Genre: R&B/Soul/Urban
Decades Active: 80s, 90s
This New York female dance/pop trio was the project of music promoter Sal Abbatiello and had a revolving lineup of vocalists, starting with Louise "Angel" Sabater, Sunshine Wright, and Caroline Jackson. This version of the group had three minor R&B chart hits in 1987. By the time of their 1989 Capitol album We Can't Go Wrong, Wright was replaced... [+] Read More
Genre: R&B/Soul/Urban
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Eternal formed in London when sisters Easther and Vernette Bennett met Kelle Bryan and Louise Nurding at a club. The '90s soul quartet's debut, Always and Forever, was released in America in 1994; Before the Rain appeared three years later. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s
Australian singer Gina Gardener first came to prominence in the U.K. when she appeared on Bass Culture's "Love the Life" in 1995. But it was the Eurovision Song Contest that brought her first true flush of fame where she represented the U.K. with the catchy dance single "Ooh… Ahh, Just a Little Bit." It went number one in the U.K. in April 1996,... [+] Read More
Genre: R&B/Soul/Urban
Decades Active: 80s, 90s
Contemporary pop/R&B singer Karyn White was born in Los Angeles, where her father played trumpet and her mother was a church choir director. White gained experience singing in choir and also in local talent shows and beauty pageants. She sang with local band Legacy and then toured with R&B vocalist O'Bryan in 1984. A lead vocal on... [+] Read More
Genre: R&B/Soul/Urban
Decades Active: 80s, 90s, 00s
English vocalist Lisa Stansfield was the lead singer of the group the Blue Zone and featured on Coldcut's "People Hold On" in 1989. She zoomed into the spotlight with Affection in 1990. The album went platinum and earned her a number three pop and number one R&B single with "All Around the World." Affection and its follow-up, Real Love, were... [+] Read More
Genre: R&B/Soul/Urban
Decades Active: 80s, 90s
Although dance-pop singer Pebbles scored several hit singles on her own during the '80s, she has become best-known as the manager (and creator) of one of the genre's biggest hit machines the following decade. Born Perri McKissack in Oakland, CA, on November 6, 1966, the singer (who is the cousin of R&B singer Cherelle) got her start in the early... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 80s, 90s
Performing under the name S'Express, young British DJ Mark Moore scored a number one hit in his homeland in 1988 with "Theme From S'Express," a record that helped pave the way for the subsequent hegemony of the sampladelic acid house sound on the pop charts. Moore released an album, Original Soundtrack, in 1989, strongly influenced by 1970s... [+] Read More
Genre: R&B/Soul/Urban
Decades Active: 80s, 90s, 00s
A member of the Motown label roster during the 1990s, R&B singer Shanice was best known for her infectious smash "I Love Your Smile." Born May 14, 1973, Shanice Wilson entered show business virtually as a toddler, appearing in a number of musicals and television commercials; by 1984 she was a regular on the series Kids Incorporated, and soon... [+] Read More
Genre: R&B/Soul/Urban
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
This '90s R&B vocal group should not be confused with the late-'70s Philadelphia band, which was a funk-oriented unit, or the vocal trio Silk from Los Angeles. Timothy Cameron, Jimmy Gates, Jr., Jonathen Rasboro, Gary Jenkins, and Gary Glenn issued their debut LP, Lose Control, in 1992 and have excited urban contemporary audiences, particularly... [+] Read More