The Strikers were a 1980s

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band from

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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

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), Robert Rodriguez, Ruben Faison, Robert Gilliom, and Willie Slaughter.

Discography

Studio album

*''The Strikers'' ( Prelude, 1981)

Compilation album

* ''12" Mixes'' (

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, 1991)

Singles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Strikers American disco groups Musical groups from New York City Prelude Records artists