Vaughan Mason & Butch Dayo

Multi-instrumentalist, producer, and engineer Vaughan Mason managed the 21st Century, who are best known for the classic Chicago soul ballad "Remember the Rain," a 1975 RCA single. After he moved from Chicago to New York, Mason became an audio engineer and worked on sessions for B.T. Express. A short-lived group he assembled, Vaughn Mason & Crew, signed with Brunswick Records. With lead vocals by Jerome Bell, the single "Bounce, Skate, Rock, Roll" bounced to number five R&B and number 81 pop in early 1980. The similarly titled album went to number 25 R&B later that year, while...