Steve Rhodes (3)

Steven Bankole Rhodes III (April 1926 - May 2008), known professionally as Steve Rhodes, was a Nigerian broadcaster and musician. He established the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) Dance Orchestra. The band included star musicians Chris Ajilo, E. C. Arinze, Sammy Lartey Jr and others. It played live in the studio and broadcast live to listeners all over Nigeria. He was Fela Kuti's manager in the 1960s and was source of inspiration for many Nigerian musicians who started out in the 1960s and 1970s.