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band Kagny and the Dirty Rats, which recorded a self-titled album on the Motown label. The latter was produced by former bandmates Benny Medina and Kerry Gordy (now known as Kerry Ashby).
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and other dance shows. They also had a successful two-week tour in Japan, but Motown's interest in the band waned and pulled the plug before they could start on a second album.
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in the late 1970s. They are best known as the band of future music executives
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Larry Robinson also collaborated with Todd Homer of the Los Angeles punk band
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that released several CDs on September Gurls Records in Germany.
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and guitarist Larry Robinson. Liles and Gordy were the sons of
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Cliff Liles did re-emerge a few years later as a member of the
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