Flash

Flash

Flash, sometimes also as MC Flash, after the initials of the lead singer Margie Cox is a group based around Margie Cox with members of the early NPG as well as members that were in local Minneapolis band Dr. Mambo’s Combo.

They recorded an album also titled Flash of mostly Prince and Levi Seacer, Jr. compositions with Margie Cox on vocals, that was left unreleased. The group only appeared live when they opened for Prince on a few shows in Spring and Summer 1990 as backing band for Mavis Staples on selected dates of the Nude Tour.

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Band Members

• Margie Cox: Vocals
• Michael B.: Drums
• Doug Nelson: Bass
• Billy Franze: Guitar
• Tommy Barbarella: Keyboards
• Sonny T.: Guitar

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Jeff Boucher and Stevie Cherewan declined Prince’s offer to join the band and were replaced by Sonny T. and Tommy Barbarella respectively .

Discography

Albums

• 1989 Flash (unreleased)
  

Singles

• 1994 Standing At The Altar (by Margie Cox)

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