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Solo
Recording Group

Music

Solo is a R&B musical group. The original members were Robert Anderson, Darnell Chavis, Eunique Mack, and Dan Stokes. The group recorded their gold-selling debut album in Minneapolis and released it in 1995, with production by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.

Tags: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis · Recording Group · A&M Records · Perspective Records · Certified Gold · Heaven · R&B · Billboard Hot 100 · Angie Stone · Raphael Saadiq

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Force M.D.'s
Force M.D.'s
Recording Group

Music

Force M.D.'s is an American R&B vocal group that was formed in 1981 in Staten Island, New York. Although the group has old school hip hop roots, it is perhaps best known for two tunes that are widely considered 1980s quiet storm classics.

Tags: Music · Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis · Staten Island, New York · Tender Love · Love Is a House · 1980s · Quiet Storm · R&B · Warner Bros. Records · Reprise Records

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Trisco Pearson
Member, Force M.D.'s

Music

Force M.D.'s is an American R&B vocal group that was formed in 1981 in Staten Island, New York. Later, Trisco Pearson joined the group.

Tags: Force M.D.'s · RIP · Recording Artist · Singer · Group Member · Tender Love · Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis · Billboard Hot 100 · R&B · Music

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Robert Anderson
Member, Solo

Music

Solo is a R&B musical group. The original members were Robert Anderson, Darnell Chavis, Eunique Mack, and Dan Stokes. The group recorded their gold-selling debut album in Minneapolis and released it in 1995, with production by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.

Tags: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis · Solo · Bass Player · R&B · Group Member · Heaven · Marvin Gaye · Music · Gold Record · Soul Music

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Darnell Chavis
Member, Solo

Music

Solo is a R&B musical group. The original members were Robert Anderson, Darnell Chavis, Eunique Mack, and Dan Stokes. The group recorded their gold-selling debut album in Minneapolis and released it in 1995, with production by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.

Tags: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis · Solo · A&M Records · Perspective Records · Singer · R&B · Soul Music · Certified Gold · New York · Soul Train Music Award Nominee

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Dan Stokes
Member, Solo

Music

Solo is a R&B musical group. The original members were Robert Anderson, Darnell Chavis, Eunique Mack, and Dan Stokes. The group recorded their gold-selling debut album in Minneapolis and released it in 1995, with production by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.

Tags: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis · Solo · R&B · Singer · Interior Designer · Podcaster · Hunter College · Adjunct Professor · Brooklyn, New York · Certified Rehabilitation Counselor

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The Whispers
The Whispers
Grammy Award Nominee

Music

The Whispers are an American group from Los Angeles, California, who have scored hit records since the late 1960s. The Whispers were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2003, and were winners of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Pioneer Award.

Tags: Grammy Award Nominee · R&B · Soul Train Records · Jay Leno · Bay Area Blues Society Hall of Fame · Sammy Davis Jr. · Black Music Academy of America · Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame · Vocal Group Hall of Fame · NAACP Image Award Winner

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Chris Jasper
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee; Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Winner; Member, The Isley Brothers (1973-1983)

Music

Chris Jasper is a former member of The Isley Brothers and Isley-Jasper-Isley, and is responsible for writing and producing the majority of The Isley Brothers music and Isley-Jasper-Isley music. He is also an Inductee in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Tags: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee · Isley-Jasper-Isley · The Isley Brothers · Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Winner · R&B · Gold City Music · Ron Isley · Soul Music · Moog Synthesizer · Juilliard School of Music

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Charisse Arrington
Recording Artist and Brilliance Coach

Music

Charisse Arrington is a R&B singer who was signed to MCA Records in the 1990s. Her biggest success was with the single "Down With This" which peaked in the top twenty of the Billboard Dance singles chart and top five of the Billboard Dance breakout chart.

Tags: Recording Artist · Brilliance Coach · MCA Records · Down With This · Billboard · R&B · To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar · Ain't No Love · The House That I Built · Star of Your Story

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Leaveil Degree
Member, The Whispers

Music

Leaveil Degree is a member of The Whispers. The group scored 15 top-ten R&B singles, and eight top-ten R&B albums, with two of them, "The Whispers" and "Love Is Where You Find It", reaching the #1 spot. They have earned two platinum and five gold albums.

Tags: The Whispers · Singer · Billboard Hot 100 · R&B · Gold Record · Wallace "Scotty" Scott · Walter Scott · New Orleans, Louisiana · SOLAR Records · Soul Music

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Tali
Member, Blush and Member, T.O.D.

Music

Mathew Knowles found phenomenal success grooming and managing the mega group Destiny's Child. He is now handing out mics to Blush, a harmonically blended hip-hop and R&B trio, and since 2013, they are using their mics to mix fiery rhymes and hooks.

Tags: Music · Recording Artist · Blush · Destiny's Child · Mathew Knowles · R&B · Hip-Hop · Singer · Texas · T.O.D.

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Skyy
Skyy
Recording Group

Music

Skyy (a.k.a. New York Skyy) was an American R&B/funk/disco band based in New York. They are perhaps best known for their 1981 hit, "Call Me", as well as their 1989 "comeback" hits, "Start of a Romance" and "Real Love".

Tags: Capitol Records · Atlantic Records · Salsoul Records · Call Me · Start of a Romance · Real Love · Billboard Hot 100 · Brooklyn, New York · R&B · Funk

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Tina Turner
Tina Turner
Queen of Rock 'n' Roll

Music

Tina Turner is a recording artist, actress, and author, whose career has spanned more than half a century, earning her widespread recognition and numerous awards. Her combined album and single sales total approximately 180 million copies worldwide.

Tags: R&B · Ike Turner · Billboard Hot 100 · Ike & Tina Turner · Anna Mae Bullock · Brownsville, Tennessee · Singer · Actress · Hollywood Walk of Fame · Grammy Award Winner

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The Main Ingredient
The Main Ingredient
Recording Group

Music

The Main Ingredient is an American soul and R&B group best known for their 1972 hit song "Everybody Plays the Fool".

Tags: R&B · Harlem, New York · Red Bird Records · RCA Records · Polydor Records · Everybody Plays the Fool · Cuba Gooding Sr. · Billboard Hot 100 · Coca-Cola · Legacy Recordings

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Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse
6-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Amy Winehouse's debut album, "Frank" (2003), was a critical success. Her follow-up album, "Back to Black" (2006), led to five 2008 Grammy Awards, tying the then record for the most wins by a female artist in a single night.

Tags: Grammy Award Winner · National Youth Jazz Orchestra · Soul Music · R&B · Jazz · 100 Greatest Women in Music · Best Pop Vocal Album · London, England · United Kingdom · RIP

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B33 ANGEL
Recording Artist

Music

Singer-songwriter B33 ANGEL from Long Island, New York self-released her R&B/Pop debut album "Plan B" with production and engineering by the multi-talented Eryck Bry. Angelique aspires to make a positive impact in the entertainment/music industry.

Tags: Eryck Bry · Heart of a Champion · Plan B · R&B · Pop · Skino Brown · Bridgette Angelique · Broadway Sings for Pride · Eric Sanicola · French Montana

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Labelle
Labelle
Recording Group

Music

Labelle is an American all-female singing group who were a popular vocal group of the 1960s and 1970s. The founding members were Patti LaBelle, Cindy Birdsong, Nona Hendryx, and Sarah Dash.

Tags: Patti LaBelle · Nona Hendryx · Cindy Birdsong · Sarah Dash · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · R&B · Soul Music · Rock · Funk · Disco

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DeVante Swing
DeVante Swing
Member, Jodeci

Music

DeVante Swing is an American record producer, singer, rapper and songwriter. He became known in the 1990s as the founding member of the R&B group Jodeci, a popular R&B act at that time. Swing served as the main songwriter, producer, and leader.

Tags: Jodeci · Dalvin DeGrate · Hi-Five · R&B · Timbaland · Ginuwine · Static Major · Stevie J · Missy Elliott · Flo Rida

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JoJo
JoJo
Member, Jodeci and Member, K-Ci & JoJo

Music

Joel Hailey, who goes by the stage name JoJo, is a member of Jodeci and K-Ci & JoJo.

Tags: Jodeci · R&B · Monroe, North Carolina · K-Ci & JoJo · Atlanta International Records · Uptown Records · MCA Records · How Do U Want It · 2Pac · Eddie Murphy

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K-Ci
K-Ci
Member, Jodeci and Member, K-Ci & JoJo

Music

Cedric Hailey, who goes by the stage name K-Ci, is a singer, songwriter, and member of Jodeci and K-Ci & JoJo. Although Hailey is best known as the lead singer of Jodeci and second-lead singer of K-Ci & JoJo, he participated on different solo projects.

Tags: Jodeci · K-Ci & JoJo · R&B · Uptown Records · MCA Records · Atlanta International Records · Monroe, North Carolina · Eddie Murphy · How Do U Want It · 2Pac

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Guy
Guy
4-Time Soul Train Music Award Nominee

Music

Guy is an American hip hop, R&B and soul band, and were the creators of the new jack swing style of the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Tags: Teddy Riley · Aaron Hall · Timmy Gatling · Damion Hall · Uptown Records · Soul Train Music Award Nominee · New Jack Swing · MCA Records · R&B · Soul Music

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Mac Band
Recording Group

Music

Mac Band was an American R&B group from Flint, Michigan, formed by four brothers as the primary vocalists. They are best remembered for their 1988 hit "Roses Are Red".

Tags: R&B · Flint, Michigan · Roses Are Red · Babyface · Atlantic Starr · Stonebridge United Methodist Church · McKinney, Texas · McCampbell Brothers · MCA Records · Unidisc Music

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Troop
Recording Group

Music

Troop is an R&B group. The group has had five number-one singles and ten top-ten singles on the Billboard R&B Singles chart. They have also completed five albums, which include three certified gold and one certified platinum album. 

Tags: R&B · Reggie Warren · Total Respect of Other People · All I Do Is Think of You · Sweet November · Atlantic Records · Steve Russell · John Harreld · Rodney Benford · Allen McNeil

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Trey Lorenz
Trey Lorenz
Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Trey Lorenz is best known for his duet with recording artist Mariah Carey on "I'll Be There", a cover of the Jackson 5 recording. The record topped the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles chart and earned Lorenz and Carey both a Grammy Award nomination.

Tags: Mariah Carey · TLC · Usher · Grammy Award Nominee · R&B · I'll Be There · Jackson 5 · Selena · Wilson High School · Billboard 200

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Aaliyah
Aaliyah
5-Time Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Aaliyah was an American singer, actress, dancer, and model. She has been credited for helping to redefine contemporary R&B, pop and hip-hop, earning her the nicknames the "Princess of R&B" and "Queen of Urban Pop".

Tags: Grammy Award Nominee · R&B · Pop · Actress

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