GQ
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GQ was an R&B and disco band best known for their massive 1979 hit single âDisco Nights (Rock-Freak)â. However, the bandâs origins began more than a decade before when the soul quartet Sabu & the Survivors formed in the Bronx, New York in 1968. Founded by Keith âSabuâ Crier, the band then evolved into funk band The Rhythm Makers in the early 1970s. Comprised of members Keith âSabuâ Crier (bass/vocals), Emanuel Rahiem LeBlanc (lead vocals/guitar), Herb Lane (keyboard/vocals), and Kenny Banks (drums/vocals), The Rhythm Makers released the album Soul on Your Side in 1976. Their single âZoneâ proved to be a dancefloor hit. Two years later, Kenny Banks was replaced by Paul Service and the band changed their name to GQ. Signing to Arista Records, the bandâs sound embraced the burgeoning disco music sound, and they released their debut album Disco Nights in 1979. The single âDisco Nights (Rock-Freak)â â which was a reworked version of the Rhythm Makersâ âSoul on Your Sideâ - was an enormous hit, reaching Number 1 on Billboardâs R&B Singles chart and Number 12 on the Hot 100 Singles chart. It was also a big hit overseas, climbing to Number 42 on the UK Singles chart. The albumâs second single, a cover of Billy Stewartâs âI Do Love Youâ, reached Number 20 on the Hot 100 Singles chart. In 1980, the band released their second album GQ Two, which didnât fare as well in the charts thanks to disco musicâs quick decline in popularity. By the release of their third album, Face to Face (1981), GQâs popularity had waned, and they split up. Keith âSabuâ Crier died on September 29, 2013.
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Albums
Top Tracks
- Track Popularity
- Disco Nights (Rock Freak)
- I Do Love You
- Boogie Shoogie Feelin'
- Spirit
- It's Your Love
- Keep On Dreaming by GQ
- Wonderful
- This Happy Feeling
- Boogie Oogie Oogie
- Gq Down
- Sad Girl
- Make My Dreams a Reality
- South Beach by GQ
- Don't Stop This Feeling
- Sitting In The Park
- Don't You Know featuring Fox
- Go Straight Away
