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steve arrington & dam funk - higher (2lp + download card) - stones throw - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Funk / Soul

1. I Be Goin' Hard
2. Tap That
3. Magnificent
4. Good Feeling
5. I Be Trippin'
6. I Love This Music
7. Higher
8. Do You Feel Me
9. The Way I Feel About You
10. Blow Your Mind
11. Hear Me Knockin'
12. Galactic Funtionals

Slave front man Steve Arrington on vocals. Dam Funk on production. Check!

Known for his vocals on such classics as "Watching You" and "Just A Touch of Love," with Slave, as well as his solo work like "Weak at the Knees" and "Nobody Can Be You", Steve Arrington is one of those “what ever happened to” stories from the soul/funk movement of the 1980s. His songs have been sampled by the likes of Jay-Z, Jermaine Dupri, Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Snoop, LL Cool J, Mariah Carey, and N.W.A. His music also helped create the blueprint of 90’s west coast g-funk music along with Zapp and George Clinton. At age seven, Steve’s grandparents bought him his first drum set and by high school, he was gigging regularly in the Dayton, Ohio area. In 1977, Steve moved to California to play with the Escovedo family (Coke, Pete, and Sheila) which led to a tour with Carlos Santana. He returned to Dayton in 1978 to join Slave as drummer and eventual lead singer for four albums. Steve witnessed the birth of hip hop first hand, as artists like The Sugarhill Gang and Grandmaster Flash opened for him in the early 80’s. In 1982, Steve left Slave, releasing five more albums for Atlantic Records with a new lineup, peaking with the top 10 R&B hit “Dancin’ In The Key Of Life”. His 2009 album 'Putre Thang' led to Dam-Funk reaching out to Steve to propose collaborating on an album for Stones Throw Records.