Shalamar
| Shalamar | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1977–91 1996–1997 1999–present |
| Labels | SOLAR |
| Website | shalamar |
| Members |
Jeffrey Daniel Howard Hewett Carolyn Griffey |
| Past members |
Jody Watley Gary Mumford Gerald Brown Delisa Davis Micki Free Sydney Justin |
Shalamar (/ˈʃæləmɑːr/) is an American R&B and soul music vocal group, active in the mid-1970s and throughout the 1980s, that was originally a disco–driven vehicle created by Soul Train booking agent Dick Griffey and show creator and producer Don Cornelius. They went on to be an influential dance trio, masterminded by Cornelius. As noted in the British Hit Singles & Albums, they were regarded as fashion icons and trendsetters, and helped to introduce "body-popping" to the United Kingdom. Their collective name, "Shalamar", was picked by Griffey.
Their first hit was Uptown Festival (1977), released on Soul Train Records. Its success inspired Griffey and Don Cornelius to replace session singers with popular Soul Train dancers Jody Watley and Jeffrey Daniel, to join original Shalamar lead singer Gary Mumford. Gerald Brown took over the spot vacated by Mumford for the group's second album, Disco Gardens (1978), which featured the hit "Take That To The Bank". After conflicts over lack of payment from Dick Griffey and Solar Records, Brown left the group.Howard Hewett replaced Brown in 1979. The group was joined up with producer Leon Sylvers III in 1979, signed with Griffey's SOLAR Records, and scored a US million seller with "The Second Time Around" (1979).
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