The Earons are a self-described "astro-funk" band from "Earon Earth." They were inspired by the cosmic mythology of Sun Ra

Sun Ra

Sun Ra was a prolific jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his "cosmic philosophy," musical compositions and performances. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama...

 with a bit of Anthony Braxton

Anthony Braxton

Anthony Braxton is an American composer, saxophonist, clarinettist, flautist, pianist, and philosopher. Braxton has released well over 100 albums since the 1960s...

's mathematica.

Group members use the following stage names: .28 (a.k.a. Henry Pizzicarola, vocals), .22 (Percival Prince, guitar), .33 (Kevin Nance, keyboards), .69 (Melvin Lee, bass) and .18 (Lonnie Ferguson, drums). In 1984 they topped the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with "Land of Hunger

Land of Hunger

Land of Hunger is a 1984 single by Earons. The single did not chart on the Hot 100. However, the reggae flavored single hit the top 40 on the soul singles chart, peaking at number thirty-six and was most successful on the dance chart, where it stayed at number one for one week, in late spring...

." To date, they have only released one album, "Hear on Earth", on LP and cassette (it has never been released on CD).

Recently the band surfaced again on a new official website which proclaimed that the Earons were still "hear on Earth". Four new songs - "Future", "Numbers and Wires", "Juliana's Cloth", and "Written in America" - were posted, along with the video for "Land of Hunger".

See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart