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SOLAR Records
SOLAR (acronym for Sound of Los Angeles Records) was an American record label founded in 1977 by Dick Griffey, reconstituted out of Soul Train Records only two years after it was founded with ''Soul Train'' television show host and creator Don Cornelius. History SOLAR began in 1975 as Soul Train Records, founded by Dick Griffey and ''Soul Train'' creator Don Cornelius. The first act they signed was an R&B vocal quartet they named The Soul Train Gang (Gerald Brown, Terry Brown, Judy Jones, Patricia Williamson, and later Denise Smith), who performed one of Soul Train's many themes, "Soul Train '75". Their first album was entitled ''Don Cornelius Presents The Soul Train Gang.'' In 1976, their second album, ''The Soul Train Gang,'' produced by Philadelphia, Philly's Norman Harris, was released. The Gang broke up in 1977. That same year, Singer/drummer Arnie Oliver, aka Ahaguna G. Sun, and singer/guitarist Werner "Bear" Schuchner comprised Sunbear, a little-known soul/funk vocal d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1977. This year was the peak of vinyl sales in the United States, with sales declining year on year since then. __TOC__ Specific locations *1977 in British music *1977 in Norwegian music Specific genres *1977 in country music *1977 in heavy metal music *1977 in jazz Events January–February *January 1 – The Clash headline the opening night of London's only punk rock club, The Roxy (Covent Garden), The Roxy *January 6 – After releasing only one single for controversial English punk rock band the Sex Pistols, EMI terminates its contract with them in response to its members' disruptive behaviour last month on ITV (TV channel), ITV's ''Today'' and two days ago at London Heathrow Airport *January 20 – Jimmy Buffett's ''Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes'' is released, featuring the biggest single of his career, "Margaritaville" *January 22 – German cellist Maria Kliegel makes her London debut at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |