The Horny Horns were a

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associated with

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and Bootsy's Rubber Band led by

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. The group also featured

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and Rick Gardner and Richard "Kush" Griffith on

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s. While they are best known for their contributions to other

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projects, The Horny Horns also recorded two albums under their own name, '' A Blow for Me, A Toot for You'' (1977) and '' Say Blow By Blow Backwards'' (1979). A compilation of unreleased tracks was released in 1994 on the CD ''

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''. They have frequently played with other notable artists, such as

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, on ''

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''s " If You Want Me to Stay", and on

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's 1990 hit "

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