Soul Excitement

Soul Excitement was a psychedelic funk band out of Newark, New Jersey. The band was originally formed by Clarence (Clay) Drayton, who was the leader and bass player, along with A. C. Drummer, guitarist, and Paul Cutner, drummer in the year 1968. During the summer of that year they took on a young tenor saxophone player, Roland Washington. Tamy Smith, a friend and fellow student of Drayton's at Arts High School in Newark, became lead vocalist and Paul Settle came aboard on trumpet. In 1969 The band recorded "Stay Together" and "Smile" at an unknown Studio in New York.