Black Heat

Black Heat was a 1970s funk band founded by King Raymond Green and discovered by Phillip Guilbeau. They released three albums: Black Heat (with guest artist David "Fathead" Newman), No Time To Burn and Keep On Runnin' . The group had one hit single, "No Time to Burn", which reached the top 50 in the Billboard R&B chart.

In 2001, Label M released a CD reissue of their first two albums under the title Declassified Grooves. They had recently appeared at a memorial concert for Joel Dorn, their original producer at Atlantic Records. It was the first time they had reunited in over 34 years.

Members

 * Johnell Gray - keyboards, vocals
 * Bradley Owens - guitar, vocals
 * Chip Jones - bass guitar, vocals
 * King Raymond Green - congas, timbales, harmonica and vocals
 * Esco Cromer - drums, vocals
 * Ray Thompson - woodwind
 * Rodney Edwards - trumpet

Guest musicians

 * Ralph MacDonald
 * David Newman

Discography

 * Black Heat (Atlantic Records, 1972)
 * No Time to Burn (Atlantic, 1974) U.S. R&B #58, U.S. #201
 * Keep on Runnin (Atlantic, 1975) U.S. R&B #51