Arlester Christian(1943-1971)

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Arlester "Dyke" Christian was born in Buffalo, New York on June 13, 1943. In 1965 he sang and played bass guitar with the Blazers, the backing band for The O'Jays. The group was stranded in Phoenix, Arizona, when the O'Jays couldn't pay them. The group decided to continue to play music to raise money to get home, changing their name to Dyke and the Blazers. "Dyke" was inspired by the experience and wrote "Funky Broadway" to go with a dance he invented. Dyke and the Blazers toured heavily and appeared at major venues as a result this hit song. Christian was shot and killed in Phoenix, Arizona. He was just 27 years old.

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G.I. Joe: Retaliation

5.7

Soundtrack("How You Like Me Now?")

2013

The Fighter

7.8

Soundtrack("How You Like Me Now?")

2010

Pain & Gain

6.4

Soundtrack("Let a Woman be a Woman, Let a Man be a Man")

2013

Friends with Benefits

6.5

Soundtrack("Let A Woman Be A Woman (And A Man Be A Man)")

2011

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The Challenge: All Stars
8.2
TV Series
- writer: "How You Like Me Now? (Remix)"
- 2025
Borderlands
4.7
- writer: "How You Like Me Now"
- 2024
Shirley
6.2
- writer: "Let a Woman Be a Woman - Let a Man Be a Man"
- 2024
The Burial
7.1
- writer: "Let a Woman Be a Woman - Let a Man Be a Man"
- 2023
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
8.8
TV Series
- writer: "How You Like Me Now?" (uncredited)
- 2023
Creed III
6.7
- writer: "We Got More Soul"
- 2023
DAZN Boxing
7.5
TV Series
- writer: "How You Like Me Now?" (uncredited)
- 2021–2022
Flatbush Misdemeanors
6.8
TV Series
- writer: "We Got More Soul"
- 2022
Hacks
8.2
TV Series
- writer: "Let a Woman Be a Woman - Let a Man Be a Man"
- 2022
Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming
5.7
- writer: "Let a Woman Be a Woman - Let a Man Be a Man"
- 2022
The Misfits
4.5
- writer: "How You Like Me Now?"
- 2021
Klaus
8.2
- writer: "How You Like Me Now"
- 2019
American Soul
7.1
TV Series
- writer: "So Sharp"
- 2019
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
6.7
- writer: "Funky Broadway Part 1"
- 2018
The Breaks
7.1
TV Series
- writer: "Sally"
- 2017

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Born
- June 13, 1943
- Buffalo, New York, USA
Died
- March 13, 1971
- Phoenix, Arizona, USA(shot to death)

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Trivia
Dyke is a member of the infamous "27" club, which includes artists like Robert Johnson, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Kobain, Amy Winehouse and other famous musicians, who died at the age of 27.