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The Crusaders

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The Crusaders (formerly known as The Jazz Crusaders) were an American jazz/jazz fusion group performing from the 1960s to the 2010s. Known firstly from their 1960 inception as the Jazz Crusaders they eventually renamed themselves in 1971 to simply the Crusaders. A wide range of genres such as Jazz, R&B, Jazz-rock, the Blues and Jazz-funk are cohesively featured on the group's albums. The Crusaders have also copped a total of nine Grammy nominations. == Career == High school friends Joe... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Street Life - #2: Put It Where You Want it - #3: I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today - #4: Don't Let It Get You Down - #5: Night Ladies

		Date	Title	Points	Charts Peaks	Links	Comment

	1.	1966	Talk That Talk	6		MP3
	1.	04/1966	Uptight	6	US 95	MP3	as The Jazz Crusaders written by Sylvia Moy, Henry Cosby & Stevie Judkins

	2.	1970	Old Socks, New Shoes…New Socks, Old Shoes	6		MP3
	1.	12/1970	Way Back Home	6	US 90	MP3	as The Jazz Crusaders [Chisa 8010] written by Wilton Felder

	3.	1972	Crusaders 1	31		MP3
	1.	05/1972	Put It Where You Want it	24	US 52 • US AC 35 • US R&B 39	MP3	instrumental [Blue Thumb 208] written by Joe Sample
	2.	11/1972	So Far Away	7	US 114 • US AC 39	MP3	instrumental [Blue Thumb 217] written by Carole King

	4.	1973	The 2nd Crusade	12		MP3
	1.	04/1973	Don't Let It Get You Down	12	US 86 • US R&B 31	MP3	instrumental [Blue Thumb 225] written by Joe Sample

	5.	1974	Scratch	9		MP3
	1.	04/1974	Scratch	9	US 81 • US R&B 70	MP3	instrumental live [Blue Thumb 249] written by Wayne Henderson

	6.	1975	Southern Comfort	7		MP3
	1.	02/1975	Stomp and Buck Dance	7	US 102 • US R&B 41	MP3	instrumental [ABC/Blue Thumb 261] written by Wayne Henderson

	7.	1975	Chain Reaction	1		MP3
	1.	11/1975	Creole	1	US R&B 84	MP3	instrumental [ABC/Blue Thumb 267] written by Wilton Felder

	8.	1976	Those Southern Knights	7		MP3
	1.	06/1976	Keep That Same Old Feeling	6	US R&B 21	MP3	[ABC/Blue Thumb 269] written by Wayne Henderson
	2.	10/1976	And Then There Was the Blues	1	US R&B 92	MP3	instrumental [ABC/Blue Thumb 270] written by "Stix" Hooper

	9.	1979	Street Life	155		MP3
	1.	07/1979	Street Life	155	US 36 • US dance 75 • US R&B 17 • UK 5	MP3	vocals by Randy Crawford [MCA 41054] written by Joe Sample & Will Jennings

	10.	1981	Standing Tall	20		MP3
	1.	09/1981	I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today	20	US 97 • US R&B 67 • UK 61	MP3	featuring Joe Cocker [MCA 51177] written by Joe Sample & Will Jennings

	11.	1984	Ghetto Blaster	17		MP3
	1.	03/1984	New Moves	4	US R&B 27	MP3	[MCA 52365] written by Joe Sample & Will Jennings
	2.	04/1984	Night Ladies	12	UK 55	MP3	written by Leon Ndugu Chancler

See also...

Arthur Adams • Joe Sample • Larry Carlton • Robert "Pops" Popwell • Stix Hooper • Wayne Henderson • Wilton Felder

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