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Black Heat
12+ albums
funksouljazzgroove70s
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Black Heat was an American 1970s funk band, founded by King Raymond Green and discovered by jazz trumpet player Phillip Guilbeau. Their albums include Black Heat (with guest artist David "Fathead" Newman), No Time To Burn and Keep On Runnin'. The group had one hit single, "No Time to Burn", which reached #46 on the U.S. Billboard Black Singles chart. A CD re-issue of their first two albums was released by Label M in 2001 under the title, Declassified Grooves. They had recently appeared at a memorial concert for Joel Dorn their original producer at Atlantic Records. It was the first time they had reunited in over 34 years. Johnell Gray - Keyboards, Vocals Bradley Owens - Guitar, Vocals Chip Jones - Bass Guitar, Vocals King Raymond Green - Congas, Timbales, Harmonica and Vocals (died in September 2017) Esco Cromer - Drums, Vocals Ray Thompson - Woodwinds Rodney Edwards - Trumpet Ken Carroll - Tenor Sax Guest musician Ralph MacDonald David Newma Discography Black Heat (Atlantic Records, 1972) No Time to Burn (Atlantic, 1974) U.S. R&B #58, U.S. #201 Keep on Runnin (Atlantic, 1975) U.S. R&B #51 User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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No Time To Burn
Black Heat
Keep On Runnin'
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Declassified Grooves
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Right On!
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Glass Onion: Songs of the Beatles
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What It Is! Funky Soul And Rare Grooves [1967-1977][digital version] [International]
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Right On 2
What It Is! Funky Soul and Rare Grooves
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Psychedelic Jazz & Soul (From The Atlantic And Warner Vaults)
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All About Funk
Come Together: Black America Sings Lennon & McCartney