleveland\|page= 7\|date=January 20, 1983}}</ref> The Dazz Band continued to score R&B hits with the songs such as "Party Right Here" (1983), "On the One for Fun" (1983) "[[Joystick (song)\|Joystick]]" (1983), and "Let It All Blow" (also their biggest UK hit single, peaking at No. 12 in 1984).<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book\|first=David\|last=Roberts\|year=2006\|title=British Hit Singles & Albums\|edition=19th\|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited\|location=London\|isbn=1-904994-10-5\|page=144}}</ref> Andrews produced five Dazz Band albums: ''Let the Music Play'' (1981), ''Keep It Live'' (1982), ''On the One'' (1983), ''Joystick'' (1983) and ''Jukebox'' (1984), all on the Motown label. Harris was the associate producer on all five albums, and producer of the album ''Hot Spot'' (1985), also on Motown. After winning the Grammy in 1982, Keith Harrison (1983) (vocalist, keyboards) was added to the group.<ref name="LarkinSM"/> In 1985, both Eric Fearman and Sennie "Skip" Martin (trumpet, vocalist) left the group and were replaced by guitarist Marlon McClain;<ref name="LarkinSM"/> and the search began for additional vocalists that would match the Dazz Band sound. In 1986, the Dazz Band recorded ''Wild & Free'' (1986), which featured Jerry Bell as lead vocalist, and was released by [[Geffen Records]].<ref name="AllMusic"/> Line 69 ⟶ 68: In January 2014, Michael Calhoun, Jerry Bell, Ed Meyers, Robert Young, and Larry Blake applied for the Dazz Band trademark. In March 2015, the mark was registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Upon learning of both registrations, Harris secured legal representation from former US Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Judge, Gary Krugman, at Sughrue Mion in Washington D.C. Petitions to cancel the marks and were filed with the United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. After two years of legal filings, and a series of unsuccessful attempts to stop Dazz Band performances, the Dazz Band mark was cancelled in April 2017.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/v?pnam=+Ed+Meyers,+Robery+Young+&+Larry+Blake++\|title=USPTO TTABVUE. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Inquiry System\|website=Ttabvue.uspto.gov}}</ref> Former drummer Isaac Wiley Jr. died on April 23, 2023.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Dazz Band co-founder and drumming legend Isaac Wiley dies \|url=https://www.soultracks.com/story-isaac-ike-wiley-dies \|access-date=25 April 2023 \|publisher=Soul Tracks \|date=23 April 2023}}</ref> ==Members== Line 78 ⟶ 79: Raymond Calhoun - [[Drums]] (1998–2001; 2019–present) Donny Sykes - [[Lead Vocals]] (2015–present) Alvin Frazier - [[Bass ~~Guitar~~guitar]], [[Vocals]] (2021–present) ===Past=== Wayne Preston - Saxophone (1977–1979) Les Thaler - Trumpet (1977–1979) Michael G. Jackson - Keyboards (1977–1979; died 1997) Ed Meyers - [[Trombone]] (1977–1981) Michael Wiley - [[Bass guitars]], vocals (1977–1988; died 1993) Isaac Wiley, Jr. - Drums (1977–1985; died 2023) Michael Calhoun - Guitars, vocals (1977–1981) Kenny Pettus - [[Percussion]], vocals (1977–1986; 1998–2001) Line 124 ⟶ 125: !align="center" rowspan="2"\| Record label \|- !scope="col" style="width:~~2.5em~~3em;font-size:90%;"\| [[Billboard 200\|US]]<br><ref name="Awards">{{cite web\|title=Dazz Band - Awards\|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/dazz-band-mn0000195634/awards\|publisher=AllMusic\|access-date=27 January 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106215743/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/dazz-band-mn0000195634/awards\|archive-date=November 6, 2013}}</ref> !scope="col" style="width:~~2.5em~~3em;font-size:90%;"\| [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums\|US R&B]]<br><ref name="Awards"/> \|- \|align="center"\|[[1980 ~~in music\|1980]]~~ \| ''Invitation to Love'' \|align="center"\| — \|align="center"\| — \|align="center"\| \|rowspan="87"\|[[Motown Records\|Motown]] \|- \|align="center"\|[[1981 ~~in music\|1981]]~~ \| ''Let the Music Play'' \|align="center"\| 154 Line 140 ⟶ 141: \|align="center"\| \|- \|align="center" rowspan="2" \| [[1982 ~~in music\|1982]]~~ \| ''Keep It Live'' \|align="center"\| 14 Line 152 ⟶ 153: \|align="center"\| \|- \|align="center"\| [[1983 ~~in music\|1983]]~~ \| ''Joystick'' \|align="center"\| 73 Line 158 ⟶ 159: \|align="center"\| \|- \|align="center" ~~rowspan="2"~~ \| ~~[[1984 in music\|~~1984]] \| ''Jukebox'' \|align="center"\| 84 Line 164 ⟶ 165: \|align="center"\| \|- \|align="center"\| —1985▼ ~~\| ''Greatest Hits''~~ ▲\|align="center"\| — ~~\|align="center"\| —~~ ~~\|align="center"\|~~ \|- ~~\|align="center"\| [[1985 in music\|1985]]~~ \| ''Hot Spot'' \|align="center"\| 114 Line 175 ⟶ 171: \|align="center"\| \|- \|align="center"\| [[1986 ~~in music\|1986]]~~ \| ''Wild & Free'' \|align="center"\| 178 Line 182 ⟶ 178: \| [[Geffen Records\|Geffen]] \|- \|align="center"\| [[1988 ~~in music\|1988]]~~ \| ''Rock the Room'' \|align="center"\| — Line 189 ⟶ 185: \| [[RCA Records\|RCA]] \|- \|align="center"\| ~~[[1996 in music\|1996]]~~1995 \| ''Under the Streetlights'' \|align="center"\| — Line 196 ⟶ 192: \| Lucky \|- \|align="center"\| [[1997 ~~in music\|1997]]~~ \| ''Double Exposure'' \|align="center"\| — Line 203 ⟶ 199: \| rowspan="2"\|Intersound \|- \|align="center"\| [[1998 ~~in music\|1998]]~~ \| ''Here We Go Again'' \|align="center"\| — Line 209 ⟶ 205: \|align="center"\| \|- \|align="center"\| [[2001 ~~in music\|2001]]~~ \| ''Time Traveler'' \|align="center"\| — Line 226 ⟶ 222: !align="center" rowspan="2"\| Album \|- !scope="col" style="width:~~2.5em~~3em;font-size:90%;"\| [[Billboard Hot 100\|US]]<br><ref name="VF">{{cite web\|title=Dazz Band Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography\|url=https://www.musicvf.com/Dazz+Band.art\|website=Music VF\|access-date=17 October 2020}}</ref> !scope="col" style="width:~~2.5em~~3em;font-size:90%;"\| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs\|US<br />R&B]]<br><ref name="VF"/> !scope="col" style="width:~~2.5em~~3em;font-size:90%;"\| [[Hot Dance Music/Club Play\|US<br />Dance]]<br><ref name="VF"/> !scope="col" style="width:~~2.5em~~3em;font-size:90%;"\| [[Kent Music Report\|AUS]]<br><ref name=aus>{{cite book\|last=Kent\|first=David\|author-link=David Kent (historian)\|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992\|edition=illustrated\|publisher=Australian Chart Book\|location=St Ives, N.S.W.\|year=1993\|isbn=0-646-11917-6\|page=84}}</ref> !scope="col" style="width:~~2.5em~~3em;font-size:90%;"\| [[UK Singles Chart\|UK]]<br><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22089/dazz-band/\|title=DAZZ BAND \| full Official Chart History \| Official Charts Company\|website=officialcharts.com\|access-date=20 April 2020}}</ref> \|- \|align="center"\| [[1980 ~~in music\|1980]]~~ \| "Shake It Up" \|align="center"\| — Line 241 ⟶ 237: \|rowspan="2"\| ''Invitation to Love'' \|- \|align="center" rowspan="2" \| [[1981 ~~in music\|1981]]~~ \| "Invitation to Love" \|align="center"\| 109 Line 257 ⟶ 253: \| ''Let the Music Play'' \|- \|align="center" rowspan="2" \| [[1982 ~~in music\|1982]]~~ \| "[[Let It Whip]]" \|align="center"\| 5 Line 273 ⟶ 269: \|align="center"\| — \|- \|align="center" rowspan="4" \| [[1983 ~~in music\|1983]]~~ \| "On the One for Fun" \|align="center"\| — Line 304 ⟶ 300: \|rowspan="2"\| ''Joystick'' \|- \|align="center" rowspan="2" \| [[1984 ~~in music\|1984]]~~ \| "Swoop (I'm Yours)" \|align="center"\| — Line 320 ⟶ 316: \|rowspan="2"\| ''Jukebox'' \|- \|align="center" rowspan="2" \| [[1985 ~~in music\|1985]]~~ \| "Heartbeat" \|align="center"\| 110 Line 336 ⟶ 332: \| ''Hot Spot'' \|- \|align="center" rowspan="2" \| [[1986 ~~in music\|1986]]~~ \| "L.O.V.E. M.I.A." \|align="center"\| — Line 352 ⟶ 348: \|align="center"\| — \|- \|align="center" rowspan="3" \| [[1988 ~~in music\|1988]]~~ \| "Anticipation" \|align="center"\| — Line 375 ⟶ 371: \|align="center"\| — \|- \|align="center" rowspan="2" \| [[1998 ~~in music\|1998]]~~ \| "Ain't Nuthin' but a Jam Y'all" \|align="center"\| — Line 411 ⟶ 407: {{Commons category\|Dazz Band}} * [http://www.thedazzband.com/ Dazz Band official site] * [https://www.discogs.com/artist/198102-Dazz-Band Discography] at [[Discogs]]. * {{Allmusic\|class=artist\|id=p69350}} * [https://www.facebook.com/theoneandonlydazzband/ Dazz Band ~~Official~~official Facebook Page] * {{imdb name\|2595834}} {{Authority control}} Line 420 ⟶ 417: [[Category:American dance music groups]] [[Category:Motown artists]] [[Category:Geffen Records artists]] [[Category:Musical groups from Cleveland]] [[Category:Grammy Award winners]] Line 426 ⟶ 424: [[Category:Musical groups established in 1977]] [[Category:Musical groups from Ohio]] [[Category:American musical septets]]