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group

Vaughan Mason & Crew Vaughan Mason & Crew was an American funk and post-disco based group led by Vaughan Mason (October 24, 1950 – April 2, 2020). They are best known for their single " Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll", which reached number 5 on the US ''Billboard'' ...

that capitalized on the

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fad of the late 1970s. Released in the summer of 1979, the single reached number 5 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Soul Singles and number 38 on ''Billboard''s Disco Top 100 chart in 1980. It was inspired by the bassline in the song "

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" by Chic, also released in summer 1979. It has since been used as the inspiration for the title of the film ''

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'', and appears on its soundtrack. In 1991

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used parts of the drumloop on one of their sample CDs and was then used on the

Daft Punk Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. They achieved popularity in the late 1990s as part of the French house movement, combining house music, funk, disco, tech ...

songs, "Daftendirekt", "WDPK.83.7.FM" and their 1995 single "

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References

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