Dyke and the Blazers was an American funk band led by Arlester Christian. The band was formed in 1965, and recorded up until Christian's death in 1971. Among their most successful records were the original version of "Funky Broadway" (1966) and "Let a Woman Be a Woman" (1969). == Career == Arlester Christian (June 13, 1943 – March 13, 1971), nicknamed "Dyke", was born (according to most sources) in Buffalo, New York. He attended Burgard High School. In 1960, he... [more on Wikipedia]
Dyke and the Blazers began charting in 1967 with Funky Broadway (Part I).The artist placed 4 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.On US RnB the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s.
Top songs: #1: Let a Woman Be a Woman, Let a Man Be a Man - #2: We Got More Soul - #3: Funky Broadway (Part I) - #4: Funky Walk (Part I East) - #5: Uhh
#3 Funky Broadway (Part I)
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So Sharp
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#4 Funky Walk (Part I East)
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Funky Bull (Part I)
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#2 We Got More Soul
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#1 Let a Woman Be a Woman, Let a Man Be a Man
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You Are My Sunshine
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#5 Uhh
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Runaway People
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