Genres: Soul, Funk, Disco, Urban, Adult Contemporary, Pop/Rock, Quiet Storm Active: 70's, 80's, 90's Formed: 1976 in White Plains, NY
The Brothers Johnson, Champaign, El DeBarge, The Jets, The Commodores, Sharon Bryant, Ashford & Simpson, Luther Vandross, Barbara Weathers, Aurra, Dreamboy, The Bar-Kays, Switch, Stephanie Mills, Maze, LeVert, Klymaxx, Freddie Jackson, Jasmine Guy |  |
Atlantic Starr was among the top urban contemporary acts of the '80s and fared well in the adult contemporary market as well, but their roots were '70s soul and funk. The East Coast outfit was formed in White Plains, NY, in 1976 by three brothers: lead singer/guitarist David Lewis, lead singer/keyboardist Wayne Lewis, and trombonist/percussionist Jonathan Lewis. After the Lewis Brothers hired lead singer Sharon Bryant, trumpeter William Sudderth, saxophonist Damon Rentie (who was replaced by Koran Daniels in 1981), bassist Clifford Archer, drummer Porter Carroll, Jr., and percussionist/flutist Joseph Phillips, Atlantic Starr's original nine-person lineup was in place. Influenced by '70s funk/soul bands like Earth, Wind & Fire, the Commodores, New Birth, and L.T.D., Atlantic Starr started playing around the northeastern U.S. They had only been together for about two years when they signed with A&M and started working with Bobby Eli, a well-respected producer/songwriter from Philadelphia.
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Release: March 25, 2008
Label: Collectables
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Release: May 2, 2006
Label: Sterling Entertainment
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