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Artist: W.R. 3
Starting in 1980, W.R. 3 was a punk rock fivesome roaring out of Belgium with a youthful exhuberance. Featured on a local compilation, the group played around their native country but didn't officially release an album until 1998's Live. Followed by their studio debut It's a Beautiful Day, the group went out on the road and didn't return to the... [+] Read More
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Artist: MCJ & Cool G
Montreal's MCJ & Cool G (aka James McQuaid and Richard Gray) released So Listen in 1990 and Dimensions of Double R&B three years later. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Johnnie & Joe
Johnnylouise Richardson and Joe Rivers teamed in 1957 for a series of singles on Chess. Their finest was "Over the Mountain, Across the Sea," which made it to number three on the R&B charts and number eight on the pop side. It was one of two Top 10 R&B singles they enjoyed, with "My Baby's Gone" reaching #15 and completing their string. ~ Ron... [+] Read More
Artist: Cupol
Cupol was a short-lived alias for Wire members Bruce Gilbert and Graham Lewis that yielded a two-song EP (Like This for Ages) on 4AD in 1980. Gilbert and Lewis would later record a full LP on 4AD as B.C. Gilbert/G. Lewis (or Dome, which eventually became the duo's primary moniker) entitled 3R4. Ambient dronescapes, as done with electronics. ~... [+] Read More
Artist: Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys were, in many ways, a contradictory band. Comprised entirely of white, middle-class Americans, the group sang a hybrid of new jack balladry, hip-hop, R&B, and dance club pop that originally found its greatest success in Canada and Europe, with their 1996 debut album charting in the Top Ten in nearly every country on the... [+] Read More
Artist: Blue Magic
Blue Magic, an R&B vocal quintet whose members were Theodore Mills, Vernon Sawyer, Wendell Sawyer, Keith Beaton, and Richard Pratt, was formed in Philadelphia and signed to Atlantic Records in 1973. They hit the Top 40 of the R&B singles chart with their first three 45s before breaking through and crossing over with "Sideshow," released in April... [+] Read More
Artist: Janet Jackson
Few celebrity siblings can emerge from the shadows of their already famous relations to become superstars in their own right and with their own distinct personalities. That's exactly what Janet Jackson did in becoming one of the biggest female pop and R&B stars of the '80s and '90s. Since her breakthrough in 1986 with the album Control,... [+] Read More
Artist: Michael Cooper
Michael Cooper enjoyed quick success as a solo vocalist after the demise of Con Funk Shun. His LP Love Is Such a Funny Game yielded a huge hit in "To Prove My Love," which made it to number three on the R&B charts. His follow-up release, Just What I Like, in 1989, was also moderately successful. Get Closer included appearances from jazz... [+] Read More
Artist: Brighter Side of Darkness
This Chicago group of mostly high school students didn't enjoy a lengthy tenure, but made the marvelous wailing ballad "Love Jones" in 1972. It was a gold record and number-three R&B hit, and remains among classic soul one-hit wonders. Their lead singer Darryl Lamont was 12; other members were Ralph Eskridge, Randolph Murph, and Larry... [+] Read More
Artist: Autocreation
Autocreation formed in 1994 as the trio of Kevin Hector, Tara Patterson, and Mark Van Hoen (the latter of whom also records as Locust for R&S ambient sublabel Apollo). Originally recording as Sine Bubble, Autocreation are a somewhat dancefloor-friendly blend of ambient, techno, and hip-hop-esque breakbeat, and have released two singles (on... [+] Read More
Artist: Nu Shooz
The husband/wife team from Portland, OR -- guitarist/composer John Smith and vocalist Valerie Day -- attracted some attention on the R&B and disco circuit in the late '80s. "I Can't Wait" reached number two on the R&B charts and number three pop in 1986 for Atlantic. But they were so linked to trendy sounds that by the third single, "Should I... [+] Read More
Artist: dR. O
dR. O was proclaimed the "SUPERGROUP OF CYBERSPACE" by YAHOO INTERNET LIFE magazine due to having more #1s on MP3.COM than any band on the planet. Strangely enough MP3.COM was sold and so was the www.mp3.com/o url that dR. O had used for several years! [+] Read More
Artist: Shirley Ellis
New York vocalist and composer Shirley Ellis was in the Metronomes before earning fame as co-composer and performer of some enjoyable soul novelty tunes in the mid-'60s. These included the Top Ten R&B hits "The Nitty Gritty" and "The Name Game." "The Name Game" was co-written with her manager and husband Lincoln Chase, and peaked at number four... [+] Read More
Artist: Keith Sweat
Keith Sweat is a Harlem-born R&B singer/songwriter who released his debut album, Make It Last Forever, at the end of 1987. The album sold over three million copies, spawning the hits "I Want Her" (number one R&B, number five pop), "Something Just Ain't Right" (number three R&B), "Make It Last Forever" (number two R&B), and "Don't Stop Your Love"... [+] Read More
Artist: Ruff Ryders
The all-star hip-hop collective/production team Ruff Ryders included CEOs Chivon, Dee, and Waah Dean, producers Swizz Beatz, DJ Shok, and PK, and gold and platinum-selling rappers DMX, Eve, Drag On, and the LOX (Shawn "Sheek" Jacobs, Jayson Phillips, and David Styles). This incarnation of the Ruff Ryders crafted 1999's Ryde Or Die Vol. 1, which... [+] Read More
Artist: Dalvin DeGrate
The son of a minister, Dalvin DeGrate was raised with his brother older Donald in Charlotte, NC. He was performing by the age of two and at nine was drumming in his father's gospel group, the DeGrate Delegation. The DeGrate brothers met brothers Joel and Cedric Halley, and formed the vocal group Jodeci. Dalvin DeGrate, who was the group's... [+] Read More
Artist: BeBe & CeCe Winans
Detroit-born brother and sister BeBe (Benjamin) and CeCe (Priscilla) Winans are part of the gospel-singing Winans family that also includes the Winans, their four brothers. As a duo, BeBe & CeCe maintain the gospel message, although their records have the production values and style of contemporary R&B. They released their debut album, BeBe &... [+] Read More
