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| American funk and soul group, founded in Detroit, MI in 1964, later on as
The founding members of the group were (organ), (guitar), and (alto saxophone & vocals). Jam sessions with their neighbors (congas) and (tenor sax) attracted (drums). The group never had a full-time bass player, since Davis handled the bass parts with organ foot pedals. Performing mostly instrumentals, the group often backed up various local singers, most notably , and with the addition of Funk Brothers bassist , recorded the demo that became Turner's 1968 hit version of "[m=630482]." The band then hooked up with producer , recording the R&B hit "Jan Jan" for 's Detroit-based in 1969. The song was such a big hit in Detroit that Moira's distributor rush-released a full-length album "[m=206682]". The band dropped the 'Fabulous' from their name for their self-produced 1972 album, [m=201118], for Detroit-based . |
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