The Highlighters was a funk band from the U.S. city of Indianapolis with minor hits in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
The Highlighters was originally formed in 1963 by jazz musicians at Crispus Attucks High School in Indianapolis, Indiana.
[1] When the band's original drummer, James "Porkchop" Edwards, returned from Vietnam, he sought to rejoin.
[1] Many of the band's members would continue in the music industry, like Dewayne "Funky Buzzard" Garvin, who would perform as a drummer for artists like Marvin Gaye.
[3] In 2010, trumpeter Clifford Ratliff was inducted into the Indianapolis Jazz Hall of Fame.