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Born in the 70s at the peak of Motown Records, Big Strick was heavily influenced by the Temptations, Marvin Gaye, 4 Tops and a host of other extraordinary acts that blessed Detroit with great soulful music. As a youth, Big Strick started taking to another unique Detroit sound, P-FUNK (PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC), whose style of funky guitar, bass, keyboard, funky synthesizer and drum players led to a style that would change the face of music forever. As an early teen Big Strick was introduced to house music. At that time The Wizard (Jeff Mills) was the DJ on 92.3 WDRQ. Big...

MARCUS STRICKLAND, Tenor Saxophone A Miami native, Marcus Strickland graduated from the New World High School of the Arts in Miami in 1997. As a student of performance and composition, Mark relocated to New York City and continued his studies at New School University's Jazz and Comtemporary Music Program, where he developed his signature sound. As both tenor and soprano saxophone player, Marcus has appeared in an impressive number of groups that include The Wynton Marsalis Quintet, Reggie Workman's African American Legacy Band, The Mingus Big Band, The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, The Milt Jackson...

Strickly Roots was an early 90's hip-hop group from the Bronx, New York, consisting of emcee's Broadway and RMR. .

Josh Strickland (born October 23, 1983) is an American singer and actor from Charleston, South Carolina. He attended high school at the Charleston County School of the Arts and graduated from Middleton High School in Charleston. He attended the College of Charleston, where he studied voice with Deanna McBroom. During middle and high school, Josh was a member of a local Charleston theater company called Charleston Youth Company. On February 16, 2011, Strickland debuted his first ever solo artist single on iTunes titled “Report to the Floor.” The track was co-produced by Grammy Award winning producer Damon Elliott and by...

Johnnie Strickland is an often overlooked and under appreciated rockabilly artist who recorded sides for Roulette Record in the late 1950's and early 1960's. Born and died near Roanoke Rapids, NC. (d - 1994) .