Among the most seminal
R&B; and doo wop groups of all time, the
Moonglows' lineup featured some of the genre's greatest pure singers. The original lineup from
Louisville included
Bobby Lester,
Harvey Fuqua,
Alexander Graves, and
Prentiss Barnes, with guitarist
Billy Johnson. They were originally called the
Crazy Sounds, but were renamed by disc jockey
Alan Freed as the Moonglows. The group also cut some recordings as the Moonlighters. Their first major hit was the number one R&B; gem "
Sincerely" for
Chess in 1954, which reached number 20 on the pop charts. They enjoyed five more Top Ten R&B; hits on Chess from
1955 to
1958, among them "
Most of All," "
We Go Together," "
See Saw," and "
Please Send Me
Someone to Love," as well as "
Ten Commandments of
Love." Fuqua, the nephew of
Charlie Fuqua of the
Ink Spots, left in 1958. He recorded "Ten Commandments of Love" as
Harvey & the Moonglows with
Marvin Gaye,
Reese Palmner,
James Knowland, and
Chester Simmons before founding his own label, Tri-Phi. Fuqua created and produced the
Spinners in
1961 and wrote and produced for
Motown until the early '70s.
The Moonglows disbanded in the '60s, then reunited in
1972 with Fuqua, Lester,
Graves,
Doc Williams, and
Chuck Lewis. In
2000 The Moonglows were inducted into the
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. ~
SOURCE:
http://www.singers.com/doowop/moonglows
.html
Melanie Safka was born on
3rd February 1947 in
Queens, New York,
USA. She is a pop and folk
American singer and songwriter.
Biography and
Career:
Melanie Safka was born in Queens, New York and grew up in the
Astoria neighborhood of
Queens.
Her first performance was at the age of four on the radio show '
Live Like A
Millionaire', performing the song '
Gimme a
Little Kiss'.
Safka studied at
New York's American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She signed her first recording contract to in the folk clubs of
Greenwich Village while studying.
She released two
singles on the label for
Columbia Records, whom she signed initially.
Later, she signed contract with
Buddah Records and released the song '
Bobo's
Party' in
1969 in
Europe. This reached Number-1 in
France. She also recei
ved rave reviews from
Billboard Magazine for her debut
album.
In 1969, at the
Woodstock music festival,
Melanie sang '
Birthday of the Sun'.
In
1970, Melanie's spoken-word track '
Lay Down', '
Candles in the Rain' were Her first Top ten hit in
America. She left Buddah Records and produced albums and she formed her own label called '
Neighborhood Records' in
1971.
'
Brand New Key' was the number-1 on the
Billboard charts and sold over three million copies.
She was a follower of
Meher Baba and influenced by this, she released few songs influenced like 'Love to
Lose Again' and 'Candles in the Rain'. In
2006, she underwent life-altering experience with
Mata Amritanandamayi or
Amma (
Mother) that inspired her to write one of her more recent songs '
Motherhood Of Love'. Melanie, in her career, has sold over 25 million records.
She married
Peter Schekeryk on
31st December 1968 and they have three children named
Leilah, Jeordie and Beau-Jarred. Melanie currently resides in
Nashville.
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