Sun (R&B band)

Infobox musical artist 2
Name = Sun


Origin = flagicon|USA Dayton, Ohio, United States
Occupation = Singer-Songwriter / Producer / Musician
Genre = Funk / R&B / Soul Music
Years_active = 1976 - 1988
Label = Capitol Records / Air City Records / Blip Blop Records

Sun was an R&B, disco, and funk band that was active mainly during the late 1970s and the early 1980s. Originating from Dayton, Ohio, Sun recorded prolifically for Capitol Records from 1976 to 1984, but just couldn't score a major hit. The closest they came was "Sun Is Here", which made it to number 18 on the R&B charts in 1978. They made one last try with Air City in 1984, but it flopped.

Original Group Members/Instrument played

*John Wagner (Trumpet, Vocs)

*Chris Jones (Trumpet, Vocals)

*Byron M. Byrd (Tenor Saxophone, Vocals)

*Dean Hummons (Organ, Piano, Clavinet)

*Hollis Melson (Bass)

*Kym Yancey (drums)

*Shawn Sandridge (Guitar and Heil Talk Box)

In 1977, Sun added Gary King (trombone, vocs), Ernie Knisley (percussion, Trumpet), and Bruce Hastell (guitar). In 1979, Robert Arnold, Nigel Boulton, Sonnie Talbert, Keith Cheatham, and Curtis Hooks replaced all but Byron Byrd and Kym Yancey from the original 7 piece lineup,following a management dispute. Founding members Sandridge, Jones and Hummons left Sun to form a new group called Dayton. Sun disbanded in 1982 after a stint in Japan. In 1985 an amended line-up recorded the album 'Eclipse' for the Air City label. By this time Sun's line-up was down to Byron M. Byrd and Anthony Thompson.

Discography

*"Live On, Dream On" (1976)

*"Wanna Make Love" (1976)

*"Sun Power" (1977)

*"Sunburn" (1978)

*"Destination Sun" (1979)

*"Sun Over the Universe" (1980)

*"Force of Nature" (1981)

*"Let There Be Sun" (1982)

*"Eclipse" (1985)

External links

* [http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Sun.html Sun's Soulwalking Page]
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* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Sun+(7) Sun @ Discogs]