Artist description Six piece, all male, rhythm section, horns and vocals. This is a show band with lights and sound effects.

Music Style Jazz Funk/Pop

Musical Influences Sly Stone, Barry White, Bobby Caldwell, Quincy Jones

Similar Artists Sam Cook, Johnnie Taylor, Baby Face, Luther Vandross

Artist History Silky and the DGB have played together since 1972. They toured the East Coast throughout the 1970's and opened for such greats as Cameo, The Commadors, Natalie Cole and Jimi Hendrix. The band recorded on three labels, Stax, Westbound, and Players.

Group Members Louis "Silky" Vincent--lead vocals, keyboards; Donald "Duck" Vincent--bass, vocals; Noel "Butch" Jackson Jr.--drums, vocals; George McDay III--guitar, vocals; Richard "JB" Brown--sax, vocals; Tommy Portis--keyboards, vocals;

Instruments Keyboards, tenor sax, alto sax, soprano sax, drums, guitar, bass, harmonica, trumpet

Albums Relationships, Scratch My Itch

Press Reviews From The Reporter, a nationally syndicated publication, "This band jams hot, but the new tunes are just too cool".

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Location Uniontown, Ohio - USA

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