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Vocalist/bassist/guitarist/songwriter Janice Marie Johnson, being a founding person in A Flavor of Honey, sang business lead in the million-selling strikes “Boogie Oogie Oogie” and a cover of Kyu Sakamoto’s 1963 silver strike “Sukiyaki.” The group gained the 1978 Grammy for Greatest New Artist. The main R&B/pop “Boogie Oogie Oogie” was …

There have been early signs that Melba Moore would become an entertainer. Decreasing inspiration was her mom, Bonnie Davis, who was simply also an effective vocalist. Witnessing the achievement that her mom endured, Moore understood the entertainment sector would not get away her. The globe of executing arts was officially …

Of the many tasks produced, arranged, and/or overseen by Harlem disco wizard Patrick Adams (Inner Lifestyle, Cloud One, Dark Ivory, Bumblebee Unlimited, etc.), non-e of these quite reached the mainstream reputation of Musique, because of their suggestive 1978 one “Within the Bush.” The melody became a shock strike and sparked …

Known for just two huge and incredibly dissimilar pop strikes, disco-soul group A Flavor of Honey started in 1971, following Janice Marie Johnson (vocals, bass, electric guitar) and Perry Kibble (keyboards) met at an audition for vacation luxury cruise gigs. Called after among their favorite music, the music group added …

First formed because the Lopez Sisters (Carmen, Lillian, and Louise) in 1968, Carmen dropped away and Tony Reynolds (a Manilla native) joined to create Odyssey. After shows in NY clubs, they strike it big in 1977 using the smooth disco slashes “Local New Yorker” and “Easy Arrive, Easy Proceed.” Their …

Though soul/pop Peaches and Herb was billed being a duo, their group member rotation is even more much like a group’s. The initial Peaches, Francine Hurd Barker, a Washington, D.C., indigenous, earned the child years nickname “Peaches” due to her genteel way. She sang in community organizations and in her …