The Strikers (funk band)

The Strikers
OriginNew York City, New York, United States
GenresFunk, disco
Years active1980 (1980)–1982 (1982)
Past members
  • Darryl Gibbs
  • Howie Young
  • Milton Brown
  • Robert Rodriguez
  • Ruben Faison
  • Robert Gilliom
  • Willie Slaughter

The Strikers were a 1980s funk/disco band from New York City.[1] They had greatest success with two 1981 singles "Body Music" (#4 on the US dance chart) and "Inch by Inch" (#15).[2] In The Boston Phoenix, critic Mike Freedberg opined that on their album The Strikers, "the band expands upon what could called 'street jazz' and proves ... that it knows exactly what taboos it is taming, what comparisons its songs make between the curses of the past and the realities of Manhattan."[3]

Members included Darryl Gibbs, Howie Young, Milton Brown (later of Warp 9), Robert Rodriguez, Ruben Faison, Robert Gilliom, and Willie Slaughter.[1][4]

Discography

Studio album

Compilation album

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions
US Dance
[2] 		US R&B
[2] 		UK
[5]
1981 "Body Music" 4 23 45
"Inch by Inch" 15 58 ―
"Strike It Up" / "Bring Out the Devil" ― ― ―
1982 "Contagious" ― ― ―
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

  1. ^ a b Wynn, Ron. "Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "The Strikers Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  3. ^ Freedberg, Mike (September 29, 1981). "Dancing the streets". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 578. ISBN 9780857125958. club classics include "I Hear Music in the Streets" by Musique, "Body Music" by the Strikers, "Gonna Get Over You"
  5. ^ "STRIKERS - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 11, 2022.