Brick (band)

Brick is an American band that created a successful merger of funk and jazz in the 1970s. Their most popular single was "Dazz", (#3 U.S. Pop, #1 U.S. R&B, #36 UK Singles Chart) which was released in 1976.

History
Brick was formed in Atlanta, Georgia in 1976 from members of two bands - one disco and the other jazz. They coined their own term for disco-jazz, "dazz".  They released their first single "Music Matic" on Main Street Records in 1976, before signing to the independently distributed Bang Records. Their next single, "Dazz", (#3 Pop, #1 R&B) was released in 1976. The band continued to record for Bang records until 1982. Other hits followed: "That's What It's All About" (R&B #48) and "Dusic" (#18 Pop, #2 R&B) in 1977, and "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody" (#92 Pop, #7 R&B) in 1978. Their last Top Ten R&B hit was "Sweat (Til You Get Wet)" in 1981.

Members
 Regi Hargis – guitar, bass, vocals
 Jimmy Brown – lead vocals, saxophone, flute, trombone
 Jyrin Cox, keyboard
 Eric Florence, bass guitar
 Victor Alexander, drums and percussion

Former members include:
Ray Ransom (lead vocals/bass/keyboards/percussion)
Donald Nevins (vocals/acoustic piano/clavinet/Moog)
Edward D. Irons Jr. (lead vocals/drums/keyboards
Ambric Bridgeforth (vocals/keyboards)

Discography

Studio Albums
Good High (1976) #1 R&B; #19 US
Brick (1977) #1 R&B; #15 US
Stoneheart (1979) #25 R&B; #100 US
Waiting on You (1980) #31 R&B; #179 US
Summer Heat (1981) #13 R&B; #89 US
After 5 (1982)
Too Tuff (1988)

Compilation Albums
The Best of Brick (1995)
Super Hits (2000)

Singles
"Music Matic" (1976) #82 R&B
"Dazz" (1976) #1 R&B; #3 US
"Dusic" (1977) #2 R&B; #18 US
"That's What It's All About" (1977) #48 R&B
"Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody" (1978) #7 R&B; #92 US
"Dancin' Man" (1979) #47 R&B
"Raise Your Hands" (1979) #34 R&B
"All The Way" (1979) #38 R&B; #106 US
"Push Push" (1979) #21 R&B
"Sweat (Til You Get Wet)" (1981) #10 R&B
"Wide Open" (1981) #58 R&B
"Free Dancer" (1982) #62 R&B
"Stick by You" (1982)

References

The Coolest Music Book Ever Made aka The MC 500 Vol. 2: Celebrating 40 Years of Sounds, Life, and Culture Through an All-Star Team of Songs

External links

 http://thebandbrick.com/
 http://facebook.com/thebandbrick

Category:African-American musical groups
Category:American disco groups
Category:American funk musical groups
Category:Musical groups established in 1972
Category:Musical groups from Georgia (U.S. state)