Rhyze was an American R&B and

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Just How Sweet Is Your Love "Just How Sweet Is Your Love" was a single for the group Rhyze. It charted on both the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance/Disco chart and on the Black Singles chart. Background "Just How Sweet Is Your Love" was written by Paul Kyser and Leon Stuckey. It ba ...

" which was an R&B and dance hit. Much of their output was material written by Paul Kyser and

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Career

Nu-Sound Express

The group's history can be traced back to an act called Soul Unlimited. They were still at college when they met and became associated with a young Paul Kyser who was a record producer, song writer and arranger. He changed their name to The Nu-Sound Express, LTD. / Nu-Sound Express. They released 2 singles and had a degree of success playing the New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania music venues. Later they changed their name to Rhyze.''Gospel USA Magazine'', April / May 2011, Issue No. 68
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Rhyze

The group consisted of Roscoe Taylor (lead vocals, trumpet), Elisworth "EI-T" Anderson (bass, lead vocals), Vince Jackson (guitar, lead vocals), Charles Holmes (drums), Joseph "Jo Jo" McKnight (congas, percussion), Kevin Barbee (keyboards), Richard Menter (trumpet) and Kenneth Hicks (sax). Rhyze was nominated for Best New Artist Grammy Award in 1981. They were also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. The band split up around the same year. The band was mostly influenced by

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and

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. Their album, ''Just How Sweet Is Your Love'' was reviewed in the July 19, 1979 issue of ''Record World''. The review though brief indicated that it had a wide appeal. Also that week, the record having spent eleven weeks in the ''Record World'' Disco File chart had dropped five places from 16 to 21. "

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'' charts in 1980. It reached number 16 on

Hot Dance/Disco Dance Club Songs is a chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine in the United States. It is a national look over of club disc jockeys to determine the most popular songs being played in nightclubs across the country. It was launched as t ...

chart and number 92 on

Black Singles The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by '' Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 ...

chart. In 1981, the group had one Grammy nominations. It was for their Paul Kyser produced song, "Rhyze To The Top" in the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals category.''Cash Box'', October 3, 1981
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Later years

In 2011, their devotional album ''God Is On Call'' was released.

Band members

*Roscoe Taylor – lead vocals, trumpet *Ellsworth 'EI-T' Anderson – bass, lead vocals *Vince Jackson – guitar, lead vocals *Charles Holmes – drums *Joseph "Jo Jo" McKnight – congas, percussion *Kevin Barbee – keyboards *Richard Menter – trumpet *Kenneth Hicks – sax

Career

Nu-Sound Express

Rhyze

Later years

Band members

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Singles

References

See also