Voinovich presented Bobby Harris and The Dazz Band with the Key to theĬity of Cleveland with proclamations from the State of Ohio. Year's Eve concert at the Front Row in Cleveland, Mayor George V. Reggie Andrews masterful knowledge of music and smooth temperamentīrought musical stability that would make an everlasting mark on Theĭazz Band's history. Pettus, Steve Cox, Keith Harrison, Michael Wiley & Isaac Wiley. Sennie "Skip" Martin, Pierre DeMudd, Bobby Harris, Eric Fearman, Kenny Members of the Grammy Award Winning Dazz Band included: 1 on the R&B charts, and achieved a Grammy Award and continues in recurring radio and Sirius XM The Dazz Band's breakthrough came with the hit " Let It Whip" written and produced by Reggie Andrews off of the Keep It Live (1982) album. The group's next album, Let The Music Play (1981), featured the hit single "Knock! Knock!", reaching the Top 50. The bands title track began a string of hits starting in March, 1981. The Dazz Band's first album for Motown was Invitation to Love(1980). Martin, (trumpet, vocalist) Pierre DeMudd (trumpet, vocalist) and Kevin Preston and Les Thaler were no longer with the group, and Sennie "Skip" Which simultaneously included a re-organization of members. In 1980, The Kinsman Dazz changed its name to The Dazz Band after being signed to Motown Records Second album, Dazz in 1979 when the band achieved their second charting hit "Catchin' Up On Love".
Philip Bailey made significant contributions to the group's Released their first single, "I Might as Well Forget About Loving You" Leader Bobby Harris requested and got Philip Bailey, the vocalist of Earth, Wind & Fire, to produce the group's first album Kinsman Dazz They
Due to illness, Gaye was unable to complete the project. In 1977, the group went to Los Angeles to record with producer Marvin Gaye. Meyers (trombone), Wayne Preston (saxophonist), and Les Thaler Harris, Calhoun, Pettus, and the Wiley brothers and added newcomers Ed In 1977 and the group expanded from the original quintet consisting of Kinsman Dazz was signed to 20th Century Records The Dazz Band adopted its name prior to the release of the song "Dazz" which became an R&B hit for Atlanta's Brick in 1976. The street Bobby Harris grew up on, and where the band worked as a Manager along with Sonny Jones, owner of The Kinsman Grill, located near The group was originally named Kinsman DazzĪt the suggestion of Ray Calabrese, who would later become the band's "Ike" Wiley, Jr., (drums) his brother Michael Wiley (bassist), and (saxophonist, vocalist) Kenny Pettus, (lead vocalist, percussions) Isaac Original Kinsman Dazz/ Dazz Band members included Bobby Harris, The Dazz Band has performed since 1976 and continues to perform inĢ015. The Dazz Band grew out of Cleveland, Ohio, in 1976 stemming from the jazz fusion band Bell Telefunk.
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