ADC Band

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Profile:A nine-member funk and soul aggregation co-led by Kaiya Matthews and Michael Judkins, the ADC Band recorded for Cotillion in the late '70s and early '80s. At their best, the cuts utilized the funk touches of Parliament/Funkadelic and Slave. The biggest hit was 1978's "Long Stroke," which made it to number six on the R&B charts.
Members:Artwell Matthews, Charles Hawkins, James Maddox, John Calhoun, Kaiya Matthews, Mark Patterson, McKinley Cunningham, Michael Judkins
Name Variations: All | ADC Band | A.D.C Band | ADC Band, The
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Releases:
Fire Up (12") Cotillion 1978
Fire Up / More & More Disco (12", Promo) Atlantic, Cotillion 1978
Fire Up / More & More Disco (7") Cotillion 1978
Long Stroke (LP, Album) Cotillion 1978
Stank Machine (7", Promo) Cotillion 1979
Talk That Stuff (LP, Album) Cotillion 1979
In The Moonlight (12", Promo) Cotillion 1980
Renaissance (LP) Cotillion 1980
Hot Legs (7", Promo) Uhuru International Records, 1982
Hot Legs (12") Uhuru International Records, 1982
Roll With The Punches (LP, Album) Cotillion 1982
Roll With The Punches / Funk On Fire (7") Cotillion 1982
It's Hard Times - Rare And Unreleased Detroit Funk 1975 To 1981 (LP) Funky Delicacies 2005

User Reviews:
overlordr, Mar 12, 2008

It should also be mentioned in the bio that the group was formerly known as Black Nasty and recorded a few singles and a flop album under that name for Stax Records shortly before the label folded in 1975--said incarnation of the ADC Band had a much more rock-oriented sound, which obviously didn't fit with the remainder of the label's roster. At one time a guitarist of theirs was one Ted Nugent, when the group was trading under the name Raw Integrated Funk circa 1970 or so. The name was changed to Nazty in 1975, and they charted once under than name, "It's Summertime" scraping to the R & B 100 singles chart at the penultimate #100 slot. A year later, four members left, and the switch to ADC was on.

A few good grooves here and there. A decent funk band, worthy of a bit of rediscovery, especially with funk seeing a bit of a revival.

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