Brick (band)

Brick is an American band that created a successful merger of funk and jazz in the 1970s. Their most popular single was "Dazz", (#3 U.S. Pop, #1 U.S. R&B, #36 UK Singles Chart ) which was released in 1976.

History
Brick was formed in Atlanta in 1972 by Regi Hargis from members of two bands - one disco and the other jazz. They coined their own term for disco-jazz, "dazz". They released their first single "Music Matic" on Main Street Records in 1976, before signing to the independently distributed Bang Records. Their next single, "Dazz", (#3 Pop, #1 R&B) was released in 1976. The band continued to record for Bang records until 1982. Other hits followed: "That's What It's All About" (R&B #48) and "Dusic" (#18 Pop, #2 R&B) in 1977, and "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody" (#92 Pop, #7 R&B) in 1978. Their last Top Ten R&B hit was "Sweat (Til You Get Wet)" in 1981.

Donald Nevins died on August 7, 2011, at the age of 62. Founder and guitarist Regi Hargis died on October 15, 2021, at the age of 70.

Members

 * Jimmy Brown (lead vocals, saxophone, flute, trombone)
 * Billy Barlow (keyboards)
 * Tres Gilbert (bass guitar)
 * Melvin Baldwin (drums and percussion)
 * Tomi Martin (lead guitar)
 * Sherita Murphy (lead and background vocals)

Former members include:
 * Regi Hargis (guitar/bass guitar/vocals); died 2021
 * Ray Ransom (lead vocals/bass/keyboards/percussion)
 * Donald Nevins (vocals/acoustic piano/clavinet/Moog); died 2011
 * Edward D. Irons Jr. (lead vocals/drums/keyboards)
 * Ambric Bridgeforth (vocals/keyboards)died 2023

Compilation albums

 * The Best of Brick (1995)
 * Super Hits (2000)