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The Manhattans in 1972.(L-to-R) Richard 'Ricky' Taylor, Gerald Alston, Walt 'Kenny' Kelly, Ed 'Sonny' Bivins, Winfred 'Blue' Lovett Background information Origin, United States Genres, Years active 1962–present Labels, The Manhattans are an popular. Their work includes million-selling songs ' recorded in 1976 and 1980's '. The Manhattans have recorded 45 chart hits on the Billboard R&B Chart, including twelve top 10 R&B hits in the United States charting on the Billboard chart for the first time in 1965. Sixteen of which reached the Billboard Hot 100, including two Top 10s and a number 1 hit with their song 'Kiss and Say Goodbye'. Their 1983 song ' remains especially popular in Brazil thirty years after its release. They also charted some 8 U.S. R&B Top 20 Albums, three of which were R.I.A.A.
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Early history The Manhattans, originally from, formed in 1962 with members George 'Smitty' Smith (born December 28, 1939, Florida; died December 16, 1970), Edward 'Sonny' Bivins (born Edward Jessie Bivins, Jr., January 15, 1936,; died December 3, 2014, ), Winfred 'Blue' Lovett (born Winfred Lorenzo Lovett, November 16, 1936, Jersey City; died December 9, 2014, ), Kenny 'Wally' Kelley (born Kenneth Bernard Kelly, January 9, 1941, Jersey City; died February 17, 2015), and Richard 'Ricky' Taylor (born in 1940; died December 7, 1987). Bivins, Lovett, and Kelley were graduating from, while Taylor and Smith were graduating from Snyder High School. All five enlisted in the and came together as a following their discharges from their respective branches. The group's first was 'For the Very First Time,' released in 1964.
They continued successfully with written by various members of the group. In 1968, the group received the 'Most Promising Group' award by NATRA. In 1969, the group moved to the, a subsidiary of, subsequently embarking on a college tour. While playing at Kittrell College in, the group met another group, the New Imperials, featuring, nephew of ',. They were so impressed with Alston that they asked him to join the group, but he declined.
Misfortune hit the group late in 1970 when George Smith fell and later took ill. With him unable to perform, the group began to search for a new lead. First they attempted to woo The Cymbals' lead, Lee Williams, but he was unwilling to leave his current group.
The group then renewed their request to Gerald Alston (born November 8, 1951, ), who accepted and took over the lead spot. Original lead singer George Smith died of a on December 16, 1970, 12 days before his 31st birthday. The Manhattans continued recording throughout the 1970s with Alston singing lead vocals. They struck chart gold in 1973 with the Bivins-written song 'There's No me Without You'. Then their biggest song to date was ',' written by Blue Lovett and arranged/co-produced with the group by the Philadelphia-based Bobby Martin, a former member of the band of. The song quickly became a number 1 chart topper on both the.
It also became only the second single to go , after the introduced the award in 1976. Taylor left in 1976 to concentrate on his conversion to. He died in 1987 after a long illness.
The group continued as a quartet, and found further success in March 1980 with the release of 'Shining Star,' which reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 4 on the R&B Chart. Produced and co-written by the Chicago-based record producer, Leo Graham, it received a the following spring.
In 1983, The Manhattans released the album, by, which brought the two singles the group that year. The first was the song ', the great success of this album, peaked at number 4 on the. The second single was the title track ', which had moderate success in the, peaked at number 30 on the, but has become a great success and a romantic classic in two years later, when she was part of the of a in the country in 1985. The success made ' gain a version the following year, called 'Pra Sempre Vou Te Amar', which also was successful in and was recorded by several artists.
Another highlight of this album was the song 'Just The Lonely Talking Again', written by the and, which was originally recorded by The Manhattans this 1983 album and was later re-recorded by on her second studio album ' in 1987. The group celebrated its 20th anniversary in 1985 with the release of Too Hot To Stop It. It included the Evans/Smith 'When We're Made As One,' originally recorded in 1966 but covered in an, style to emphasize the group's doo wop roots. The album was also dedicated to George Smith. The group continued until 1988. That year, Alston left to record as a solo artist, scoring with several major R&B hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s for. Roger Harris was recruited as the new lead singer for the group, which moved to the new, when their Columbia expired.
Later history The group's largest shake-up was in December 1990, when Blue Lovett left the group, upon his doctor’s request, for health reasons. Kenny Kelley left to return to college to pursue his. Bivins continued along with lead singer Roger Harris who had replaced Gerald Alston in 1988-89 along with new members.
He recruited new members Charles Hardy and Harsey Hemphill, who in October 1990 had auditioned for Bivins but didn't come aboard until after Lovett and Kelly left at the end of 1990. In early 1991 Bivins added Alvin Pazant, bringing the group back to a quintet.
Harris proved to be only a short-term lead, and in April 1991 he was replaced by Wade Taylor. Taylor was replaced in July 1991 when Bivins recruited Lee Williams, the person whom they had originally wanted to replace George Smith. In the 2000s, there were two versions of The Manhattans. One version featured original founding member Bivins, plus Hardy, Hemphill, Pazant and Williams. They released the Manhattans Now in 1994. In 1996 the group formed their own full-service music corporation company called Manhattan Entertainment Inc. In 2003 and 2007 they were featured artists in two theater plays, Girl He Aint Worth It and The Chicken Shack.
In June 2013, the group released a single called 'Just For Tonite' written by Bivins and Pazant and produced and arranged. In 2015 Lee Williams retired and was replaced by Keni Jackson as the new lead singer. And they still continue to perform, with the same line up in 2018. The other version of The Manhattans featured original member Blue Lovett. And Gerald Alston lead singer,on the group's biggest hits.
Other members include Troy May and David Tyson, brother of '. In the past, the group also featured Eban Brown, who later spent eighteen years as lead vocalist for. This group has also released some CDs, including Even Now. This version of the group was featured in two specials and performed at casinos and theaters across the United States. Alston appeared on 's album, on the song 'Stick Me for My Riches' in 2007.
Edward 'Sonny' Bivins, founding member of the Manhattans, died on December 3, 2014, at the age of 78. He sang on every Manhattans hit since the group's inception, and wrote many of their hit songs. He led the Manhattans up until his death.
Winfred 'Blue' Lovett, the group's original bass singer and songwriter, died on December 9, 2014, at the age of 78. His bass voice was heard on many Manhattans hits, including the spoken word intro to 'Kiss and Say Goodbye'. Kenneth 'Wally' Kelly, the last surviving original member of the group, died on February 17, 2015, at the age of 74. Lead singer is the only member alive of the group's heyday lineup. On July 31, 2018 a supreme court order of a Settlement Agreement was signed between. The Bivins family, Gerald Alston, Charles Hardy, Harsey Hemphill, Alvin Pazant and Manhattan Entertainment Inc. All parties have to use an IDENTIFER, when promoting, advertising and recording using the name MANHATTANS for their groups.
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