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| Jody Watley, Jeffrey Daniels and Howard Hewett |
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SHALAMAR Celebrates Birthday of Jody Watley
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| Born on January 30 original SHALAMAR member Jody Watley who also went on to her own trendsetting GRAMMY winning solo career indelibly imprinted in SHALAMAR and music history. Pictured in 1983 SHALAMAR 'The Look" album. |
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| Style Icon, Jody Watley along with Jeffrey Daniel |
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| Jody Watley. Beauty and Hair Feature, 1979. |
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| Jeffrey Daniel, Jody Watley Howard Hewett in 1979 |
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| Jeffrey Daniel, Jody Watley and Gerald Brown in 1978 |
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| Gary Mumford, Jody Watley and Jeffrey Daniel in 1977 |
SHALAMAR. Friends Album Turns 33
Released on January 29, 1982 SHALAMAR's "Friends" became the most successful album reaching #1 R&B in the U.S. and one of Great Britain's pinnacle albums. Featuring hit singles "A Night To Remember", which continues to be revisited with recent covers by Mary J. Blige, used to promote OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) 2014 Fall/Winter season and being sung on competition shows like "American Idol" and The X Factor. The Friends album also gained attention the the United Kingdom from the body-popping backsliding Jeffrey Daniel who'd learned new moves from LA based dance pioneers Electric Boogaloo, Geron Candidate and Cooley Jaxson.
Other stand out songs from "Friends" in the UK were "There it Is", "Friends", "I Can Make You Feel Good."
"Friends" was reissued again in 2013 by Big Break Records as a double disc featuring a new interview about the album by original member Jody Watley.
Other stand out songs from "Friends" in the UK were "There it Is", "Friends", "I Can Make You Feel Good."
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| Full page ad Billboard Magazine 1982. Jeffrey Daniel, Jody Watley and Howard Hewett. |
"Friends" was reissued again in 2013 by Big Break Records as a double disc featuring a new interview about the album by original member Jody Watley.
SHALAMAR Promotional Photo Classic from 1982
1982 promotional 8x10 glossy of the classic SHALAMAR lineup (1978-1983, Jeffrey Daniel, Jody Watley and Howard Hewett.
SHALAMAR "A Night To Remember" Remixed
"A Night To Remember" timeless hit single by SHALAMAR'S most popular lineup of Jeffrey Daniel, Jody Watley and Howard Hewett was featured throughout late summer into the fall of 2014 on the Oprah Winfrey Network in commercial ads for new programming for the channel. Here's an extended remix by M&M available through Unidisc on iTunes, Amazon and other digital outlets.
SHALAMAR Always a Launchpad for Unknowns
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| Pictured in 1985 ad former unknowns third male lead Howard Hewett soon to release a solo album with originals Jody Watley who went on to have GRAMMY winning solo debut and Jeffrey Daniel, and Micki Free, DeLisa Davis and Sidney Justin in full page ad placed by SOLAR Records in 1985 from Billboard Magazine |
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