Funk band, formed 1965 in Phoenix, Arizona. Best known for their 1966 hit single Funky Broadway, later even more successfully covered by .
The line-up saw quite a few changes over the years. Most notably, in the late 1960s/early 1970s musicians from sat in on several recording sessions.
The band was disbanded when bandleader "Dyke" Arlester Christian was shot to death in 1971.
Name Vars
- Duke & The Blazers
- Dyke & The Blaziers
- Dyke And The Blazer
- Dyke And The Blazers
Members
- Rich Cason
- Arlester Christian
- J.V. Hunt
- Al Jacobs
- Baby Wayne
- Bernard Williams
- Rodney Brown
- Alvin Battle