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The Lockers (originally named The Campbellock Dancers) are pioneers of street dance and locking and were active throughout the 1970s. The Lockers were formed as a dance act in 1973 by Don Campbell and Toni Basil eight years before MTV and 32 years before any of the current TV dance competitions could give them a hands up. They we're "Dancing their way to stardom" on their own. Right On Magazine, February 1975</ref> Don Campbell is the founder of the locking dance style. Individual members' contributions (as soloist performers) to the dance style and group image coupled with their unique presentation in staging and concept broke down many barriers. It has been said on So You Think You Can Dance that 'The Lockers emergence on the dance scene changed the face of dance not only for street dancers but for dance in general and has made street dance a true American art form'.
Film, Concerts and television
The Lockers many television appearances include Saturday Night Live, Soul Train as guests performers, Carol Burnett and The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson. They appeared live at Radio City Music Hall, Carnegie Hall, Disneyland,The MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Harrah's Reno and Harrah's Tahoe. The group was animated for their appearance in the animated film "Hey Goodlooking" directed by Ralph Bashi. They appeared in commercials for Schlitz Malt Liquor and Billy Preston's album "Nothing From Nothing".
Members
From 1973 to 1976, The original Lockers consisted of the following members:
Don "Campbellock" Campbell
Creator of the Campbellock
Toni Basil "Mickey"
Fred "Mr. Penguin" Berry
a.k.a. Rerun on What's Happening!
Greg "Campbellock Jr" Pope
Adolfo "Shabba Doo" Quinones
aka Ozone star of Breakin' and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
Bill "Slim the Robot" Williams
Leo "Fluky Luke" Williamson
Note: The Campbellock aka Locking dance style was based on the dance and song that Don Campbell created.
Toni Basil served as The Locker's manager, and was responsible for staging the act.
All the dancers contributed steps and choreography with their unique and individual styles.
There were alternates who filled in for original members from time to time:
In mid 1976, three and a half years after the inception of The Lockers, Mr. Berry and Ms. Basil left the group amicably. At the end of 1976, dancer Tony "GO GO" Lewis Foster became a member.
Post-Lockers
Both Don Campbell and Toni Basil have received the "Living Legend of Hip Hop" award from Hip Hop International.
Adolfo Quinones received the "Lifetime Achievement Award" for outstanding contributions to Hip Hop from the International Choreographers' Carnival.
Adolfo Quinones would go on to achieve solo success, starring in the groundbreaking street-dance films, Breakin' and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo.
He also did the choreography for Madonna's "Who's That Girl tour and for several movies. Shabba-Doo won the Drama Critic's Circle Award for Best Choreography
for the Broadway bound musical Standup Tragedy, originally produced and presented by the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles.
Toni Basil, who already had a successful career as a choreographer and actress prior to the Lockers,
would go on to achieve pop music success with the Grammy nominated 1982 #1 hit "Mickey."
Fred Berry would later find greater fame in the role of "Rerun" on the ABC-TV sitcom What's Happening!
One episode would feature The Lockers, featuring a performance with the entire group except for Toni Basil.
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