South Shore Commission
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South Shore Commission was an R&B/funk
band that briefly topped the Billboard magazine dance chart in 1975. The band formed out of The X-Citers Band in Washington D.C. Members initially included Warren Harding Hagood II (drums), Sidney Lanier Pinchback II (guitar
), David Thomas Henderson (bass guitar
), David Abner Scott (vocals
), Armed Allen McIntosh (trumpet
and saxophone
), Joe Hudson (saxophone), Melvin Moore (trumpet), and Kenny Anderson (trumpet). Later Sheryl Henry (vocals), Frank McCurry (vocals), Eugene T. Rogers (percussion and guitar), and Lantz Arnell (keyboards) joined the group.
The band had three Billboard Hot 100
chart hits, the most popular of which, "Free Man," hit number 61 in 1975, reached the top ten on the Soul chart, and went to number one on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
band that briefly topped the Billboard magazine dance chart in 1975. The band formed out of The X-Citers Band in Washington D.C. Members initially included Warren Harding Hagood II (drums), Sidney Lanier Pinchback II (guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
), David Thomas Henderson (bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
), David Abner Scott (vocals
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
), Armed Allen McIntosh (trumpet
Trumpet
The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
and saxophone
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
), Joe Hudson (saxophone), Melvin Moore (trumpet), and Kenny Anderson (trumpet). Later Sheryl Henry (vocals), Frank McCurry (vocals), Eugene T. Rogers (percussion and guitar), and Lantz Arnell (keyboards) joined the group.
The band had three Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart hits, the most popular of which, "Free Man," hit number 61 in 1975, reached the top ten on the Soul chart, and went to number one on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
See also
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart