Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll

Vaughan Mason & Crew

Vaughan Mason & Crew was an American funk and post-disco based group, best known for their single "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll", which reached #5 on the US Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart in 1980, riding the crest of the roller disco wave that was popular at the time. In 1981, Vaughan Mason released the single "Jammin' Big Guitar", which charted at #65. "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll" has since been used in various samples by De La Soul, Mr. Magic and Daft Punk. In 1979 Vaughan Mason had an idea to write, produce and engineer a song about roller skating. According to the Wall Street Journal in the summer of 1979, 300,000 pairs of roller skates were being sold every month. Vaughan Mason called down to John Freeman a fellow recording engineer in Washington, D.C. to… more »