Shalamar

Shalamar
Formed: 1976 in New York, NY
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Disbanded: 1991
Styles: Disco, Urban, Smooth Soul, Soul
Group Members: Howard Hewett, Jody Watley, Jeffrey Daniel, Delissa Davis, Micki Free, Sidney Justin
Biography: 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 ...Read full biography
Three For Love
Released: 1981
Label: EMI
Critics' Rating:
The Howard Hewett/Jody Daniels/Jeffrey Daniels edition of Shalamar was in excellent form on Big Fun, Friends and The Look, but if one had to pinpoint the group's best release ever, the hands-down winner ...Read full review
Big Fun
Released: 1979
Label: The Right Stuff
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With its third album, Big Fun, Shalamar unveiled its best-known and most successful lineup. Jody Watley and Jeffrey Daniels were still on board, but Gerald Brown had been replaced by the charismatic Howard ...Read full review
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