3 catalog entries, grouped by year.
Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band developed in Los Angeles around Wright's singing and guitar. Its personnel included musicians such as James Gadson and Melvin Dunlap. Records including Do Your Thing and Express Yourself connected soul with funk, using loose ensemble playing and improvisation within the group's studio and stage work.
AllMusic - Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band biography
Biography read for Los Angeles ensemble, Wright, Gadson, Dunlap, named repertoire and improvisational soul/funk approach. Named leader-and-band credit retained. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
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Source year-end #47Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band developed in Los Angeles around Wright's singing and guitar. Its personnel included musicians such as James Gadson and Melvin Dunlap. Records including Do Your...
View background statusReported release: 1970Date needs verification
Source year-end #57This funk classic became the band's signature song and has been widely sampled in hip-hop.
View background statusReported release: 1970Date needs verification
Source year-end #50This soulful track preceded the band's more famous hit "Express Yourself."
View background status1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.