Whatever Happened To The Band Sun

[KevLo]

Hi this is Kev-Lo

I thought about this 70's 80's band and they're not mentioned too on here so I was just wondering what happen to them. Do Anybody know

[GeeTee(HPK)]

Member Byron Byrd is the only member,and he currently fronts a version of Sun,for international touring and completed a album this year. [[according to wikipedia)

[mark speck]

From what I recall, Sun changed their name to Dayton [[after their home city of Dayton, Ohio). Under that name, they hit with a remake of "Hot Fun In the Summertime".

Best,

Mark

[zebop]

Shawn Sandridge and Chris Jones left Sun to do Dayton. Sun was still recording at the same time as Dayton.

[paul1970]

It's funny because i was playing my Sun albums last weekend and i was wondering how in the world wasn't this group more popular.

They could deliver the funk..

Sun - Conscience[[1977)




They could also do great ballads/love songs too...

Sun - When You Put Your Hand In Mine[[1978)

[cozmic]

Around the late 90's Byron performed with Heatwave on a live-recording,
released on the independent label Century Vista.



Some other releases on Century Vista are a reissue of Ohio Players' 1984-album "Graduation",
and a Sun-compilation which actually is partly a reissue of Sun's 1984-album "Eclipse".



Back then around 1984 both those albums of the Ohio Players and Sun were released on another independent label, Air City Records.




Byron also produced a new funkgroup around the late-90's.
Forgot their name and album-title though ... "Legend" or "Legion"

[WaltB]

Guitarist from the group Sheldon Reynolds is now with Earth. Wind & Fire.

[cozmic]

Shawn Sandridge and Chris Jones left Sun to do Dayton.

+ Sun-member Dean Hummons

[cozmic]

Sheldon Reynolds is currently doing his own thing, and released a Jimi Hendrix-project some years ago. Guitarist Greg "G-Mo" Moore has been touring the
last few years with EW&F, and Sheldon was an active member until 2002, according to this link : http://www.earthwindandfire.com/bio_members.html

[zebop]

+ Sun-member Dean Hummons

Oh ok, thanks!

[juicefree20]

I last saw Sheldon at the PBS "Funky 70s Soul Superstars" show, which was taped in Dec 2004 in Dover, De.

Great thread & I loved "Wanna Make Love [[Come Flick My Bic)", "Reaction Satisfaction" aka. "Jam Y'all, Funk It Up" & the Sunburn LP, ESPECIALLY "Dance, Do What You Wanna Do". My partner & I used to run that one into the ground back in 1978!

[cozmic]

Oh ok, thanks!

You're welcome !

[cozmic]

I last saw Sheldon at the PBS "Funky 70s Soul Superstars" show, which was taped in Dec 2004 in Dover, De.

Sounds good ! Was he with his own band or with EW&F ? Any performed tracks you can remember ?

[cozmic]

Official Website

[pshark]

They were the opening of the very first concert that I've attended. They opened
for Parliament/Funkadelic & Bootsy's Rubber Band. That was back in Fri. Aug 13, 1976 @ the Oakland Auditorium.
Gotta say, I had a funky good time
And btw, that's Roger Troutman on Wanna Make Love

[wonder_b]

great underrated band... That world tour 2010 [[see website) seems more like an Asian tour to me! Why doesn't they come visit us? LOL

[marv2]

I loved "We're Here, Sun Is Here!" from '78.

[juicefree20]

cozmic:

I was wrong. Sheldon participated in the Disco taping [[Disco Explosion - Get Down Tonight)at Asbury Park in August 2004. If you see the show, Sheldon is most visible dancing with Norma Jean Wright during The First Ladies performance of "Le' Freak".