EBONY RHYTHM FUNK CAMPAIGN

Originally called the Ebony Rhythm Band, the Ebony Rhythm Funk Campaign formed in 1969 in Indianapolis and recorded locally on LAMP records.  (Other local groups that recorded on LAMP include the Diplomatics, Amnesty, and the Vanguards.)  In the tradition of Motown’s Funk Brothers, the Ebony Rhythm Band served as the house band for other LAMP artists.  In 1971, the group moved to California and became the Ebony Rhythm Funk Campaign, which at that time opened for Curtis Mayfield, New Birth, The Grass Roots, Doby Gray, the Whispers, the Commodores and Three Dog Night.  In 1973, Wayne Henderson of the Jazz Crusaders produced ERFC’s first album called Reach For It with Henderson playing trombone.  In the same year, the band returned to Indianapolis and two years later recorded the single “How’s Your Wife (And My Child),” which reached #69 on the Billboard Hot Soul 100 chart. read more...