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Group Members:

Jimmy Brown, Ray Ransom, Eddie Irons, Regi Hargis

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Influenced By:

Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart, The J.B.'s, Jimmy Castor, Charles Wright, Parliament, The Ohio Players, James Brown

Performed Songs By:

J. Brown, Jimmy Brown, Ray Ransom, Eddie Irons, Regi Hargis
See Brick Lyrics
  • Formed: 1972, Atlanta, GA
  • Disbanded: 1981
  • Genres: Rhythm & Blues
  • Representative Albums: "The Best of Brick," "Good High," "Brick"
  • Representative Songs: "Dazz," "Dusic," "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody"

Biography

Brick was an Atlanta band that created a successful merger of funk and jazz in the '70s they called "dazz." Brick's roster included lead vocalist/saxophonist/flutist Jimmy Brown; guitarist/bassist/vocalist Regi Hargis Hickman; lead singer Ray Ransom, who doubled as a bassist/keyboardist/percussionist; and Eddie Irons, who did lead vocals and played drums and keyboards. They recorded "Music Matic" for Main Street in 1976, before signing to the CBS-distributed label Bang. Their first Bang single, "Dazz," topped the R&B charts and was number-three pop in 1976, and they continued on Bang until 1982. Brick scored two more huge hits in 1977, "Dusic" and "Ain't Gonna' Hurt Nobody," each with a chunky, propulsive beat and catchy, light pop-jazz refrain. Their last Top Ten R&B hit was "Sweat (Til You Get Wet)" in 1981. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide
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Brick
Origin Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres Funk, R&B, disco
Years active 1972–1981
Labels Bang, Magic City

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 U.S. Pop, #1 U.S. R&B, #36 UK Singles Chart[1]) which was released in 1976.

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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.

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Discography

Albums

  • Good High (1976), Bang
  • Brick (1977), Bang
  • Stoneheart (1979), Bang
  • Waiting on You (1980), Bang
  • Summer Heat (1981), Bang
  • After 5 (1982), Bang
  • Too Tuff (1988), Magic City
  • The Best of Brick (1995), Epic/Bang
  • Super Hits (2000), Sony

Singles

  • "Music Matic" (1976)
  • "Dazz" (1976) #1 (4 Weeks) R&B; #3 US Hot 100
  • "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)
  • "Stick By You" (1982)

References

  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 78. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 

External links

Brick at Allmusic


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