LOTLTHECOMFORTZONE Presents Steve Arrington. Debuts New Album' Way Out

 LOTLTHECOMFORTZONE Presents Steve Arrington. Debuts

New Album' Way Out  ( 80 - 84 ) Steve Arrington has a framed picture in his basement studio titled “Something in the Water: The Sweet Flavor of Dayton Street Funk.” It’s a montage of the Ohio rust belt town’s musical pioneers. Some details are identifiable at first sight, like the exaggerated pompadour of Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner of the Ohio Players. There are legends in first name alone, like Roger and Junie, and two-syllable troupes Heatwave and Lakeside. Overall, it’s a mish-mash of sequins, smiles and afros. Dayton funk was a movement, and in life, much like in the picture, Arrington is in the foreground.

He was a drummer and lead vocalist in another renowned Dayton group, Slave, from 1978 to 1981, and his songs have been introduced to legions of hip-hop, dance and R&B fans through samples by Jay-Z, Jermaine Dupri, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Snoop Dogg, LL Cool J, Mariah Carey, N.W.A., Masters At Work and even on Pitbull’s massive hit “Timber.” Arrington’s music, both with Slave and as a solo artist, helped create the blueprint of the 90’s G-Funk sound