Biography: The American Four, The Andantes, The Anointed, The Anointed Pace Sisters, The Aquatones, The Archers, The Art Institute, The Artistics, The Astors, The Atlanta Disco Band,

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The American Four Biography, Photos, Pictures

The American Four made one obscure single in 1964 for Selma, a subsidiary of Del-Fi, “Luci Baines”/”Soul Food” The group is mostly notable for featuring Love leader Arthur Lee as singer and songwriter, as well as Love guitarist Johnny Echols, before Love had been formed

The Andantes Biography, Photos, Pictures

Like any new business, cash flow problems plagued Motown; Raynoma Liles, aka Miss Ray developed the Rayber Music Writing Company as a remedy Rayber, a combination of Ray and Berry Gordy’s first name, charged anybody who wanted to make a record

The Anointed Biography, Photos, Pictures

Producers Mark Heimermann and Chris Harris formed the gospel/R&B group the Anointed in the early ’90s, releasing Spiritual Love Affair and It’s in God’s Hands Now before their breakout album The Call appeared in 1995

The Anointed Pace Sisters Biography, Photos, Pictures

Comprising no less than nine siblings, the Anointed Pace Sisters began their singing career at high school talent shows; they won national renown during the early 1970s after taking home Best Gospel Group honors at the Annual Church of God in Christ Music Convention, and spent the latter half of the decade serving in the Action Revival Team headed by the Rev

The Aquatones Biography, Photos, Pictures

The Aquatones started their musical career in 1956, the year of Elvis, as a rockabilly-slanted vocal and instrumental combo known as the Rhythm Kings The lineup of Long Island teenagers featured Larry Vannatta on alto and tenor saxophones, Gene McCarthy on tenor sax and Dave Goddard on lead vocals and piano

The Archers
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Genre: R & B

The Archers were one of contemporary Christian music’s earliest pop vocal groups ~ Thom Granger, All Music Guide

The Art Institute Biography, Photos, Pictures

Based in Michigan and comprised of vocalist Sarah Masen, drummer Dave Masen, guitarists Derri Daugherty and Jerry Chamberlain, bassist Gordon Henderson, the Art Institute play acoustic folk-pop in the vein of the Cranberries

The Artistics Biography, Photos, Pictures

A Chicago R&B and soul group discovered by Major Lance, the Artistics were formed in 1958 at Marshall High School They sang at the 1960 Democratic Convention and backed Lance before recording for Okeh in 1963

The Astors
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Genre: R & B

One of Stax’s less typical acts, the Astors recorded five singles for the label between 1961 and 1967; only “Candy” was a hit, making number 12 on the R&B chart (and smaller waves on the pop listings) in 1965

The Atlanta Disco Band Biography, Photos, Pictures

The Atlanta Disco Band was a studio group organized by Dave Crawford that included members of the Philadelphia studio band MFSB It had a number 94 hit in 1976 with the instrumental “Bad Luck