* (Inglewood, CA) The city of Inglewood welcomed hundreds of residents to Darby Park for the 2nd Annual Inglewood Family ...

Lakeside, formed in Dayton is best-known for its 1980 No. 1 R&B hit, “Fantastic Voyage,” although they have had a long and successful career. Their nine albums were released from 1977 through ...

Coolio took off from the original “Fantastic Voyage,” a hedonistic 1980 dance-floor classic by the Midwest R&B band Lakeside. It was the breakthrough hit from his excellent debut album, It ...

The band’s biggest hit, “Fantastic Voyage,” was No. 1 on the R&B chart for two weeks and crossed over to reach No. 55 on Billboard’s Hot 100.

With Fantastic Voyage, the band’s throwback soul edge was given a contemporary sheen by 1980 standards. But more than 30 years later, the record retains a vibrancy that makes it evergreen.

Lakeside, an Ohio-based group, had its greatest chart success between 1978 and 1984. “Fantastic Voyage” topped Billboard’s R&B charts in 1980, and a version by rapper Coolio became a Top 30 ...

The band Lakeside did hit No. 1 on the R&B charts with that funky delivery in 1980, a year the Phillies also happened to win the World Series. So maybe it’s a positive omen.

Lakeside is known for its 1980 R&B hit “Fantastic Voyage.” The song is currently featured in a national commercial for Allstate.