The Groove
Saturday February 18th, 2023 with Elorious Cain
A Black History Month Celebration of SLAVE

We are devastated to hear of the passing of HIP HOP legend DAVID JUDE JOLICOEUR, also known as “TRUGOY THE DOVE” or “PLUG 2” member of DE LA SOUL, on Sunday, February 12th. TREVOR WALKER offered an amazing tribute to him on yesterday's sensational CKCU show FRIDAY DRIVE- [RIP Plug2 “3FeetHigh”+ some favs Tribute] Here is the link to that show: https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/120/59485.html S L A V E ------------------------------ ------------------------------- Formed in Dayton, Ohio during 1975, SLAVE was constructed by the group's original leader, STEVE WASHINGTON, from two local FUNK bands, THE YOUNG MYSTICS and BLACK SATIN SOUL. SLAVE was supposed to be the larger Ohio FUNK supergroup aiming at competing with his brother's highly successful OHIO PLAYERS band. Critics and fans raved about live SLAVE performances with comparisons to PSYCHEDELIC FUNK artists like EDDIE HAZEL, MIDNIGHT MOVERS UNLIMITED, and Canada's CANE AND ABLE. Their studio recordings were cleaner and tighter, more easily programmed in discos. They already began to influence a variety of emerging FUNK artists with their first two albums in 1977: 'Slave' and 'The Hardness Of the World'. STEVE ARRINGTON originally played drums with THE YOUNG MYSTICS. When they broke up, ARRINGTON moved to San Francisco before the remaining members of the group joined SLAVE. He was invited to join the group in 1978, initially as a backing singer but later as lead vocalist on hits like "Just A Touch Of Love" and "Watching You". Politics within the group led to his departure in 1983, following which he formed a new extremely popular group, STEVE ARRINGTON'S HALL OF FAME. On line, Dr. Gary Nelson wrote: "No one sounded like SLAVE before them; no one has sounded like them since. From the instrumentation to the vocals, truly a one-of-a-kind band."