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I voted for the Sylvers, Teena Marie, Melba Moore, Shalamar
[Edited 1/8/09 17:12pm]

I voted for:
Five Star
Alexander O'Neal
Roger Troutman
The Slyvers

Nothing tragic happened to Alexander O'Neal.

scriptgirl said:

His drug use


not to mention his perm is tragic in itself

drug use? where the hell have I been? Maybe his perm was so bad cause the drugs clouded his taste. Is his drug use what got him kicked out of The Time?

scriptgirl said:

No, but he was using later on the 80s I've read about it before

Tons of people were on drugs in the 80s. Alexander O'Neal is not unique in that regard. There has to be more tragedy in his life than that, plus, he isn't all that talented

I picked one: Mary Wells. Her story after Motown was tragic.

What happened?

scriptgirl said:

Mary Wells was in abusive relationships, some say her career was messed with because her first husband told her that Motown would limit her abilities, no one really promoted her non-Motown material, she got involved with two of the Womack brothers (not Bobby, but Cecil and Curtis), dealt with drug and alcohol abuse, then just as she was getting her life and career back together, she had throat cancer and died shortly thereafter at the age of 49.

BrownStone
Cheryl Lynn
The Emotions
Soul II Soul

What tragic shit happened to Brownstone (0ne hit wonders), Cheryl Lynn and The Emotions?

Since w're on the subject of TV ONe, y'all know thew short lived show "South Central" will be coming to TV One soon.

WAAAY OT

scriptgirl said:

I thought "Unsung" premise was about very talented singers/musicians who should have had bigger careers but did. Why? I would hope the show could have a more 3 dimensional aspect to it, rather of going for the proverbial "car wreck" everytime. They're other reasons why some are "Unsung" ...not just because of personal foibles or self-destruction, but that's just me.

The Emotions were a bit more than one hit wonders.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w...e_Emotions
[Edited 1/8/09 23:16pm]

But the reasons most artists don't have bigger careers is because of drugs or tragedy.
The Pointer Sisters should get an UnSung

scriptgirl said:

So true, so true.....

TD3 said:

The Emotions would be a good topic, you hardly hear much about them but I heard that like the Clark Sisters, the Hutchinsons were and are a close unit.

But did they have drug use? Tragedy?

I don't think Unsung isn't about the tragedies an artist faced, but instead telling their stories when no one else really did.

I had heard thatthe sister that left the group Deniece Clark had died but during the unsung episode it was never mentioned. Now I am curious is she dead or is that just some awful rumor.

daingermouz2020 said:

Denise Clark is very much alive today. My thing is she probably refused to participate in the program and probably told her sisters out of respect not to get involved. She's pretty much like her mother now as a full-fledged minister.

bboy87 said:

My point exactly. The Clark Sisters was the only story where no drug abuse was talked about, but they talked about tragedy and near tragedy tho.

TD3 said:

The Pointer Sisters had an AMAZING pop career through the 80's that was quite international though, not just limited to the domestic or R&B genre. They're still collecting checks over here in Europe and perform very well on the oldies' circuit, and their tickets (in Euros) ain't cheap.

Timmy84 said:

thanks for clearing that up

bboy87 said:

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Ottensen said:

The Pointer Sisters are LEGENDS.

daingermouz2020 said:

You're welcome.

Timmy84 said:

Chile if I had a dime for every time I STILL have to hear that damned

"JUMP! For mah lu-uhv!" over here[b]

Ottensen said: