Slave (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Slave
Background = group_or_band
Origin = Dayton, Ohio, USA
Occupation = Singer-songwriter, producer, musician
Genre = R&B, soul, funk
Years_active = 1975 - 1996
Label = Cotillion, Atco, Ichiban
URL = [http://www.stevearringtonministries.com Steve Arrington]
[http://www.bassplayer.com/article/mark-adams-groove/mar-05/3998 Mark L. "The Hansolor" Adams @ Bassplayer.com]

Slave was an Ohio funk band popular in the 1970s and early 1980s. Trumpeter Steve Washington and Mark Hicks (Drac) formed the group in Dayton, Ohio in 1975.

Career

Trombonist Floyd Miller teamed with Tom Lockett Jr. (sax, keyboards), Carter Bradley (keyboards), Mark Adams (bass), Mark Hicks (lead and rhythm guitar, lead and background vocals), Danny Webster (rhythm guitar, lead and background vocals), Wayne Foote (guitar and lead vocals), Orion Wilhoite (sax), and Tim Dozier (drums). Vocalists Steve Arrington, Starleana Young, then Curt Jones came aboard in 1978, with Arrington ultimately becoming lead vocalist. Their first big hit was the single "Slide" in 1977 for Cotillion Records, where they remained until 1984. Their best work was usually based on bass licks and the band's general arrangements emphasis on the rhythm section and soaring lead vocals.

Other Top Ten R&B hits were "Just a Touch of Love" in 1979, "Watching You" in 1980, and "Snap Shot" in 1981. They added Charles Carter on sax and brother William P Carter on keyboards. Young, Washington, Jones and Lockett departed to form Aurra in 1981. Slave added Roger Parker, Sam Carter, Delburt Taylor, and Kevin Johnson as replacements. Arrington himself left in 1982 after the "Showtime" album. They continued on, though much less successfully, into the late 1980s.

They moved to Atlantic Records for one LP in 1984, then switched to the Atlanta-based Ichiban Records in 1986. Their most recent release was "The Funk Strikes Back" in 1992. Rhino issued "Stellar Fungk: The Best of Slave Featuring Steve Arrington", an anthology of their finest cuts, in 1994.

Discography

Singles

Albums

External links

* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Slave Slave @ Discogs]
* [http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Slave.html Slave @ Soulwalking]