ESG (band)

ESG
ESG
	ESG performing in 2015
Background information
Origin	The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	Dance-punk; funk;
Years active	1978–1985; 1991–2007; 2008–present
Labels	99, Factory, Soul Jazz, Fire, Universal Sound, ESG Records
Past members	Renee Scroggins; Marie Scroggins; Valerie Scroggins; Deborah Scroggins; Nicole Nicholas; Nicholas Nicholas; Chistelle Polite; Leroy Glover; Tito Libran; David Miles

ESG (Emerald, Sapphire & Gold) is an American rock band formed in the South Bronx in 1978. ESG has been influential across a wide range of musical genres, including hip hop, and dance-punk. The band's track "UFO" is one of the most sampled songs in history.^[3]

^ Trammell, Matthew (February 23, 2018). "ESG's Otherworldly Sound". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2023-02-19. The seminal eighties art band celebrates forty years of its dance-punk music.
^ Pehling, Dave (January 11, 2023). "Pioneering NYC funk outfit ESG bids fond farewell at Great American". CBS San Francisco. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
^ Terich, Jeff Terich; Green, Liam; Pearson, Paul; Butch Rosser (August 13, 2015). "10 of the Most Sampled Songs in Pop Music". Treblezine. Retrieved December 29, 2015.

[1] Trammell, Matthew (February 23, 2018). "ESG's Otherworldly Sound". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2023-02-19. The seminal eighties art band celebrates forty years of its dance-punk music.

[2] Pehling, Dave (January 11, 2023). "Pioneering NYC funk outfit ESG bids fond farewell at Great American". CBS San Francisco. Retrieved 2023-02-19.

[3] Terich, Jeff Terich; Green, Liam; Pearson, Paul; Butch Rosser (August 13, 2015). "10 of the Most Sampled Songs in Pop Music". Treblezine. Retrieved December 29, 2015.

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