Dazz Band

The Dazz Band are known most for the 1982 Top Ten funk marvel "Let It Whip." An instant inspiration for multiple rap versions, "Let It Whip" earned the Clevelanders a Grammy and can lay rare claim to having been adapted for marching bands and a cappella groups alike while being sampled and covered through each subsequent decade. Uncommonly versatile, the Dazz Band have spotlighted with equal brightness their vocal, horn, and rhythm sections since their late-'70s start. From 1980 through 1998, the group placed 19 additional singles on Billboard's R&B chart -- such as "On the One for Fun," "Joystick," and the Top 20 U.K. pop hit "Let It All Blow" -- during which they also put together four straight Top 20 R&B albums, most notably the gold-certified Keep It Live, the LP that spawned "Let It Whip." The group has continued to perform well into the 2020s.