The Strikers were a 1980s
funk
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/
disco
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band from
New York City
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.
They had greatest success with two 1981 singles "Body Music" (#4 on the
US dance chart) and "Inch by Inch" (#15).
Members included Darryl Gibbs, Howie Young, Milton Brown (later of
Warp 9
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), Robert Rodriguez, Ruben Faison, Robert Gilliom, and Willie Slaughter.
Discography
Studio album
*''The Strikers'' (
Prelude, 1981)
Compilation album
* ''12" Mixes'' (
Unidisc
Unidisc Music is a Canadian independent record label. The label is known for releasing rare music, that was made between the mid-1960s and late 1980s. Genres include rock, electronic, funk, soul, hip hop, jazz, reggae, Latin, disco and a cap ...
, 1991)
Singles
References
External links
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American disco groups
Musical groups from New York City
Prelude Records artists