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    Black Rock Groups

    Have been a rarity for the most part. Hendrix, Funkadelic and Mother's Finest (and early rockers like Chuck Berry etc...) are some of the few I have been familiar with. On a whim I discovered this article:
    http://www.spin.com/articles/black-rock-oral-history
    And in it some interesting artists.
    Please add to the list!
    ...'mixed' groups are fine too.
    Last edited by sonic; 11-07-2012 at 12:07 PM.

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    with a black singer...

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    Living Colour

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    Eric Gales Band

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    pretty cool.

    i was a very big fan of all of those people/bands in the article, still am really. used to see them all in concert back in the day along with the Bad Brains.

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    You mean like, dark metal?

    Oh alright, I'll play. Depends on how you define 'rock'.

    I think there are quite a few African-American artists who've figured heavily into rock and pop, whether they front men or members. Sly & Family Stone, Thin Lizzy. Bands like Doobie Bros, Allman Bros, E-Street Band, and many more. Plenty of "black" artists figure heavily in the advancement of fusion in the '70s. Maybe it just feels rarer than it really is. If there was ever an era that this wasn't the rule, it was prolly the hair metal '80s.
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    There was a proto punk band from Detroit called Death. Their recorded output has recently been reissued. They were touted as "the next Stooges" and known for never having sold out. Also from Detroit was a group often considered the first black rock band called Black Merda. Check out both bands.

    Progbear - Thanks for posting the Death tune. It wasn't there when I started my post.

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    Animals as Leaders

    Led by a black guy, Tosin Abasi, who is considered one of the up-and-coming shredders and plays an 8-string guitar.
    The band also includes a Hispanic guy, Javier Reyes, on second 8-string guitar; and a white guy, Matt Garstka, on drums.

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    Animals As Leaders

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    Anyone mention King's X?

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    How about 24 7 Spyz or Bad Brains or Lenny Kravitz or Slash or the hardest rocker out there Prince.

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    Hootie and the Blowfish.

    Duh.

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    Fishbone?

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    How about Sound Barrier?

    These guys THUMPED!!! Guitar player surfaced in Fishbone later...


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbdhcVq5esw

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    Quote Originally Posted by FrippWire View Post
    There was a proto punk band from Detroit called Death. Their recorded output has recently been reissued. They were touted as "the next Stooges" and known for never having sold out. Also from Detroit was a group often considered the first black rock band called Black Merda. Check out both bands.

    Progbear - Thanks for posting the Death tune. It wasn't there when I started my post.
    Isn't that their video in the post above yours? How about Living Colour?

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    No love for Lenny Kravitz? I saw him in concert once and he was pretty damn good!
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    Quote Originally Posted by FrippWire View Post
    There was a proto punk band from Detroit called Death. Progbear - Thanks for posting the Death tune. It wasn't there when I started my post.
    these guys are absolutely 'the shit'.
    a few years back they had their album 'For the Whole World To See' available as a free download, now it's available for purchase on Drag City, well worth it if you're into that sort of thing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jay G View Post
    or the hardest rocker out there Prince.
    the guy couldn't rock his way out of a jar of Gerri Curl


    "No love for Lenny Kravitz?" - nope!

    "Anyone mention King's X?" - not yet, but they defintiely rock.
    while were on the subject of rock bands with one black guy, how about Suicidal Tendencies?

    "Animals as Leaders" - very interesting stuff for sure. with all of the instrumental content happening at ProgDay i would say these fellows would make a fine addition to the festival.

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