“My uncle, Kalid Abdul Shaheid, formed the band. All of the band members were from New Jersey. My uncle is on the the Piano, the bass is played by Carl Harris, his younger sister Phyllis is the vocalist. Ogden (kip) O. Lee is the lead guitarist and on the drums was Ernie; but I can’t remember his last name.

“Ernie was from Newark,  Ogden from Linden, Carl was from Edison and Phyllis lived in East Orange.

“Phyllis was gorgeous; she would definitely make your heart skip a beat. As a teenager traveling with the group, mine did many times.

“The Conga players name was Akbar, his last name escapes me as well as it has been a number of years, but he lived in Newark as well.

“Since Khalid is my uncle, he allowed me to work with the band. I was a teenage sound man and roadie. I unloaded the van, set up the equipment, connected everything and tested it. Loaded everything and when I got my license, I hauled it almost everywhere they were playing. I did this all through High School for about 25 dollars a week.

“The money didn’t matter as I was having fun hanging with them. They all are really great people. I also got a friend of mine involved with me so we both traveled with them and we began spinning records during their timeouts and were part time DJ’s.

“They would practice most of the time in my uncles basement in Elizabeth on Bond Street behind School 20. When the band broke up, Carl and Phyllis formed their own band called Brother and Sister and brought in their youngest sibling to sing with them. I remember many things that went down during the time they were playing.”

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UPDATE 26/12, spent too much at Xmas, prices dropped on these records – grab a bargain!

So, instead, just a quick thanks to Ben (aka Mr DoubleDown) for the heads-up of this new blog over at The Hook & Sling and also wanted to draw your attention to a work in progress of a mate of mine, James Curry – have a look at his site and listen to his mixes over at CurryMusic.com

Back with the Pazant Brothers tomorrow evening…

Pop back soon for the first 45s!