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Forgotten Sol are a Seattle-based five-piece band blending funk, hip-hop, and blues for a product that they call soulful bohemian funk The lyrics of lead singer Cristina Orbé tend to dwell on sociopolitical themes, while guitarist Dan Moore adds discernible rock elements to the group’s organic sound
Detroit soul group the Fabulous Peps was comprised of vocalists Tommy “Storm” Hester, “Little Joe” Harris, and Ronnie Abner, the latter a former member of the Vibratones
Take the sophisticated, sweet sound of Take 6, mix it with the upbeat energy of New Edition, and add a 21st century street-level edge and you’ve got an idea of what Fortune bring to the game
Before the CCM group Forty Days signed with Benson Records, members Mark Warren, Joel Warren, Brian Barth, Chris Foster, and Drue Phillips enjoyed regional success in their hometown of Dallas, TX
The hit production duo of Foster & McElroy has had hits with En Vogue, Club Noveau (Life Love & Pain, The Collection, Vol 1, Lean on Me), Tony!, Toni! Tone’!, and Silk-E (Urban Therapy, among others
Foster Sylvers had a Top Ten R&B/Top 25 pop hit first time out with “Misdemeanor” He can also be heard exclaiming “We kept it going strong” on the Sylvers’ million-selling single “Boogie Fever” and sang lead on its follow-up, “Cotton Candy
Four Below Zero, a New York-based quartet consisting of Dornell Chavous, Moses McNeil, Cleveland Dickerson, and Harry Watson, had grandiose dreams of stardom that went unfulfilled
This trailblazing Baltimore R&B group originally backed up Little Esther before striking out on their own in 1949 John “Gregory” Carroll, Leon “Larry” Harrison, William Duffy, and Maurice Hicks originally called themselves the Metronomes, signing their first deal with New Jersey-based Savoy Records in 1950
Generally considered the first R&B group to emerge from the fertile Cleveland area, the Four Shades of Rhythm formed in 1939 — according to Marv Goldberg’s profile in the May 1998 issue of Discoveries, singer/drummer Oscar Lindsay, guitarist Willie Lewis, pianist Sims London and bassist Macon Sims were all neighborhood friends who gigged around the area throughout World War II, developing a large repertoire of standards and jazz tunes
Along with groups like the Mills Brothers and the Inkspots, the Four Vagabonds are considered one of the classic pioneer vocal harmony groups to record in the 1940s The group originally formed in 1933 in St