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Dwight Sykes, also known as Sporty Cat, was born on February 27, 1956, in Nettleton, Mississippi. At the age of two, he and his family moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he spent most of his younger years. Dwight began his musical career at nine, singing background vocals with a spiritual group called Airs of Harmony, Jr., now known as the Michigan Nightingales. After three years, he started playing guitar and joined his first R&B band, The Kenyatahs, at thirteen, performing with them for five years. Following the breakup of the group and the death of his mother, Dwight enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he played guitar and drums for the band 100% Pure Poison during their 18-month tour in Germany. After being honorably discharged and returning to the U.S., he played in various local Michigan bands, including Domain and Chaos. Eager to write his own material, Dwight formed the group Jahari, which toured the Michigan area for a couple of years until another breakup. Under the Jahari alias, he wrote the song "Situations," which received respectable airplay on several local Michigan radio stations. Dwight later resided near Atlanta, Georgia, where he continued to write and produce songs using his Tascam 464 four-track console. While he pursued other avenues to support himself and his son, his passion for music kept alive the hope of achieving a big break in

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