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Crown Heights Affair was an R&B / funk / disco group from New York, founded in the early 1970s. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. The City of New York This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970.

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Career

Originally known as Neu Day Express, the group took their new name from a district of their native Brooklyn, and consisted of Phil Thomas, William "Deadbeat Dad" Anderson, Howard Young, Bert Reid, James Baynard, Raymond Reid, Muki Wilson and Raymond Rock. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Signed by RCA they recorded a self titled debut album in 1974. RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar.

Personnel changes followed, along with a shift to De-Lite Records, the then home of Kool and the Gang. Kool & the Gang are a highly successful American Jazz / R&B / soul / Funk / Disco group The record label's subsequent liaison with Polygram Records saw the group gain worldwide audiences for singles such as "Dreaming A Dream", "Every Beat of My Heart", "Foxy Lady", and "Dancin'". In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music PolyGram was the name from 1972 of the Major label recording company started by Philips as a holding company for its music interests in 1945

"Dreaming A Dream" hit Number one on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1975, (plus Billboard Hot 100 #43); and they topped out at #2 on the dance chart later that year with "Every Beat Of My Heart" (Billboard Hot 100 #83). In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the UK they made the Top 10 in 1980 with "You Gave Me Love". The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)

Footnote

Bert Reid died of lung cancer on 12 December 2004. Lung cancer is a Disease of uncontrolled Cell growth in tissues of the Lung. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

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British Hit Singles & Albums is a Music Reference book published in the United Kingdom by Hit Entertainment allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on Billboard magazine 's Hot Dance Club Play chart
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