Marshall Dyllon was a country music boy band that consisted of singers Daniel Cahoon (from Woods Cross, Utah), Jesse Littleton (born on October 18, 1981 from Sabina Ohio), brothers Paul Martin (born on March 23, 1978 in Clinton, Mississippi) & Michael Martin (born on January 26, 1983 in Clinton, Missisippi) and Todd Michael Samson (born on June 29, 1978 in Stanardsville, Virginia).
The group’s name is based on fictional character Marshal Matt Dillon from the Western TV series “Gunsmoke.”
They were recruited by country music singer Kenny Rogers and talent manager Lou Pearlman (who was known for working with boy bands such as *NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys) to try to bring the boy band sound to the country music scene. Prior to Marshall Dyllon, Jesse and Paul auditioned on the ABC network TV series “Making the Band”.
In September of 2000, Marshall Dyllon released their debut single “Live It Up” which peaked at #37 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, staying on the chart for 20 weeks, making it their only highest charting single.
In December of that same year, they released their debut and only album “Enjoy the Ride” on Kenny Rogers’ Dreamcatcher Records label. It’s unknown how or if the album made the charts at all.
The follow-up single “You” peaked at #47 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, staying on the chart for only 7 weeks.
The last single released from the album “She Ain’t Gonna Cry” (which was originally recorded by Canadian country music artist Joel Feeney in 1999) peaked at #44 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, staying on the chart for 9 weeks.
By 2001, the group had disbanded. Jesse Littleton went on to pursue a solo career and these days, he performs with the band Gran Bel Fisher; Todd Samson has a solo career in country music. It’s unknown what Daniel Cahoon and Michael & Paul Martin are up to these days.
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Jolie & the Wanted was a country music band from Omaha, Nebraska that consisted of lead vocalist Jolie Edwards, guitarists Phil Symonds & Jonathan Trebing, bass guitarist Ethan Pilzer, keyboardist Steve King and drummer Andy Hull.
A year later, they released their debut and only self-titled album. It’s unknown how or if the album made the charts at all.
Their follow-up single “Boom” peaked at #55 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, staying on the chart for only a week. The group even performed with singer Keith Urban.
In 2004, she released a solo album “Livin’ Proof” independently on the DGW Records label.
According to research, she continues to be active as a solo artist; in 2010, she released an Christmas album called “My Only Gift to Bring” (which is available on CD Baby). In 2014, her son, Quaid was a contestant on the 13th season of “American Idol”, but was eliminated during “Hollywood Week.”
Blue Magic is an R&B group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania whose original members consisted of lead singer Ted Mills, brothers Vernon & Wendell Sawyer, Keith Beaton & Richard Pratt.
In January of 1974, Blue Magic released their self-titled debut album which peaked at #45 on the Billboard 200 and #4 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.
In December of 1974, the group released their sophomore album “The Magic of the Blue” which peaked at #71 on the Billboard 200 and #14 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.
In September of 1975, Blue Magic released their third album “Thirteen Blue Magic Lane” which peaked at #50 on the Billboard 200 and #9 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.
In 1976, Blue Magic’s song “Grateful” (which was the b-side to the single “I Like You”) managed to peak at #4 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart and #15 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart, staying on the chart for 11 weeks.
In 1976, they released their fourth album “Mystic Dragons” which peaked at #170 on the Billboard 200 and #44 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.
The first single from the album “Freak-N-Stein” peaked at #73 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart, staying on the chart for 6 weeks.
The follow-up single “It’s Something About Love” peaked at #48 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart, staying on the chart for 8 weeks. The last single released from the album “Summer Snow” peaked at #40 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart, staying on the chart for 11 weeks.
During that same year, the group was part of a live double album set which was recorded at the Latin Casino in New Jersey which featured singers Major Harris and Margie Joseph. By the late ’70s, Blue Magic’s popularity began to wane due to rise of disco music and the changes of various music styles.
In 1978, they released their fifth album “Message From the Magic” which failed to make the charts at all nor did the lone single “I Waited.”
In 1981, Blue Magic released their sixth album “Welcome Back” on Capitol Records, but unfortunately, it didn’t appear to make much impact on the charts.
In 1983, they released their seventh album “Magic #” on the Mirage Records label which managed to peak at #52 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart. The only charting single, the title song peaked at #69 on Billboard’s Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 7 weeks.
In 1988, the original line-up of Blue Magic reunited and they released their eighth album “From Out of the Blue” on the Def Jam Records’ label, OBR which peaked at #48 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.
The lead single from the album “Romeo and Juliet” which peaked at #20 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 11 weeks. It also managed to peak at #89 on the UK Singles chart.
The follow-up single from the album “It’s Like Magic” peaked at #31 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 11 weeks. They also appeared on rapper Big Daddy Kane’s album “It’s a Big Daddy Thing.”
They formed in 1994 as a gospel group called LaMore and in 1995, they released a self-titled album under the Gospo Centric Records label.
By 2000, the Latimore brothers switched from gospel to R&B music, renaming themselves Jersey Ave. (which is the name of the street they grew up on) and they released their debut single “I Wonder Why” on MCA Records. It’s unknown how or if the single made any music charts at all.
A year later, Jersey Ave. released their self-titled debut album. It’s unknown how or if the album made the charts at all. A promotional single “Beautiful Girl” was released, but didn’t appear to make the charts.
Shari Barnes (also known as Sharon Barnes) is a singer/songwriter from the ’80s. During the ’80s, she wrote songs for artists such as Dee Dee Bridgewater, Billy Griffin, Alfie and Rose Royce.
In 1987, she released the single “Harvest Time” on the So’vi Records label. It’s unknown how or if the song made the music charts at all.
Jenaé Ezell was a female pop/dance singer from the ’80s. Not much information is given about her, but she was signed to the So’vi Records label.
In 1988, she released her only single “Don’t Even Feel It.” It’s unknown how or if the single made any music charts at all.
In 1999, she released the single “Written on My Body.” It’s unknown how or if the single made any impact on any music charts at all.
Areal was a female R&B/pop singer from the late ’90s. Not much information is given about her, but she was signed to the Copper Sun Records label.
In 1997, she released her only single “Um Bah” which managed to peak at #12 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot R&B Singles chart.
ADT (or A Different Taste) was a female R&B group from Waco, Texas whose members consisted of Monique, Brenda, Dodie, Lana and Shari. Not much information is given about them, but they were signed to the Technique Records label.
In 1994, they released their self-titled debut album. It’s unknown how or if the album made the charts at all.
The lead single “Make A Move” peaked at #23 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot R&B Singles chart.
The follow-up single from the album, a cover version of the Isley Brothers’ song “For the Love Of You” failed to chart at all.
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