THE O'JAYS

The O'Jays are living legends…American treasures. The term "living legend" is often overused and abused, but with The O'Jays, well, there's little argument that the honorable tag truly applies. With their place in modern music secure, The O'Jays could have cruise-controlled to that comfy hammock on a sandy beach, umbrella-decorated drinks in hand. Why? (1) An ocean-wide body of work that spawned 24 Top Ten smashes and 59 total charted songs. (2) Incredibly energetic and dynamic live shows. (3) Mad respect for their Olympian vocals. And (4) their social and political impact on generations and nations.

But doing things slowly is not Eddie Levert, Sr., Walter Williams, Sr. and Eric Grant's modus operandi. After 40+ years making such international hits as "Back Stabbers," "For The Love Of Money," "Darlin' Darlin' Baby," "Love Train," "I Love Music," "Use Ta Be My Girl" and "Have You Had Your Love Today," The O'Jays are light years away from easing up on the gas. And like fine wine, The O'Jays just get better with time. Through the years, they were blessed to have had the late great choreographer Cholly Adkins around. Adkins taught them the importance of showmanship and how to execute their steps while still delivering their songs.

Now this storied trio adds yet another cornerstone to their impressive track record with Imagination…their new CD recorded for Music World Music Records. This new recording will capture your inner thoughts and allow you to imagine that you are on the front row of a live O'Jays performance. In 2004, The O'Jays were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in Sharon, Pa. In March 14, 2005, The O'Jays were inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH. It's been a long journey; thanks to the fans the 'Love Train' is still going strong!

THE MANHATTANS
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GERALD ALSTON and BLUE LOVETT

The Manhattans were originally: Winfred "Blue" Lovett, Richard Taylor, Kenny Kelley, George "Smitty" Smith and Sonny Bivins. Blue and Smitty were out front as the group's strong lead singers. Blue was also the group leader and an outstanding songwriter whose compositions with producer Joe Evans gave the group a string of hits on Carnival Records during the mid 1960s.

When Smith became ill in 1970, Phil Terrell stepped in as temporary lead singer until a permanent replacement could be found. In the fall of that same year, Gerald Alston, whose style paid homage to the legendary Sam Cooke took over as lead singer. More a pop singer than either Lovett or Smith, Alston's incorporation into the group enabled The Manhattans to break out of their mold as "doo-woppers" and achieve major national success with a Teddy Randazzo love song entitled "A Million To One".

The late 1980's found The Manhattans pursuing individual interests within the industry. But in 1993, all that changed. With their 30th anniversary approaching in 1994, it was the perfect time to reunite. So, along with new members Troy May and David Tyson, a reunion tour was born.

On February 25, 1999 The Manhattans were inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame.

In 2003, The Manhattans released their first studio album in fifteen years featuring the beautiful ballad "Turn Out The Stars" which became one of the year's best songs. On August 15, 2004, The Manhattans celebrated their 40th anniversary.