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The Spinners “I’ll Be Around”

The Spinners are an American rhythm and blues vocal group, that formed in Ferndale, Michigan, in 1954. They enjoyed a string of hit singles and albums during the 1960s and 1970s. When The Spinners signed to Atlantic in 1972, went on to become one of the biggest soul groups of the 1970s. "I'll Be Around", their first top ten hit, was initially released as the B-side of the group's first […]

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The Pointer Sisters “Automatic”

The POINTER SISTERS are an American R&B singing group from Oakland, California, that achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s: Their repertoire has included such diverse genres as Pop, Disco, Jazz, Blues, Soul, Funk, Dance, Country and Rock. They have won three Grammy Awards and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Between 1973 and 1985, The POINTER SISTERS had 13 US top 20 hits, achieving its […]

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Daryl Hall & John Oates “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)”

Daryl Hall & John Oates, commonly referred to as Hall&Oates, are an American Pop-Rock duo, formed in 1970, in Philadelphia. Daryl Hall is generally the lead vocalist, while John Oates primarily plays electric guitar and provides backing vocals. The two write most of the songs they perform and achieved their greatest fame from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, with a fusion of Rock&Roll and Rhythm&Blues. Hall and Oates have released […]

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Silver Convention “Fly, Robin, Fly”

SILVER CONVENTION were a German Euro-Disco recording act of the 1970s. The group was initiated in Munich by producers and songwriters Sylvester Levay and Michael Kunze and was named after Levay, as "Silver" being Levay's nickname. Three German girls - Ramona Wulf , Penny McLean and Jackie Carter - formed the very first line-up. "FLY ROBIN FLY" was released in September 1975, as the third single from their debut album […]

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Cheryl Lynn ‎”Shake It Up Tonight”

Lynda Cheryl Smith-Sunset, known better by her professional name Cheryl Lynn, is an American Disco, R&B and Soul singer, whose singing career began when she was a young girl, with her church choir. However, her professional career started during 1976, when Cheryl taped a smashing appearance in the TV special "Gong Show": After the episode was broadcast, record industry executives were calling her and she signed the first contract with […]

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Kid Creole & The Coconuts “I’m A Wonderful Thing, Baby”

Kid Creole & The Coconuts is an American musical group created in 1980 by August “Kid Creole” Darnell and Andy Hernandez aka Coati Mundi. Their music incorporates a variety of styles and influences, in particular a mix of Disco, Caribbean and Latin American. The name “Kid Creole” is adapted from the Elvis Presley film “King Creole”, while “The Coconuts” is the backup group, consisting of three glamorous female singers, with […]

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Wham! “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”

WHAM! were an English pop music duo, consisting of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, met at Bushey Meads School in Bushey and formed in 1981. In June 1982, the debut single was "Wham Rap!": The record was not playlisted by BBC Radio 1 and only charted at #105. In October 1982, the second single "Young Guns (Go for It)" stalled outside the UK Top 40, but… the band got lucky […]

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Love Unlimited “Love’s Theme”

LOVE UNLIMITED was a female vocal trio that provided backing vocals for American R&B/soul singer Barry White on his albums and concert tours. They also found success with their own recordings. Formed in 1969, the group included Barry White's future wife, Glodean James (the lady with the long nails), her sister Linda James and their cousin Diane Taylor. In 1974, LOVE UNLIMITED released “In Heat”, their most exciting album, featuring […]

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Kc & The Sunshine Band “I’m Your Boogie Man”

KC and the Sunshine Band is an American DISCO and FUNK Band, founded in 1973 in Hialeah, Florida, by Harry Wayne Casey, a record store employee and part-timer at TK Records. The band took its name from lead vocalist Harry Wayne Casey's last name ('KC') and the 'Sunshine Band' from KC's home state of Florida, the Sunshine State. He was introduced to Richard Finch, who was engineering records for TK, […]

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