Amie Comeaux

Amie Comeaux (born Amie Noelle Comeux on December 4, 1976 in Brusly, Louisiana) was a country music singer from the ’90s whose career sadly ended too soon.

As a child, Amie first began singing at weddings & nursing homes. At the age of 9, she sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” at a New Orleans Saints football game at the Louisiana Superdome and continued to do so throughout her teenage years.

When she was 10 years old, she began working with record producer Harold Shenn on her singing skills and was even chosen to play the lead role in “Annie” at the Baton Rogue Little Theater.
In 1993, Amie was signed to Polydor Records and a year later in 1994, she released her debut album “Moving Out.” It’s unknown how or if the album charted at all.
The only song to chart from the album was “Whose Is She To You” which peaked at #64 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart (staying on the chart for only 4 weeks).

The title song and “Blue” were released as singles, but failed to make any impact on the charts at all. In September of 1996, Polydor Records shut down (by which time the label’s name had changed to A&M Records) which caused Amie to lose her record deal.

Country singer Toby Keith (who was also signed to Polydor Records at the time) offered to help Amie with her follow-up album before the label closed. Amie would later head to Nashville, Tennessee to look for a new record deal.

On December 21, 1997, Amie was returning home with her grandmother and godchild from a Christmas family gathering in Alabama. As she passed a car, Amie’s car hydroplaned due to heavy rain and struck a tree, killing her instantly. Her grandmother and godchild were also injured in the accident, but survived.

She was only 21 years old at the time of her death.
In March of 1998, Amie’s first posthumous album “A Very Special Angel” was released by the Rival Records label, but due to printing errors, it had to be repackaged and was re-released 20 days later.
In October of 2006, Amie’s second posthumous album “Memories Left Behind” was released by the Beaujo Music record label. The album was dedicated to Amie’s mother, Carmen, who passed away in August of that same year.

To see the music video for “Who’s She To You,” go to:

To see the music video for “Moving Out,” go to:

To see a video of Amie performing “Blue” live at the Wild Horse Saloon, go to:

Slamm Syndicate

Slamm Syndicate was a hip-hop music group from the early ’90s. Not much information is given about them, but they were signed to the Wrap Records label.
In 1990, they released their debut album “It’s Our Turn.” It’s unknown how or if the album made the charts at all.

The only singles released from the album “What’s Going On” and “The Bump” failed to make any impact on the charts at all.

Two years later in 1992, Slamm Syndicate released their last album to date “Every Dog Has Its Day.” Like their debut album, it failed to chart at all along with the single “Dance Floor.”

After that, it seems as if Slamm Syndicate has faded into obscurity. Nothing much has been heard from them since the ’90s and it’s unknown what the members of the group are currently up to.

To see a fan-made video for the track “Strictly for the Nizzos” (from their second album), go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Funky Dog” (from their second album), go to:

Fe-La Antoine

Fe-La Antoine was a hip-hop\bass music duo from the early ’90s. Not much information is given about them, but they were signed to the Wrap Records label.
In 1990, they released their only album “This House Is Smokin’.” It’s unknown how or if the album made any impact on the charts at all.

The two singles released from the album “The Nasty” and “This Party” didn’t appear to make any music charts.

After that, it seems as if Fe-La Antoine has faded into obscurity and it’s unknown what they’re up to these days.

To see the music video for “The Nasty,” go to:

Gregori Hunte

Gregori Hunte was a male R&B singer from the early ’80s. Not much information is given about him, but he was signed to the Acme Music Corporation label.

In 1983, he released his debut and only single “Somebody Lied.” It’s unknown how or if the single ever charted, but the music video got some airplay on RockAmerica.

After that, it seems as if Gregori has faded into obscurity. It’s unknown what he is currently up to these days.

[Note: There are no videos available for this blog entry.]

Roman Holliday

Roman Holliday was a British pop\new wave band from the ’80s.

It originally consisted of singer Steve Lambert (born on March 14, 1962 in Mile End, London), guitarist\vocalist Brian Bonhomme (born on September 30, 1962 in Harlow, Essex), drummer Simon Cohen (born on January 11, 1963 in Kings Cross, London), pianist Adrian York (born on July 11, 1961 in Chiswick, London), bass player Jon Durno (born on March 4, 1962 in Enfield, England), trumpet player John Eacott (born on December 19, 1961 in Reading, Berkshire) and saxophone player Rob Lambert (born on February 22, 1963 in Epping, Essex).

The band was formed in November of 1980 by Brian, Steve, Simon and Peter Noone (who would later leave the band after its formation). They were later joined by Rob and Jon followed by John Eacott. By the end of 1982, Adrian joined the band.
In 1983, Roman Holliday released their debut album “Cookin’ on the Roof” which peaked at #31 on the U.K. Albums chart in the United Kingdom.
In the U.S., the album peaked at #116 on the Billboard 200 and a self-titled mini-album was released during that same year (which managed to peak at #142 on the Billboard 200).
Their first single “Stand By” peaked at #61 on the U.K. Singles chart and #54 on the Billboard Hot 100 (making it the band’s only highest chart appearance on the Hot 100 to date). It also topped the Canadian Adult Contempory chart as well.

The music video for “Stand By” received airplay on MTV in the United States which helped the band gain exposure.
The second single from the album “Don’t Try to Stop It” peaked at #14 on the U.K. Singles chart (making it their highest charting song in the United Kingdom to date). It also peaked at #68 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The last single from the album “Motomania” peaked at #40 on the U.K. Singles chart, but didn’t make any impact in the United States.
In 1984, Roman Holliday released their sophomore and last album to date “Fire Me Up” which didn’t appear to make any album charts at all. During that same year, Rob Lambert and John Eacott left the band.
The lead single from the album “One Foot Back in Your Door” peaked at #76 on the Billboard Hot 100, but failed to chart in the United States.
Another song from the album “Hear It In the Night” was released as a single in Japan, but it’s unknown how it charted there. By 1985, Roman Holliday disbanded, but they briefly reunited in 2001 for a show at the Borderline in London.

After the band broke up, Steve Lambert formed a band with ex-Culture Club member John Moss called Heartbeat UK, but the band didn’t achieve a lot of success.

Steve later moved to New York where he worked as a design consultant. In 2001, he moved to Lewisberg, Pennsylvania where he lives with his wife, Sue. These days, it appears as if he is back to writing, performing and recording music again.

Simon Cohen performed in a couple of bands after Roman Holliday broke up. He works as a taxi driver in London and looking for a band to manage for a new record label created by ex-Duran Duran member Nick Rhodes.

Brian Bonhomme formed music projects with Adrian York and Jon Durno, but none of them achieved the same success as Roman Holliday. These days, he works as a history professor at Youngstown State University.

Adrian York went on to work with various artists such as Lisa Stansfield, Jimmy Ruffin, Mari Wilson, Michael Bolton, Paul Young, Seal and Shirley Bassey. He has also written music for various corporate videos & presentations and worked on commercial jingles too.

These days, he works as a Senior Lecturer in Commercial Music Performance at the University of Westminster in London.

Jon Durno continued to be active in the music business, writing songs for Samantha Fox and worked as a keyboard\guitar technician for artists such as the Alan Parsons Project & Chris de Burg. These days, he has his own engineering business.

After John Eacott left Roman Holliday, he became the co-founder and composer for British jazz group Loose Tubes. He was also the orchestral director for the test department for their major multimedia shows in Glascow, Paddington, Vancouver and Valladolid.

He was also a writer for the show “Gorgengast” which played in the West End, London and toured worldwide from 1991 to 1997. He also wrote various compositions for television and film. These days, John works as a lecturer in Commercial Music at the University of Westminster.

As for Rob Lambert, he is currently working in the banking industry.

To see the music video for “Stand By,” go to:

To see the music video for “Don’t Try to Stop It,” go to:

To see the music video for “Motormania,” go to:

To see the music video for “One Foot Back in Your Door,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Hear it In the Night,” go to:

Hy-Ryze

Hy-Rize was an R&B music act from the early ’80s. Not much information is given about this music act, but Hy-Rize was signed to the ARI Records label.

In 1982, Hy-Rize released their only single “Love Is Alive And Well in You” which didn’t appear to make any impact on the charts at all.

After that, it’s unknown what happened to Hy-Rize and it seems as if they have faded into obscurity.

[Note: There are no videos available for this blog entry.]

Larry Larr

Larry Larr (born Lawrence Hill in Logan, Pennsylvania) is a male rapper from the early ’90s. Not much information is given about him, but he was signed to the Ruffhouse Records label.
In 1991, he released his debut and only album “Da Wizzard of Odds.” It’s unknown how or if the album charted at all.
The first single from the album “Larry, That’s What They Call Me” peaked at #7 on Billboard’s Hot Rap Singles chart.
The follow-up single “Confused” peaked at #10 on Billboard’s Hot Rap Singles chart and #87 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart (staying on the chart for only 3 weeks).
In 1992, he released the single “Catch the Flava” which featured artist Kid Funkie on the Flava Records label. It’s unknown how much impact the single made at all.
Larry Larr’s last musical release was the 1993 single “It’s the L” which was released on the Get Paid Records label. After that, it seems as if Larry has faded into obscurity. It’s unknown what he’s up to these days.

To see the music video for “Confused,” go to:

To see the music video for “Larry, That’s What They Call Me,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Catch the Flava,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “It’s the L,” go to:

Definition of Sound

Definition of Sound was a dance music\hip-hop group from London that consisted of Kevin Clark and Don Weeks who worked with musicians Red Brough (also known as the Red King) and later Mike Spencer.

Clark and Weeks first recorded together under the name “Top Billin'” where they released three singles on the Rap Sonic record label: “Naturally,” “Straight from The Soul” and “My Thing” between 1988 to 1989. It’s unknown how or if those singles made the charts at all.

By 1990, the group had changed their name to “Definition of Sound” and signed a record deal with Circa Records in the United Kingdom. (In the United States, they were signed to Cardiac Records).
During that same year, Definition of Sound released the single “Now is Tomorrow” which originally peaked at #94 on the U.K. Singles chart, but when it was re-issued a year later, it peaked at #46 on the chart.

It also charted at #10 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play Singles chart and #17 on Billboard’s Hot Rap Songs chart. Internationally, the song charted in the Netherlands & Australia as well.
In 1991, they released their debut album “Love and Life: A Journey With the Chameleons” which peaked at #38 on the U.K. Albums chart and #97 on the ARIA charts in Australia.
The follow-up single “Wear Your Love Like Heaven” which peaked at #17 on the U.K. Singles chart, making it their highest charting song to date. It also peaked at #28 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play Singles chart and charted in Australia & the Netherlands as well.
The third single from the album “Dream Girl” failed to make any impact on the charts at all.
The last single released from the album “Moira Jane’s Cafe” peaked at #34 on the U.K. Singles chart and topped Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play Singles chart for a week in April of 1992. It also peaked at #50 on the music charts in Netherlands.
In 1992, Definition of Sound released their sophomore album “The Lick” which didn’t make any album charts at all.
The lead single from the album “What Are You Under” peaked at #68 on the U.K. Singles chart and #4 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play Singles chart. It also managed to chart in New Zealand at #41.
The follow-up single “Can I Get Over” peaked at #61 on the U.K. Singles chart, making it the highest charting single from the album.

In 1995, Definition of Sound released two singles “Boom Boom” (which peaked at #59 on the U.K. Singles chart) and “Pass the Vibes” (which peaked at #23 on the U.K. Singles chart) which were featured on their following album.
A year later in 1996, they released their third and last album “Experience” which peaked at #97 on the U.K. Albums chart.

The last single released from the album “Child” peaked at #48 on the U.K. Singles chart.

In 1997, Definition of Sound released three promotional singles: “Eccentric,” “Outsider” and “Lipstick On My Collar” on the Universal Records label. The singles were released in advance of a planned fourth album, but before it was even released, the group decided to stop recording music.

After the group disbanded, Kevin Clark went on to work in A&R and music publishing. He was also a recurring cast member on the Soho Radio comedy radio show “The Mayor of Kentish Town.”

Don Weekes pursued a solo music career, but has since left the music industry. It’s unknown what he’s up to these days.

Mike Spencer continues to be active in the music business, producing & recording songs for musicians and has dabbled in music publishing as well.

To see the music video for “Now is Tomorrow,” go to:

To see a video of Definition of Sound performing “Wear Your Love Like Heaven,” go to:

To see the music video for “Dream Girl,” go to:

To see the music video for “Moira Jane’s Cafe,” go to:

To see the music video for “What Are You Under,” go to:

To see a video for “Can I Get Over,” go to:

To see the music video for “Boom Boom,” go to:

To see the music video for “Pass the Vibes,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Eccentric,” go to:

To see the music video for “Lipstick on My Collar,” go to: