There were other hybrid R&B/ska outfits on the LA scene at the time, but it was only the worthy Untouchables who caught Stiff’s attention and wound up with a label deal on both sides of the Atlantic. Live and Let Dance introduced the band’s energetic dance attack with a half-dozen exciting numbers, starting with the…
When they were just high-school students riding the desegregation bus from South Central Los Angeles to the San Fernando Valley, the members of Fishbone were collectively hooked by the Funkadelic song “Who Says a Funk Band Can’t Play Rock” and the bold endorsement of musical genre- blending the title implies. It became their manifesto; early…
