Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Musical News - Regi Hargis (Brick)

Regi Hargis, co-founder and lead guitarist of the huge platinum selling 1970s band Brick, passed away on Friday, October 15, 2021 of undisclosed causes, at the age of 70.

Brick was formed in the mid-1970s in Atlanta, GA. Its first hit song was “Dazz” (1976), co-written by Hargis. The term “dazz” was coined as a combination of the words “disco” and “jazz,” an apt description of their unique style of music. We have always been lovers of music, and we certainly loved all of Brick’s most popular songs, several of which were co-written by Hargis.

In 1977, Brick released “Dusic,” a combination of “disco” and “music.” Other popular songs by Brick were “We Don’t Wanna Sit Down, We Wanna Get Down” from 1977 and “Ain’t Gonna Hurt Nobody” from 1978.

Our love of music has led us to appreciate many talented artists from days gone by, but Brick surely kept us dancing.

We hope Regi is still playing and composing and making people dance, wherever he is!

Reginald “Regi” Hargis

(* 1951 – October 15, 2021)

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