Dawn Silva

Dawn Silva is a funk vocalist.

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She started her career as a background vocalist for Sly and The Family Stone. She joined P-Funk in 1977. She was the only original Bride of Funkenstein member to continue through Brides' career. In 1978 with Lynn Mabry, (Funk or Walk). Bride's first single release on Atlantic Records "Disco To Go" sold over five hundred thousand units, and was certified Gold. In 1979, with Sheila Horne & Jeanette McGruder, she released the top single "Never Buy Texas From A Cowboy," voted by Rolling Stone 2001 as one of the top 50 coolest albums ever released. The Brides received a Rhythm and Blues Award in 1982 for writer and producer Ron Dunbar's title cut "Didn't Man To Fall In Love." Dawn Silva recorded and toured with The GAP Band in 1982. She signed a solo deal with Polygram Records in 1988, but her debut album was never released.

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Her recording and touring credits include Ice Cube, Boyz In The Hood, Roy Ayers, Snoop Dogg Coolio, B.B. King, and the Parliament Funkadelic. Her first solo album release in Europe on Musisoft (Paris France) (All My Funky Friends) December 2000, broke the code of omerta (BillBoard Magazine 2001) selling thousands of units, hailed by (Tower Records 2001) as the only authenic funk album to be released in over two decades.

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Sly and The Family Stone: Sly & the Family Stone are an American rock band from San Francisco, California. Active from 1966 to 1983, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music. Headed by singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist Sly Stone, and containing several of his f...

P-Funk: P-Funk is an abbreviated, compound name for two bands, Parliament and Funkadelic. It also is a fusion music genre and describes a great many offshoot groups and solo musicians....

Lynn Mabry: Lynn Mabry is an American vocalist. She got her start in Sly and the Family Stone, along with Dawn Silva. In 1977 she joined P-Funk . The following year Mabry and Silva became the original Brides Of Funkenstein, releasing their first album "Funk Or Walk." Lynn became pregnant and left the band in 19...

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