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The House Rockers were a local dance band who had released a couple of obscure singles (1967's \"We All Make Mistakes Sometimes\" on Verve Records, 1972's \"Rum Punch\") The three players (guitarist Richard Thompson, tenor sax player Bill Risbrook, and alto sax player Carlos Ward) formed Madison Street Express along with bassist Louis Risbrook (later Muslim-monickered Jamal Rasool), percussionist Dennis Rowe, drummer Terrell Wood, and vocalist Barbara Wood. They along with producer Jeff Lane signed with production company Roadshow Records to record writer Billy Nichols \"Do It ('Til You're Satisfied).\" The record was shopped around to major labels until it was accepted at Scepter Records, where exec Mel Cheren was championing dance acts to label founder Florence Greenberg. Scepter suggested the group change its name from Madison Street Express, hence the Brooklyn Trucking Express. The single was released in August 1974, and was in the top 10 by Halloween. Lane took the group back into the studios at that point to record a second single and pitch a full album to the label. Scepter agreed to the LP and to Roadshow Records having its own label within Scepter Records.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/B+T+Express","playStationPath":"/stations/113279679/play","stationId":113279679,"bioPath":"/music/B+T+Express/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Mtume","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a55/a55aac0487c209fb6e2c9a7d1987e0ad_md.jpg","artistName":"Mtume","artistId":5063,"station_id":113286316},{"musicPath":"/music/Graham+Central+Station","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0ba/0ba38a3474dd88a126a86ffad2ed6546_md.jpg","artistName":"Graham Central Station","artistId":114564,"station_id":282639593},{"musicPath":"/music/Willie+Hutch","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/605/605a6e8534e1018954c0c14704f97e0f_md.jpg","artistName":"Willie Hutch","artistId":8254,"station_id":113265414},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Intruders","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f81/f8190841c397a02685adeae6fb8eb160_md.jpg","artistName":"The Intruders","artistId":3515,"station_id":113275257},{"musicPath":"/music/Roy+Ayers+Ubiquity","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ca4/ca4ef797a36c3003600a55983999465c_md.jpg","artistName":"Roy Ayers Ubiquity","artistId":107091,"station_id":281862357},{"musicPath":"/music/Parliament","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/aa9/aa969543f8f329282ec70cbc7e9e0353_md.jpg","artistName":"Parliament","artistId":1978,"station_id":113264526},{"musicPath":"/music/Jean+Knight","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a6d/a6da8fca9292034530fa5ad1f00af2fa_md.jpg","artistName":"Jean Knight","artistId":3472,"station_id":113482537},{"musicPath":"/music/Midnight+Star","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/552/5525636c2be1d3efaf19894962f377c9_md.jpg","artistName":"Midnight Star","artistId":74275,"station_id":266176576},{"musicPath":"/music/MFSB","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/bb5/bb557b48ab4dcad6cd5319a537c893a1_md.jpg","artistName":"MFSB","artistId":3409,"station_id":113272266},{"musicPath":"/music/Little+Beaver","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/171/1714099dbcc0e27e27bdf0574d910c66_md.jpg","artistName":"Little Beaver","artistId":134707,"station_id":286143310},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Emotions","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b3c/b3c620f982863fc94b4e2008d8918e27_md.jpg","artistName":"The Emotions","artistId":3448,"station_id":113268852},{"musicPath":"/music/One+Way","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e8b/e8b881c347d9af8cb445af43652cd59d_md.jpg","artistName":"One Way","artistId":461266,"station_id":401346364},{"musicPath":"/music/Tower+of+Power","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/575/575fd7ecbcdc295b5dda3c3d7905a251_md.jpg","artistName":"Tower of Power","artistId":8565,"station_id":113379318},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Meters","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/243/243d4504097ce7b30f7c22d9c63dfc20_md.jpg","artistName":"The Meters","artistId":2762,"station_id":113359504},{"musicPath":"/music/Maze","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/99e/99e73f90b77702557260d373cdf99a2d_md.jpg","artistName":"Maze","artistId":12249,"station_id":113279919},{"musicPath":"/music/Shalamar","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5cf/5cface03b89667da71d130fb2ee63369_md.jpg","artistName":"Shalamar","artistId":3596,"station_id":113295839},{"musicPath":"/music/Lyn+Collins","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0f2/0f2f08dfbdd169474a155cc006d13e0e_md.jpg","artistName":"Lyn Collins","artistId":3644,"station_id":114271017},{"musicPath":"/music/L+T+D+","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/bed/bed00d7059bbd0c69c456a24ed1bf170_md.jpg","artistName":"L.T.D.","artistId":8018,"station_id":113291206}]}