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Sunbear - 1977 - Sunbear

Singer/drummer Arnie Oliver and singer/guitarist Werner Schuchner comprised the soul/funk duo Sunbear. In 1977, they recorded their self-titled debut album for Soul Train Records, which featured 10 tracks and was influenced by Earth, Wind & Fire, Tower of Power, and El Chicano. Sunbear broke up after this sole album, and its members later pursued other musical activities - Oliver joined Frankie Beverly's Maze while Schuchner played guitar for the Whispers and other artists.

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Sunbear - 1977 - Sunbear

Singer/drummer Arnie Oliver and singer/guitarist Werner Schuchner comprised the soul/funk duo Sunbear. In 1977, they recorded their self-titled debut album for Soul Train Records, which featured 10 tracks and was influenced by Earth, Wind & Fire, Tower of Power, and El Chicano. Sunbear broke up after this sole album, and its members later pursued other musical activities - Oliver joined Frankie Beverly's Maze while Schuchner played guitar for the Whispers and other artists.

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Sunbear - 1977 - Sunbear

Sunbear
1977
Sunbear

01. Erika 3:05


02. Let Love Flow For Peace 3:12
03. So Long 3:204
04. I Heard The Voice Of Music Say 5:00
05. Mood I "L.O.V.E. Love" 2:37
06. Fantasy 4:00
07. Don't Overlook The Feelings 5:34
08. Mood II "Love At First Sight" 2:47
09. Rhythm Of Our Souls 3:49
10. Mood III "Oliver" 1:37

Acoustic Guitar – Werner Schuchner


Alto Saxophone – Ernie Watts
Backing Vocals – Carolyn Lucas, Walter Scott
Baritone Saxophone – Jackie Kelso
Bass – Werner Schuchner
Clavinet – Ahaguna Sun, Greg Phillinganes, Roger Smith
Drums – Ahaguna Sun
Electric Piano – Ahaguna Sun, Greg Phillinganes, Roger Smith, Werner Schuchner
Flugelhorn – John Parrish, Oscar Brashear
Flute – Ernie Watts
Guitar – Werner Schuchner
Harp – Greg Phillinganes
Organ – Jesse Butler
Percussion – Ahaguna Sun, Werner Schuchner
Piano – Greg Phillinganes
Synthesizer [Moog] – Greg Phillinganes, Roger Smith
Tenor Saxophone – Ernie Watts, Bill Greene
Trombone – George Bohanon
Trumpet – John Parrish, Oscar Brashear

Singer/drummer Arnie Oliver, aka Ahaguna G. Sun, and singer/guitarist Werner "Bear" Schuchner
comprised Sunbear, a little-known soul/funk vocal duo that recorded in Los Angeles in 1977. Earth, Wind
& Fire was a heavy influence on Sunbear, and there were also hints of Tower of Power and El Chicano in
their sound. In 1977, Sunbear recorded its self-titled debut album for Don Cornelius and Dick Griffey's Soul
Train Records, which evolved into Solar Records after Cornelius' departure in 1978. Sunbear broke up
without ever recording a second album, and Oliver and Schuchner both went on to pursue other activities
in the R&B world. Oliver became a member of Frankie Beverly's Maze, while Schuchner played guitar on
albums by the Whispers, the Soul Train Gang, High Inergy, and others. In 1980, the Whispers recorded
Sunbear's ballad "Fantasy" for their hit album Imagination.

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