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First formed in 1968 as Sabu & The Survivors lead vocalist Emanuel Rahiem LeBlanc, Keith "Sabu" Crier, Herb Lane, and Paul Service were original members. The Bronx natives played soul and R&B covers while developing their own unique style. They became locally popular in and around the Bronx and in nearby New Jersey. As their style and sound developed, music in the early to mid 1970's was rapidly changing. Soul and R&B were merging into funk and the new disco craze. With the temporary replacement of Paul Service with Kenny Banks the quartet landed a deal with Vigor Records in 1976. Vigor Records would score a hit the next year with Jeanne Napoli. As The Rhythm Makers their album "Soul On Your Side" contained as much soul as it did disco. The standout cuts were the pulsating instrumental "Zone," the harmonic "Street Dreams," and the ballad "You're My Last Girl." The title track was three years ahead of it's self. It resurfaced as their first major hit in 1979 with a heavier bass and new lyrics. Despite the nine gems on this rare release it failed to make an impact on the charts. In 1977 exit Kenny Banks and re-enter Paul Service, a name change in 1978 to G.Q. was done to help the groups fortunes. G.Q. was not a reference to the men's magazine but actually stood for Good Quality. The change worked when the group was signed to Clive Davis' Arista Records.

Channel: Music
Uploaded: February 16, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Author: diceglie

Length: 04:23
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