Brick (band)

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Name = Brick


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Origin = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genre = Funk, R&B, disco
Years_active = 1972–1981
Label = Bang, Magic City
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Brick is a former American band that created a successful merger of funk and jazz in the 1970s. Their most popular single was "Dazz" (#3 Pop, #1 R&B), released in 1976.

History

Brick was formed in Atlanta, Georgia in 1972 from members of two bands - one disco and the other jazz. They coined their own term for disco-jazz, "dazz". They released their first single "Music Matic" on Main Street Records in 1976, before signing to Bang Records, distributed by CBS Records. Their next single, "Dazz", (#3 Pop, #1 R&B) was released in 1976. The band continued to record for Bang records until 1982. Other hits followed: "That's What It's All About" (R&B #48) and "Dusic" (#18 Pop, #2 R&B) in 1977, and "Ain't Gonna' Hurt Nobody" (#92 Pop, #7 R&B) in 1978. Their last Top Ten R&B hit was "Sweat (Til You Get Wet)" in 1981.

Members

*Jimmy Brown - lead vocals, saxophone, flute
*Regi Hargis Hickman - guitar, bass, vocals
*Eddie Irons - lead vocals, drums, keyboards
*Donald Nevins - keyboards, vocals
*Ray Ransom - vocals, bass, keyboards, percussion

Discography

Albums

*"Good High" (1976), Bang
*"Brick" (1977), Bang
*"Stoneheart" (1979), Bang
*"Waiting on You" (1980), Bang
*"Summer Heat" (1981), Bang
*"Too Tuff" (1988), Magic City
*"The Best of Brick" (1995), Epic/Bang
*"Super Hits" (2000), Sony

ingles

*"Music Matic" (1976)
*"Dazz" (1976)
*"Dusic" (1977)
*"That's What It's All About" (1977)
*"Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody" (1978)
*"Sweat (Til You Get Wet)" (1981)
*"Wide Open" (1981)

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