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RIP Keith 'Sabu' Crier, bass player for disco group GQ, dead at 58  Courtesy of Donna CrierBass player Keith "Sabu" Crier of disco band GQ died Sunday. The group's 1979 hit "Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)" sold a million copies. Keith "Sabu" Crier, bass player for the popular Bronx disco and R&B band GQ, died Sunday. He was 58 and was predeceased by his twin brother Kenneth. The band reached No. 1 on the R&B chart and sold more than a million copies of its 1979 single "Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)." Their other hits included "Sitting in the Park" and a remake of Billy Stewart's "I Do Love You."
Crier grew up in the Bronx, son of the well-known R&B singer and community activist Arthur Crier. He was also the uncle of Keith Sweat. He formed his first band in 1968, Sabu and the Survivors. They evolved into a funk band called the Rhythm Makers in the 1970s, with Emanuel Rahiem Leblanc, Herb Lane and Kenny Banks. The Rhythm Makers recorded their first album in 1976, "Soul on Your Side." They later reworked the title track into "Disco Nights." The band continued until the early 1990s and reunited in 1999 to record a tribute to Billy Stewart and Marvin Gaye. A viewing will be held Thursday, 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Granby's Funeral Home, 4021 White Plains Ave., Bronx, N.Y. Services will be Friday at 11 a.m [Edited 10/2/13 5:30am] | |
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* I didn't know Keith Sweat had an uncle in GQ. | |
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Rest In PeaceR.I.P. Keith Crier | |
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Yep. For years people thought that this Keith Crier was actually Keith Sweat because they share the same first and last name. To make the connection, I believe this Keith is Keith Sweat's father's brother. Keith Sweat also produced “You Are The One For Me,” the last song recorded by GQ. The lead singer of GQ Emanuel Rahiem Leblanc sung background on Keith Sweat's first album ""Make It Last Forever." | |
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R.I.P. | |
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Loved that song. R.I.P. | |
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I know on the Music Choice channel whenever they played a Keith Sweat song, they would state that he was born Keith Crier and that he was a member of GQ. I knew for a fact that he was never a member of GQ but I learned later that his uncle by the same name was a member of GQ and he worked with the band on an independent label after the band's contract with Arista was up. RIP Keith Sabu Crier. Thanks for all the great music I grew up listening to. Don't laugh at my funk
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Disco Nights hit it big everywhere. It got the band exposure on many outlets like American Bandstand and the Mike Douglas show. I remember watching on the Mike Douglas show. One of my favorites from them Make My Dreams A Reality gets lost in the shuffle behind Disco Nights and I Do Love You.
Damn look who these cats were before Disco Nights. This song here is the Original Disco Nights
[Edited 10/2/13 20:13pm] Don't laugh at my funk
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RIP Sabu
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I like Make My Dreams A Reality and Standing Ovation too, in addition to their more popular songs. | |
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Thanks for posting this
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