From the late 60's and throughout the 1970's Richard also wrote and produced Florence Ballard , The Manhattans, Dee Dee Warwick, Carl Hall, Pat Johnson, The Topics (featuring one-time Persuader Charles Stodghill), Tony Mason and The Young Gents. He also found his songs increasingly covered by artists ranging from The Lost Generation, Bloodstone, David Hudson, The Escorts and Teena Marie to the likes of H Town, The Pretenders and Annie Lennox, all of whom scored big in the 80's and 90's

The Manhattans In the words of Bar Mix Master “the blend of the charred oak, spiciness, of Bourbon; the sweet, herbal, and slight caramel flavour of Sweet Vermouth; and the indescribable flavour of bitters combine to make a cocktail like none other.” This cocktail “is said to have been invented in New York’s Manhattan Club in 1874 at the request of Winston Churchill’s mother, Lady Randolph Churchill to celebrate a newly elected governor” (http://barmixmaster.com/). The cocktail still these days

The Delfonics were one of the first groups to sing in the sleek, soulful style that became popularized (thanks to producer Thom Bell) as the "Philadelphia sound." A vocal trio made up of brothers William and Wilbert Hart and high school friend Randy Cain, the Delfonics roots go back to doo wop singing at school dances in the early '60s. They were well-known in the Philly area for their supple, airtight harmonic talent, which brought them to the attention of record producers,

My name is Ivery Bell and music is my passion. I have been singing virtually my whole life ...actually since the age of eight. At eight years old I won 1st place on amateur night at the NYC Apollo Theater. At 19 years of age I signed with Sal Soul Records as one of the lead singers of the R&B recording group "Moment of Truth." I recorded four albums with that group. One single from that 1st album became a local club hit entitled "Helplessly." We also enjoyed marked success overseas with songs li

Without God you have nothing...but with God, all things are possible! I am the former 1st Tenor Lead for Moment of Truth and former lead singer for lengendary R& B group Blue Magic. I very briefly joined the Dramatics 2 relace the late / great Ron Banks as the new 1st tenor lead. I am currently the lead singer 4 the Delfonics Review. My recently released Gospel CD "Just Praisn'' is doing well on the Gospel music charts. Singing, Songwriting and fitness are my Passion!...I go hard for mine becaus

The original members of the Moments were Mark Greene, Eric Olfus Sr., Richard Gross and John Morgan. The Moments formed in Washington, D.C. during the mid-1960s. In 1965, at Washington D.C.'s Howard University, the Mizell Brothers and Freddie Perren (along with schoolmate Toby Jackson) founded Hog Records and signed the harmony group as the Moments. The Moments recorded "Baby I Want You" and "Pray For Me" for Hog.[1] The lineup consisted of Olfus, Gross and Morgan.

Blue Magic was formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1972 when former member of The Delfonics, Randy Cain, brought in singer-songwriter Ted Mills to do some writing with the Philly-based WMOT production company to create a new band. A short time later the group Shades of Love, featuring Keith Beaton, Richard Pratt, Vernon Sawyer and his brother Wendell, came in to audition. (According to Marc Taylor in his book 'A Touch of Classic Soul of the Early 1970s',[1] "although the group performed

Blue Magic is an American R&B/soul music group, and one of the most popular Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. Founded in 1972, the group's original members included lead singer Ted Mills with Vernon Sawyer, Wendell Sawyer, Keith Beaton, and Richard Pratt. Their most notable songs included smooth soul ballads such as "Sideshow", "Spell", "What’s Come Over Me", "Three Ring Circus" and "Stop to Start."Blue Magic was formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1972 when former member

Cheryl started guitar lessons at the age of 11. She went onto learning music composition, orchestration & arranging at Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, then onto earning a degree in commercial music at Los Angeles City College. While her then-brother-in-law, Hubert Laws was on tour with Latin Artist, Mongo Santamaria, she accidentally tuned her toy guitar to play a television theme song. When her sister heard it she suggested to their mother that Cheryl should take guitar lessons.

The septet, who named themselves after their hometown of Champaign, Illinois, included Pauli Carman and Rena Jones (later Day) on vocals; Michael Day and Dana Walden on keyboards; Leon Reeder on guitar; Michael Reed on bass; and Rocky Maffit on percussion/drums. The title track from their 1981 album, "How 'Bout Us", was a hit single, reaching #5 in the UK Singles Chart,[1] and on the US Billboard R&B chart (also #12 on the Billboard Hot 100). Their second album, Modern Heart,

A long-running New Jersey vocal quartet, Soul Generation started in the early '70s with Cliff Perkins, Jeff Burgess, Herman Hammond, and Earl Davenport. Later the group was continued by Perkins, this time joined by Ted West and Veda LaRue. They kept busy working with producer Tony Camillo, adding harmony vocals and arranging productions at his studio. The group recorded an album and had one Top 40 R&B hit in 1972, "That's the Way It's Got to Be (Body and Soul)," for Ebony Sounds Records before a

AT THE AGE OF 14, HE FORMED A SINGING GROUP CALLED FOUR STORIES HIGH. THEY WERE A TRIBUTE TO THE MIRACLES GROUP. AS HE WAS GETTING OLDER, PEOPLE WERE SAYING THAT HE LOOK LIKE A YOUNG SMOKEY AND SOUNDED LIKE HIM TOO. HE THOUGHT THAT WAS SO GREAT TO BE TOLD. IN 1984 THE GROUP PARTED WAYS. HE KEPT SINGING SOLO ALL OVER AS ALPHONSE SINGS SMOKEY. HE MET SMOKEY IN CHICAGO IN 2007 AT A SHOW OF HIS. TOOK A PHOTO TOGETHER AND GAVE HIM HIS CARD. IN 2008 HE GOT AN EMAIL, IT WAS THE MIRACLES