Vaughan Mason, the musician and producer whose influential disco-funk singles — most notably his 1980 roller skating anthem “Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll” — have been sampled by dozens of artists ranging from Daft Punk to a Tribe Called Quest, died Thursday of natural causes at the age of 69. Mason’s son Baron confirmed the musician’s death to Rolling Stone.
After a stint as a music manager and studio engineer, Mason — as Vaughan Mason & Crew — signed with Brunswick Records in 1980 and, in an effort to capitalize on the roller skating craze sweeping the nation,...
After a stint as a music manager and studio engineer, Mason — as Vaughan Mason & Crew — signed with Brunswick Records in 1980 and, in an effort to capitalize on the roller skating craze sweeping the nation,...
- 4/4/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
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