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Dyke & The Blazers

Profile:
Funk band, formed 1965 in Phoenix, Arizona. Best known for their 1966 hit single Funky Broadway, later even more successfully covered by Wilson Pickett.

The line-up saw quite a few changes over the years. Most notably, in the late 1960s/early 1970s musicians from Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band sat in on several recording sessions.

The band was disbanded when bandleader "Dyke" Arlester Christian was murdered in 1971.
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Discography

Releases:
Funky Broadway (7")   Original Sound 1967
Funky Walk (3 versions)   Original Sound ... 1968
Let A Woman Be A Woman - Let A Man Be A Man/Uhh (7")   Original Sound 1969
We Got More Soul / Shotgun Slim (7")   Original Sound 1969
Runaway People / I'm So All Alone (7")   Original Sound 1970
Uhh / My Sisters' And My Brothers' Day Is Comin' (7")   Original Sound 1970
Stuff / The Wobble (7")   Original Sound 1971
So Sharp! (LP, Comp)   Kent Records 1983
So Sharp! (CD)   Kent Records 1991
The Funky Broadway (LP, RE)   Bacchus Archives, Dionysus Records 2004
Black Boy / Let A Woman Be A Woman - Let A Man Be A Man (7")   BGP Records 2007
Let A Woman Be A Woman - Let A Man Be A Man (12")   BGP Records, Original Sound Record Co, Inc, Ace Records (UK) 2007
So Sharp (7")   Original Sound  
The Funky Broadway (LP, Album, Mono)   Original Sound  
The Funky Broadway (LP)   Polydor  
Appears On:
Too Much / Runaway People (7", Single) Runaway People Unique 2007
Tracks Appear On:
Super Disco Brake's Volume Three (LP) Funky Nassau Paul Winley Records 1980
Ultimate Breaks & Beats (LP, Comp) Let A Woman Be A Woman... Street Beat Records 1987
Classic Rock - On The Soul Side II (CD, Comp) We Got More Soul Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1991
Hunk O Funk (CD) Let A Woman Be A Woman Ace Records (UK) 1991
In Yo' Face! The Roots Of Funk, Vol. ½ (CD) Funky Broadway - Part 1 Rhino Entertainment Company 1994
Beg Scream & Shout (6xCD, Comp) We Got More Soul Rhino Entertainment Company 1997
Standing On The Verge...The Roots Of Funk (1964-1974) (CD, Album) Funky Broadway Part 1,... Shanachie 1997
DJ Pogo Presents The Breaks (Comp) (2 versions) Let A Woman Be A Woman... Harmless 1998
Funky Gems (LP) Broadway Combination Not On Label 2000
Greatest Hits Of Soul And R&B (8xCD, Comp + Box) Funky Broadway (Part 1) Disky 2000
Hip City - Tales From The Funky Side Of Town (2 versions) Funky Walk (Part 2) Harmless 2000
All The Breaks (CD, Comp) Let A Woman Be A Woman... All The Breaks 2005
Hip Hop Roots (Comp) (2 versions) Let A Woman Be A Woman... Tommy Boy Music 2005
SuperFunk Is Back. - Rare And Classic Funk 1968-1977 (Comp) (2 versions) Let A Woman Be A Woma... BGP Records 2007
Taster's Choice Vol. 3 (CDr, Mixed) Let A Woman Be A Woman Beat Junkie Sound 2007
Andy Smith Diggin' In The BGP Vaults (2xLP, Comp) Let A Woman Be A Woman... BGP Records 2008
Cut Chemist: CutinClass (CD) Funky Bull Not On Label  
Unofficial Releases:
Rare Equations (Comp) (2 versions) Bull Dyke Not On Label 2002
Ultimate Breaks & Beats The Complete Collection (Box, Comp, RM + 2xCD-ROM + DVD) Let A Woman Be A Woman... Street Beat Records 2006
Presents Head Bangin' Funk 45's (CD, Mixed) Let A Woman Be A Woman... Not On Label  
Soul Beats - Volume 1 (LP) Funky Bull Lost & Found Records  
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Dyke & The Blazers - Funky Broadway