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SUMMARY:FUNK FEST @ CONSTANT CONVOCATION CENTER
DESCRIPTION:The Ted Constant Convocation Center welcomes Funk Fest as 
 it brings its tour to the seven cities Friday October 2nd at 8:00pm. G
 eorge Clinton, Con Funk Shun, Sugarfoot’s Ohio Players, Dazz Band, S
 lave, and Bar-Kays will be performing all the hits of the 60’s, 70�
 �s, and 80’s Funk era.\n\n\nGeorge Clinton\n\nGeorge Clinton is an A
 merican musician. George Clinton has been a solo funk artist as of 198
 1. He has been called one of the most important innovators of funk mus
 ic, along with James Brown and Sly Stone. Clinton is a member of the R
 ock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997.\n\nCon Funk Shun\n\nCon F
 unk Shun is an American R&B and funk band most popular in the 70’s a
 nd 80’s. In 1976, Con Funk Shun signed to Mercury Records, releasing
  eleven albums over a span of ten years. The group's 1977 LP, “Secre
 ts”, was certified gold in the US, as were 1978's Loveshine, 1979's 
 Candy, and 1980's Spirit of Love. They scored a string of top ten hits
  on the Billboard black singles chart, including 1977's \"Ffun\" (#1),
  1978's \"Shake and Dance with Me\" (#5), 1979's \"Chase Me\" (#4), 19
 80s \"Got to Be Enough\" (#8), and \"Too Tight\" (#8).\n\nSugarfoot’
 s Ohio Players\n\nSugarfoot's Ohio Players are a funky-pop-R&B blend o
 f master musicians surrounding the exuberant and soulful “Sugarfoot�
 ��, the signature voice and personification of the original Ohio Playe
 rs. With virtuoso bassist Trae Pierce, a second generation OP member, 
 now returning to the band again, as Musical Director, Sugarfoot’s Oh
 io Players perform all the “Sugar” hits everyone expects from an O
 hio Players concert. Pierce utilizes a gifted stage band to deliver a 
 monster bottom-heavy and horn-stabbing funk sound to rival the legend 
 of the Ohio Players live show and honor the tradition of their music t
 o support Sugarfoot.\n\nDazz Band\n\nThe Dazz Band is a former America
 n funk music band that was most popular in the early 1980s. Emerging f
 rom Cleveland, Ohio, the group's biggest hit songs include the Grammy 
 Award-winning \"Let It Whip\", \"Joystick\", and \"Let It All Blow\". 
 The name of the band is a portmanteau of the description \"danceable j
 azz\". The Dazz Band, formed in 1976, grew out of the Cleveland jazz f
 usion band Bell Telefunk, composed of lead guitarist/songwriter Mike C
 alhoun, percussionist Kenny Pettus, drummer Isaac \"Ike\" Wiley, Jr., 
 and his brother bassist Michael Wiley, and the band Mother Braintree.\
 n\nSlave\n\nSlave is another Ohio funk band that was very popular in t
 he 70’s and 80’s. Trombonist Floyd Miller teamed with Tom Lockett 
 Jr. (sax, keyboards), Carter Bradley (keyboards), Mark Adams (bass), M
 ark Hicks (lead and rhythm guitar, lead and background vocals), Danny 
 Webster (rhythm guitar, lead and background vocals), Wayne Foote (guit
 ar and lead vocals), Orion Wilhoite (sax), and Tim Dozier (drums). Voc
 alists Steve Arrington, Starleana Young, then Curt Jones came aboard i
 n 1978, with Arrington ultimately becoming lead vocalist. Their first 
 big hit was the single “Slide” in 1977 for Cotillion Records, wher
 e they remained until 1984.\n\nBar-Kays\n\nThe Bar-Kays are a popular 
 soul, R&B, and funk group who began performing in 1966 and continue to
  perform today, although with only one original member. The group had 
 dozens of charting singles from the 1960s to the 1980s, including \"So
 ul Finger\" in 1967 and \"Son of Shaft\" in 1972. The reformed band co
 nsisted of Cauley; Alexander; Harvey Henderson, saxophone; Michael Tol
 es, guitar; Ronnie Gorden, organ; Willie Hall, drums and later Larry D
 odson, lead vocals.\n\nFor more information visit https://vbnightlife.
 com/events/funk-fest-constant
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