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Formed
January 1, 1976
in New York, NY
Disbanded
1991
Years Active:
70s | 80s | 90s
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Shalamar was the creation of Dick Griffey, the booking agent for the television R&B program "Soul Train", and British R&B producer Simon Soussan. The group's first single, the 1977 Motown medley "Uptown Festival," featured a bevy of faceless studio musicians; once it became a hit, Griffey decided to form a performing group under the name Shalamar. Through "Soul Train", Griffey found Jody Watley, Jeffrey Daniels, and Gerald Brown, the three vocalists that became Shalamar; Brown was quickly replaced by Howard Hewitt in 1978.
Shalamar's string of poppy dance-soul hits began in 1979 |
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