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Jody Watley - 91% match to First Choice

30 January 1959, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Formerly one third of Shalamar between 1977 and 1984, a hugely successful group of the disco era, Watley's first professional experience had come as a dancer on the television show Soul Train. After Shalamar disbanded she made the... Read more

The Trammps - 91% match to First Choice

Dan Hartman - 88% match to First Choice

4 November 1951, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA, d. 22 March 1994, Westport, Connecticut, USA. Hartman's multi-instrumental talents and light tenor were first heard by North America at large when he served bands led, together and separately, by Johnny Winter and Edgar Winter.... Read more

The O'Jays - 80% match to First Choice

The core of this long-standing soul group, Eddie LeVert (16 June 1942, Birmingham, Alabama, USA) and Walter Williams (b. 25 August 1942, USA), sang together as a gospel duo prior to forming the Triumphs in 1958. This doo-wop-influenced quintet was completed by William Powell (b.... Read more

Instant Funk - 79% match to First Choice

Based in Philadelphia, USA, Instant Funk comprised James Carmichael (vocals), George Bell (guitar), Kim Miller (guitar), Scotty Miller (drums), Raymond Earl (bass), Dennis Richardson (keyboards), Charles Williams (percussion), Larry Davis (trumpet) and John Onderline (sax). They... Read more

Chic - 75% match to First Choice

Probably the band of the disco generation, Chic was built around Nile Rodgers (19 September 1952, New York, USA; guitar) and Bernard Edwards (b. 31 October 1952, Greenville, North Carolina, USA, d. 18 April 1996, Tokyo, Japan; bass). During the 60s Rodgers had played in a rock... Read more

Evelyn "Champagne" King - 72% match to First Choice

b 1 July 1960, the Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. A former office cleaner at Gamble And Huff's Sigma Sound studios, King was overheard singing Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come" by Theodore Life, a member of the company's writing and production staff. He coached the... Read more

Shalamar - 72% match to First Choice

This act was created by Dick Griffey, booking agent for US television's Soul Train show, and Simon Soussan, a veteran of UK's northern soul scene. The latter produced "Uptown Festival", a medley of popular Motown Records favourites, which was issued on Griffey's Solar label.... Read more

S.O.S. Band - 71% match to First Choice

Formed in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, in 1977, the S.O.S. Band enjoyed a long run of hits on the US R&B charts during the 80s. The group originally consisted of Mary Davis (vocals, keyboards), Jason "T.C." Bryant (keyboards), Billy R. Ellis (saxophone) and James Earl Jones III... Read more

Loleatta Holloway - 70% match to First Choice

5 November 1946, Chicago, Illinois, USA. With her full-bodied gospelized vocals, which lent tremendous energy to her disco recordings, Holloway, as one of the leading disco divas, epitomized like no other singer of her day the transition of African-American popular music from... Read more