The A’s

The A’s were a pop rock/new wave band from the late ’70s and early ’80s. The band consisted of members Richard Bush (on lead vocals), Rick DiFonzo (on guitar), Rocco Notte (on keyboards), Terry Bortman (on the bass) and Michael Synder (on drums).
They formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1979. After building a loyal following in the Philadelphia area due to their energenic live shows, The A’s signed a record deal with Arista Records. During that same year, they release their self-titled debut studio album.

The two singles released from the album: “After Last Night” and “Parasite” failed to make any impact on the charts at all.
In 1981, the band released their sophomore album, “A Woman’s Got The Power” which peaked at #146 on the Billboard 200 chart.

The title song peaked at #18 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart and #6 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
Afterwards, The A’s were dropped by Arista Records. In 1982, they released an EP called “Four Dances” on the Straight A’s Records label before they disbanded. Around 2014, they briefly reunited for a reunion tour.

In later years, Richard Bush continued performing with other bands and formed his own band, The Peace Creeps. He also performs with David Uosikkinen’s In The Pocket.

Rick DiFonzo went on to become a session musician, working with artists such as Joan Osborne, Bob Dylan, Roger Waters and Cyndi Lauper. According to research, he appears to be working on his own music. It’s unknown what Rocco Notte, Terry Bortman and Michael Synder are currently up to these days.

To see Rick DiFonzo’s website, go to:
http://rickdifonzo.com/

To see a video for “A Woman’s Got the Power”, go to:

 

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World Party

World Party were a British musical group that was the solo project of musician/songwriter Karl Wallinger (born Karl Edmond Der Vere Wallinger on October 19, 1957 in Prestatyn, Wales).

Karl spent his childhood years in Prestatyn, Wales, but he attended a public school in Surrey, England called Charterhouse. He began his music career in 1977 as a keyboard player with Pax and later formed a short-lived band called Quasimodo. He briefly worked in music publishing and later became the musical director of a West End performance of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”.
After his stint with “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”, he joined a funk music band called The Out before joining the folk-rock band, The Waterboys. Karl was a member of The Waterboys until 1985 when he left to create World Party, releasing the single, “Private Revolution” in 1986. The song peaked at #107 on the UK Singles Chart.
In 1987, World Party released their debut studio album, “Private Revolution” on Chrysalis Records. The album peaked at #39 on the Billboard 200, and was moderately successful in Australia & Canada. At that point, Karl was the only member of the group and the only person featured on the album cover as well. Singer Sinead O’Connor made a guest appearance on the album.
The follow-up single, “Ship of Fools” became a hit, peaking at #42 on the UK Singles Chart and #27 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also peaked at #5 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart. Internationally, it made the music charts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the Netherlands.
The last single released from the album, “All Come True” failed to make any music charts at all. In between the group’s debut and sophomore albums, Karl helped Sinead O’Connor with recording her 1988 debut studio album, “The Lion and the Cobra”.
In 1990, World Party released their sophomore album, “Goodbye Jumbo” which peaked at #36 on the UK Albums Chart and #73 on the Billboard 200. Internationally, the album charted in Canada, the Netherlands, Australia and Sweden. The album received a Grammy Award nomination for “Best Alternative Music Album” and was named “Album of the Year” by Q magazine.
The first single, “Way Down Now” peaked at #66 on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, the song peaked at #1 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart and #21 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Chart. In other countries, it charted in Canada, the Netherlands and Australia.
The follow-up singles from the album, “Put the Message in the Box” (which peaked at #39) and “Thank You World” (which peaked at #68) were moderately successful on the U.K. Singles chart.
After releasing “Thank You World” as an EP in 1991, Karl recruited guitarist David Catlin-Birch and drummer Chris Sharrock as members for World Party’s 1993 album, “Bang!” which peaked at #2 on the UK Albums Chart. The album also peaked at #126 on the Billboard 200.
The lead single, “Is It Like Today?” peaked at #19 on the UK Singles Chart. It also peaked at #38 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart and #5 on Billboard’s Alternative Rock Airplay chart.
The second single, “Give It All Away” peaked at #43 on the UK Singles Chart, but didn’t make the music charts in the United States or in other countries nor did the third single, “All I Gave” which peaked at #37 on the UK Singles Chart.

In 1994, World Party was featured on the soundtrack to the film, “Reality Bites” with the track, “When You Come Back to Me”. Afterwards, David Catlin-Birch left the group.
In 1997, the group released their fourth studio album, “Egyptology”. The album peaked at #34 on the UK Albums Chart and #167 on the Billboard 200. The album was written following the death of Karl’s mother.
The album flopped, with the only charting single, “Beautiful Dream” peaking at #31 on the UK Singles Chart; however, the song, “She’s the One” won a Ivor Novello Award and was recorded by singer Robbie Williams.

World Party would later leave Chrysalis Records due to a disagreement over “She’s the One” which was released as a promotional single. Chris Sharrock left the group, leaving Karl as a solo act again.
In 2000, World Party released the album, “Dumbing Up” on Karl’s own record label, Seaview Records. The album peaked at #64 on the UK Albums chart and the lone single, “Here Comes the Future” peaked at #89 on the UK Singles Chart.

In February of 2001, Karl suffered from an aneurysm which left him unable to talk. In 2006 (after a five-year rehabilitation), he played in his first live show in a decade at the South by Southwest festival in Texas. He also played at the Bonnaroo Festival in Tennessee. In 2007, World Party supported Steely Dan on their first tour in Australia.

In 2009, the group toured the West Coast of the United States, appearing at the Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle and the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco, California.

In 2012, World Party released the album, “Arkeology” which featured new songs, live recordings and cover versions. Afterwards, they toured extensively in the United States and also toured in England for the first time in 12 years. In November of that same year, they performed at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England.

After their 2015 North American tour, nothing much was heard from World Party. In an 2022 interview with The Big Takeover, it was revealed that Karlis working on new music, but it’s currently unknown when it’ll be released.

To follow Karl Wallinger on Instagram, go to:
https://www.instagram.com/worldpartykarlwallinger

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To see a video for “Thank You World”, go to:

To see a video for “Is It Like Today?”, go to:

To see a video for “Give It All Away”, go to:

 

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To see a video for “When You Come Back To Me” (from the “Reality Bites” soundtrack), go to:

Clique Girlz

The Clique Girlz was a pop\rock girl group from the 2000s that originally consisted of the Monroe sisters from Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey: Destinee (born Destinee Rae Monroe on June 16, 1994) & Paris (born Paris Quinn Monroe on January 9, 1996) and their friend, Ariel Moore (born Ariel Alexis Moore on July 27, 1995).

In 2004, Destinee, Paris and Ariel formed a group together under the name Clique with the Monroe sisters’ mom, Lenore working as their manager. They recorded the song “Lemonade” for the Alex’s Lemonade charity.

The girls opened up for the Backstreet Boys at one of their concerts after being invited to do so by member Howey D. They later opened up for other artists such as Billy Ray Cyrus, The Click Five, the Cheetah Girls, Kirk Franklin and the Jonas Brothers.
At the beginning of 2007, the group left their hometown to go to Hollywood, California to attend a meeting and they were signed to Interscope Records by Jimmy Iovine. Their name was changed to Clique Girlz because there was another music group called “Clique.” During that same year, they were featured on the soundtrack to the film, “Bratz” with the track, “Alter Ego.”
In March of 2008, the Clique Girlz went to Tokyo, Japan to work on their debut album. The following month, they released a 3-song EP.

Their first single, “Then I Woke Up” (which was originally sung by Diana DeGarmo in 2004) peaked at #2 on Billboard’s sales chart. The follow-up single, “Incredible” didn’t appear to make any impact on the charts.

In the summer of 2008, the Clique Girlz performed in several shows at Six Flags and other venues, opening up for artists such as Demi Lovato and Drake Bell. They later traveled to Japan again to promote their upcoming album, appearing on several Japanese television shows and performed at the MTV Vibrations 2008.
On August 27, 2008, the group released their debut and only studio album, “Incredible” in Japan. They performed and participated in various events such as the Fourth of July Philadelphia Fireworks Show, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Grammys, the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards, the Teen Choice Awards and the MTV Movie Awards. They also appeared on “The Today Show” as well.
During that same year, an acoustic version of Clique Girlz’s song, “Incredible” was featured on the AT&T Team USA Soundtrack. They released an EP called “Smile” and the title track managed to peak at #2 on Billboard’s sales chart.
The Clique Girlz was also the opening act for the Cheetah Girls’ “One World” tour and were featured on the soundtrack to the film, “The Clique” with the track, “Here With Me Now.” In January of 2009, it was reported by Tommy2.Net that Ariel left the group; she later posted a video on YouTube that she left for personal reasons that she prefers to keep private.

After Ariel’s departure, auditions were held at Center Staging in Burbank, California to find a new member. In late February of 2009, pictures from a photoshoot for Baby Bottle Pop featured new member Sara Diamond (born on January 5, 1995). It was later confirmed that Sara was now part of the group; however, she was let go from them in late April 2009 due to unknown reasons.
In 2009, the Clique Girlz disbanded. The following year, Destinee and Paris formed their own music duo called Destinee & Paris. In August of 2011, they released their single, “True Love” which didn’t appear to make any impact on the charts.

The Monroe sisters were backing vocalists for the 10th season of “American Idol”, appeared on the Disney Channel show, “So Random”, were featured on the soundtrack to the film, “Despicible Me” with the track, “I’m On a Roll” and toured with Britney Spears as the opening act on her “Femme Fatale Tour”.

It was reported that Destinee and Paris were working on their debut album, “Heart of Mine”, but since then, nothing much has been heard about it and it is presumed that the album was shelved.

These days (according to research), Destinee is a member of The Billy Walton Band. It’s unknown if Paris is still involved in music, but she appears to be quite active on Instagram.

Ariel went on to sing with a new girl group called No More Drama (or NMD), but it appears as if she is now a solo artist.
Sara was an anthem singer for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League, performing the American and Canadian national anthems during the 2013-14 NHL season and the 2014-15 NHL playoffs. These days, she is still active in music; in 2022, she released the album, “SaraX”.

To follow Destinee Monroe on Instagram, go to:
https://www.instagram.com/destineemonroe

To follow Paris Monroe on Instagram, go to:
https://www.instagram.com/parisqmonroe

To see Sara Diamond’s official website, go to:
https://www.iamsaradiamond.com/

To follow Sara Diamond on Instagram, go to:
https://www.instagram.com/iamsaradiamond

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To see a video for “Incredible”, go to:

To see a video for “Smile”, go to:

To see a video for “Alter Ego”, go to:

To see a video for “Here With Me Now”, go to:

To see a video for “Lemonade”, go to:

To see a video for Destinee & Paris’s song, “True Love”, go to:

The Producers

The Producers are a new wave\power pop band from Atlanta, Georgia that consists of members Van Temple, Kyle Henderson, Wayne Famous and Bryan Holmes.

They originally formed as a Beatles cover band named Cartoon and later performed their own material in nightclubs around the Atlanta area. The positive reception to their music led to The Producers signing a record deal to Portrait Records.
In 1981, The Producers released their self-titled debut album which peaked at #163 on the Billboard 200.
The lead single from the album, “What She Does to Me (The Diana Song)” peaked at #61 on the Billboard Hot 100, staying on the the chart for 6 weeks, making it their only highest charting single to date.
The follow-up single, “What’s He Got?” peaked at #8 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, staying on the chart for 4 weeks.
The last single, “I Love Lucy” didn’t make the charts at all. The Producers’ music videos received popularity on MTV and they toured extensively during the early ’80s. They also opened up for The Motels and Cheap Trick.
In 1982, the band released their sophomore album, “You Make the Heat” which didn’t appear to make the Billboard album charts at all.
The only single released from the album, “She Sheila” didn’t make the Hot 100, but managed to peak at #48 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart. During that same year, they headlined MTV’s “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” broadcast.

After their second album was released, The Producers were dropped from Portrait Records. Kyle Henderson became a born-again Christian and left the band shortly afterwards to record a solo album. He was replaced by Tim Smith.
In 1985, The Producers released their third studio album, “Run For Your Life” on the Marathon Records label which didn’t make the charts.
The lead and only single from the album, “Depending On You” failed to make any impact on the charts at all.
In the late ’80s, The Producers signed a new record deal with MCA Records and recorded their fourth album, “Coelacanth”, but they were dropped from the label due to a label purge at MCA Records before the album could be released. It wasn’t until 2001 that the album was released on the One Way Records label.

By 1991, the band officially “retired”, but these days (according to research), they continue to perform together for occasional live shows, primarily in the Southeastern and Midwestern United States. As of 2019, the line-up consists of Wayne, Kyle, Bryan and Van.

To see The Producers’ official website, go to:
http://theproducersband.com/index.html

To follow The Producers on Facebook, go to:
https://www.facebook.com/TheProducersOfficial/

To see a video for “What She Does To Me (The Diana Song)”, go to:

To see a video for “What He’s Got?”, go to:

To see a video for “I Love Lucy”, go to:

To see a video for “She Sheila”, go to:

To see a video for “Depending on You”, go to:

To see a video for “Trouble With Love” (from their 2001 album, “Coelacanth”), go to:

T’Pau Only The Lonely (Remix Post)

[from their 1989 album, “Rage”]

Guitar Remix Version

Nightmare Mix Version

Big Bam Boo

Big Bam Boo were a pop-rock music duo from the late ’80s that consisted of Simon Tedd (later changed to Simon Scardanelli) and Shark (born David Sharkey Shaw in Los Angeles, California).
In 1988, they released their only studio album, “Fun, Faith, & Fairplay” on the Uni Records label which peaked at #68 on the Canadian Albums chart.
The lead single, “Fell Off A Mountain” peaked at #90 on the UK Singles chart, staying on the chart for only 2 weeks.
The follow-up single, “Shooting From My Heart” peaked at #61 on the UK Singles chart and #36 on the Canadian Singles chart. It also managed to peak at #21 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart.
The last single from the album, “If You Could See Me Now” peaked at #84 on the Canadian Singles chart.

Afterwards, Big Bam Boo disbanded. Simon went on to pursue a solo career, releasing five albums. According to research, he currently resides in Central Brittany, France where he is working on a new album and a folk-opera.

In the ’90s, Shark founded an alternative rock music group called Wild Colonials. He later went on to compose scores for films such as “I Shot a Man in Vegas”, “Me & Will”, “The Spreading Ground”, “Frozen Stars” and “How to Go on a Date in Queens”.

These days, he works as a deejay and hosts a weekly two-hour radio show called “All Time is Now” on the Indie 103.1 radio station in Los Angeles, California as of 2011.

To see Shark’s official website, go to:
http://www.djshark.net/

To follow Shark on Facebook, go to:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/ALL-TIME-is-NOW/192409080814279

To follow Shark on Twitter, go to:
http://www.twitter.com/djsharkradio

To see Simon’s official website, go to:
https://songman.org/

To follow Simon on Twitter, go to:
https://twitter.com/scardo

To follow Simon on Facebook, go to:
https://www.facebook.com/SimonScardanelliMusic/

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To see a video for “If You Could See Me Now”, go to:

Scarlet

Scarlet were an English pop duo from the ’90s that consisted of singer\guitarist Cheryl Parker and singer\pianist\keyboardist Jo Youle. Originally, they were a trio with singer\flautist Joanna Fox.

Cheryl, Jo & Joanna first met each other at secondary school. In the late ’80s, they began playing together locally around Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England under the name “Cheap Day Return” along with bass player Ed Clark.
In 1991, the girls moved to London, England where they signed a publishing deal with Chrysalis Music. A year later, they signed a record deal with independent label, Haven Records where they released two singles: “Piccadilly in the Rain (I’ll Be There)” and “Shine on Me Now” which didn’t make the charts at all.
In 1993, they signed a record deal with WEA and began recording their debut album. In 1994, they released the lead single, “I Really Like the Idea” which didn’t chart. After that, Joanna left the trio, leaving Jo and Cheryl to carry on as a duo.
In late 1994, Scarlet released their next single, “Independent Love Song” which peaked at #12 on the UK Singles chart in January of 1995, making it their highest charting single to date. The success of the single earned them a guest spot on the BBC’s “A Song for Europe 1995” contest.
In February of 1995, they released their debut album, “Naked” which peaked at #59 on the UK Albums chart.

The third single from the album, “I Wanna Be Free (To Be with Him)” peaked at #21 on the UK Singles chart. The last single, “Love Hangover” peaked at #54 on the UK Singles chart.
In 1996, Scarlet released the single, “Bad Girl” which peaked at #54 on the UK Singles chart, making it their last charting single to date.
During that same year, they released their sophomore album, “Chemistry” which failed to chart at all. After that, WEA Records dropped Scarlet from their label and the duo disbanded.

These days (according to research), Jo Youle is the chief executive of the UK charity, Missing People. It’s unknown what Cheryl Parker and Joanna Fox are currently up to these days.

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Leona Naess

Leona Naess (born Leona Kristina Naess on July 31, 1974 in London, England) is a pop\rock singer-songwriter from the 2000s.

Leona is the daughter of Arne Naess Jr., a Norwegian mountaineer & business magnate and Fillippa Kumlin D’Orey, a Swedish interior designer. Her parents divorced when she was 7 years old and in 1986, her father married singer Diana Ross.

When she was 14 years old, she got her first guitar from her mother and later began writing her own songs. Growing up, she attended school in London’s Chelsea area and the Purcell School in Hertfordshire where she studied music composition.

Leona moved to New York City at the age of 18 to study music at New York University; however, she later switched her major and received a degree in anthropology. She began performing with her guitar at open mics and went on to perform in coffeehouses, bars and clubs.

A friend of Leona’s who worked as an intern at Sony Records invited an executive to see her perform and soon, various record companies were interested in signing her. Shortly after graduating from New York University, she signed with producer Scott Litt’s record label, Outpost Records.

In 1998, she began working on her first album which was completed in June of 1999, but a series of business mergers postponed the album’s release and then Outpost Records went out of business. However, the head of MCA Records bought Leona’s record contract over to the label.
In March of 2000, Leona released her debut album, “Comatised” on MCA Records which did not make the album charts.
The lead single, “Charm Attack” peaked at #29 on Billboard’s Adult Top 40 chart and was featured in the teen comedy film, “Whatever It Takes.”
The follow-up singles, “New York Baby” and the title song didn’t make the music charts at all. During that time, Leona appeared as a model for Calvin Klein prior to the release of the album.
In 2001, Leona released her sophomore album, “I Tried to Rock You But You Only Roll” which peaked at #43 on Billboard’s Heatseekers Albums chart; however, the title song and the track, “Mayor of Your Town” failed to make much impact on the charts at all.
In 2003, she recorded backing vocals on the Counting Crows’ album, “Hard Candy” (primarily on the track, “Black and Blue.” During that same year, she released her self-titled third album on Geffen Records which didn’t make the charts.

Tracks from the album such as “Ballerina,” “Christmas” and “Calling” were featured on films and TV shows such as “Weeds”, “The O.C.” and “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.”

In January of 2004, Leona’s father, Arne died in a climbing accident in South Africa which caused her to withdraw from music and move back to London to live with her mother. She was also dropped from her record label, she split with her manager and considered returning to school.
However, Leona later returned to New York City, resumed songwriting and began collaborating with music producer Samuel Dixon. In September of 2008 (five years after the release of her previous album), she released her fourth studio album, “Thirteens.”

These days, Leona resides in New York City where she is the mother of two children and frequently travels back to London. Although she performs occassionally (according to research), she has yet to release a new album.

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To see a video for “Calling,” go to:

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The Moffatts

The Moffatts are a Canadian pop-rock\country music band from Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada that consists of the Moffatt siblings: Scott (born Scott Andrew Moffatt on March 30, 1983 in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada) and triplets Bob, Clint and Dave (born Robert Franklin Peter, Clinton Thomas John and David Michael William Moffatt on March 8, 1984 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada). Bob and Clint are identical twins and Dave is a fraternal triplet.

Scott did some small-time modeling for a catalogue when he was a kid and bought his first guitar with his earnings when he was 6 years old. The brothers learned singing early in their lives, singing country music with their mother, Darlana and father, Frank; they first appeared on stage in 1987.

In 1992, after performing at large-scale country music festivals, the Moffatts were nominated for five awards by the British Columbia Country Music Association. During that same year, the Moffatt family moved to Branson, Missouri where they performed at the Osmonds theatre.

In March of 1993, the family moved to Nashville, Tennessee where the brothers became regulars on the TNN network show, “Nashville Now” with Ralph Emery.

In October of that same year, they joined the cast of the “Country Tonite” show at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 1994, “Country Tonite” opened up a new theatre in Branson, Missouri where the Moffatts were a part of the cast.
In June of 1995, the group released their debut studio album, “It’s A Wonderful World” on Mercury Records which didn’t make the album charts at all.
In October of that same year, they released their self-titled sophomore album which peaked at #44 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart and #13 on Billboard’s Top Heatseekers albums chart.

However, the singles released from the album: “I Think She Likes Me,” “Caterpillar Crawl” and “Guns of Love” didn’t make the charts at all.

In 1996, the Moffatts’ parents divorced and the boys primarily lived with their father, who managed the group. In their teen years, the group dropped out of the country music genre and began singing pop-rock music.
In May of 1998, they released their third studio album, “Chapter I: A New Beginning” which peaked at #49 on the Canadian Albums chart, #62 on the U.K. Albums chart, #124 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on Billboard’s Top Heatseekers albums chart.

The album sold more than 6 million copies worldwide and was almost certified double platinum in Canada; it was also very popular in Europe as well.
The lead single from the album, “I’ll Be There For You” peaked at #5 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart and #25 on the Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary chart. It was also moderately successful in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Sweden.
The second single, “Miss You Like Crazy” peaked at #9 on the Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary chart and #23 on Billboard’s RPM Top Singles chart. It also made the music charts in Sweden, Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
The third single released from the album, “If Life is So Short” failed to make any impact on the music charts at all.
The fourth single, “Girl of My Dreams” peaked at #19 on Canadian RPM Top Singles chart and #4 on Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary chart.
The fifth single from the album, “Crazy” peaked at #16 on the UK Singles chart and was moderately successful in Germany.
The sixth single, “Until You Loved Me” (which appeared on the soundtrack to the film, “Never Been Kissed”) peaked at #36 on the UK Singles chart, #23 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart and #57 on the Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary chart.
The last single released from the album, “Misery” peaked at #47 on the U.K. Singles chart, #18 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart and #23 on the Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary chart. The song was also featured on the soundtrack to the film, “Teaching Mrs. Tingle.”

In 1999, the Moffatts appeared on the NBC network television series, “Hang Time” where they performed “Girl of My Dreams”. During that same year, they appeared on an episode of the Canadian television series, “Campbell Scramble” and performed at the Juno Awards show in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Also in that same year, they sang “O Canada” at the 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game and were awarded “Fan Favourite Band of The Year” at the iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards.

In 2000, the group appeared on the Disney Channel network show, “So Weird” and were also frequent guests on “The Sally Jessy Raphael Show.” During their stay in Koln, Germany, the Moffatts met a young German guitar player named Gil Ofarim, co-writing his breakout single, “If You Only Knew”.
In October of 2000, the Moffatts released their fourth and final studio album to date, “Submodalities” which peaked at #8 on the Canadian Albums chart. The album was certified Platinum in Canada.
The lead single, “Bang Bang Boom” topped the music charts in Canada, making it their only number-one song to date. It also peaked at #21 on the adult contemporary chart in Canada and #71 on the German Singles chart.
The follow-up single, “Just Another Phase” was a moderate hit, peaking at #16 on the music charts in Canada; however, the last single, “Walking Behind” didn’t make the charts at all.

On August 25, 2001, the Moffitts disbanded following their concert in London, Ontario, Canada. After that, Bob and Clint briefly joined a music group called Pusch (later renamed Hidell) where they performed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and released only one albun.

In September of 2003, the group reunited to perform at the “Fire on the Mountain” benefit concert in Kamloops, British Columbia.

In 2004, the Canadian Pacific Railway announced in a press release that Bob and Clint were reunited, and appeared under the name, the Moffitts for a mobile fundraiser for community food banks called the Holiday Train program. In 2005, Scott also joined the tour.

Bob eventually relocated to Ban Phe, Thailand where he began working on an English singing contest with an educational organization called TEFL International. Bob convinced Clint to join him in Thailand and start a band called Same Same.

Around 2011, Clint and Bob moved to Nashville, Tennessee where they wrote songs and performed under the name Two Bullet Parade (which was later changed to Like Strangers) where they performed in venues around the Nashville metropolitan area.

Around 2003, Scott resurfaced in an Ontario-based band called The Boston Post; however in December of 2005, he indicated that he planned to go solo and was recording music in Los Angeles, California. In 2006, he released a solo album called “The Allegory of the City.” He also worked as a producer at Sony Music Thailand.

Dave eventually relocated to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with aspirations of attending the University of Winnipeg, but then decided to launch an acting and modeling career. He appeared in a 2005 Winnipeg production of “Miss Saigon” and was a contestant on “Canadian Idol” where he made it into the top 32 before being eliminated.

In 2012, the Moffatt brothers reunited for the first time in over ten years for an online Christmas show on Stageit.

In October of 2016, Bob and Clint announced on their Facebook page that they would be reuniting once again for a one-time concert with Scott as The Moffatts (without Dave), and would be returning to Manila in the Philippines for the first time in 16 years as part of a farewell tour.

In February of 2017, Scott, Bob and Clint embarked on an extensive promotional tour in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Singapore for “The Moffatts Farewell Tour”.
In November of that same year, it was announced on the group’s Facebook page that a new song called “Secrets” had been recorded. They signed a record deal with the Bec-Tero Music record label in Thailand where “Secrets” was released as a single in 2018.
During that same year, two more singles: “Like I Love U” and “So In Love” were released; they also released a six-track EP called “Chapter II”.

These days (according to research), Scott resides in Nashville, Tennessee and produced Luke Combs’ two albums: “This One’s For You” (in 2017) and “What You See Is What You Get” (in 2019), which won “Country Album of the Year” at the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards.

Bob and Clint have formed a music duo called Music Travel Love, and Dave was last heard to be working as a yoga instructor in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Paul Davis

 

Paul Davis (born Paul Lavon Davis on April 21, 1948 in Meridian, Mississippi) was an American pop rock/country singer-songwriter from the ’70s and ’80s.

As a teenager, he began playing in local bands such as the Six Soul Survivors and the Endless Chain. In 1968, he began working as a staff songwriter at Malaco Records in Jackson, Mississippi. A year later, he was discovered by Ilene Berns (the widow of producer/songwriter Bert Berns) who signed him to the Bang Records label.

In 1970, Paul released his debut album, “A Little Bit of Paul Davis” which didn’t make any album charts at all.

The lead single from the album, “A Little Bit of Soap” peaked at #52 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #27 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. The follow-up single, “I Just Wanna Keep It Together” peaked at #51 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #34 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart.

During that same year, Paul released the single, “Can’t You” which missed the Hot 100, but managed to peak at #18 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.

In 1972, he released his self-titled sophomore album; like his debut album, it didn’t make the charts at all; however, the track, “Boogie Woogie Man” managed to peak at #68 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In 1974, Paul released his third album, “Ride ‘Em Cowboy” which peaked at #148 on the Billboard 200 and #19 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart.

The title song was a moderate hit, peaking at #23 on the Billboard Hot 100, #4 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart and #47 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, staying on the chart for 8 weeks.

A year later in 1975, Paul released the single, “Keep Our Love Alive” which peaked at #90 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it his lowest charting single on the Hot 100 to date.

In 1976, he released his fourth album, “Southern Tracks & Fantasies” which didn’t make the Billboard 200 at all.

The first single from the album, “Thinking of You” peaked at #45 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #31 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. The follow-up single, “Superstar” peaked at #35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #31 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart.

In 1977, Paul released his fifth album, “Singer of Songs: Teller of Tales” which peaked at #82 on the Billboard 200.

The lead single from the album, “I Go Crazy” became a hit, peaking at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #25 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. It also peaked at #7 on the Cash Box Top 100.

During an appearance on the “American Top 40” radio show, Casey Kasem said that Paul begged his studio to have “I Go Crazy” presented to singer Lou Rawls, whom he thought would make the song a huge success; however, when the studio saw how much faith Paul had in the chances of the song’s success, it decided to release a lightly edited version of Paul’s own studio demo version (although Lou Rawls released his cover version of the song two years later).

The song was also covered by artists such as Lee Greenwood in 1989, Will Downing in 1991, Barry Manilow in 1997 and DHT featuring Edmée in 2006 (which all managed to make the music charts respectively).

The follow-up single, a cover version of The Beach Boys’ 1967 song, “Darlin’ ” (featuring singer Susan Collins) peaked at #51 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The last single released from the album, “Sweet Life” peaked at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100, #7 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart and #85 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, staying on the chart for 4 weeks.

In 1978, Paul released the single, “Cry Just A Little” which peaked at #78 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #36 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. (The song would be featured on his sixth studio album, which was released two years later).

In 1980, he released his sixth self-titled album which peaked at #173 on the Billboard 200. The follow-up single from the album, “Do Right” peaked at #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart.

In 1981, Paul released his last studio album to date, “Cool Night” on Arista Records which peaked at #52 on the Billboard 200.

The title song peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart (making it his highest charting single on the chart).

The follow-up single, ” ’65 Love Affair” became his highest charting pop single to date, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart.

Paul’s last charting solo single, “Love or Let Me Be Lonely” peaked at #40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #11 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. He was also featured on the soundtracks to the films, “The Karate Kid” and “About Last Night…”

In 1984, Paul moved to Nashville, Tennessee where he became a successful country music songwriter during the ’80s and ’90s, writing songs for artists such as Johnny Cash, Tanya Tucker and Marie Osmond (with her number-one country hit song, “Meet Me in Montana” with Dan Seals). In 1985, his song, “Bop” won a Country Music Association award for “Single of the Year” for Dan Seals. 

In July of 1986, Paul was shot in a robbery while leaving a hotel in Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee, but he survived the incident.  Shortly afterward, he signed a recording contract, but he was chafed at being pigeonholed as a country music act and never released another solo album again.

Despite that, Paul stayed active on the country music charts. In 1986, his duet with Marie Osmond, “You’re Still New to Me” topped Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart for a week, staying on the chart for 21 weeks.

In 1987, he was featured on Tanya Tucker’s song, “I Won’t Take Less Than Your Love” (along with singer Paul Overstreet) which topped Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart for a week, staying on the chart for 8 weeks.

In 1988, Paul was featured on Marie Osmond’s cover version of his 1977 song, “Sweet Life” which peaked at #47 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart, staying on the chart for 8 weeks.

Paul’s skillfull arrangements on his song demo tapes were frequently copied note for note by singers and their producers; for instance, Ronnie Milsap reportedly merely replaced Paul’s voice with his own on Paul’s demo recording of the song, “Turn That Radio On” (which peaked at #4 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart). 

In the late ’90s, Paul was also an avid golfer and a billiards enthusiast; he was a member of the Music City Amateur Billiard Tour in Nashville, Tennessee and competitive during the late ’90s.

On April 22, 2008 (the day after his 60th birthday and not long after being nominated to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame), Paul died of a heart attack at the Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian, Mississippi. He was survived by his wife, Pamela (who died in March of 2017) and son, Jonathan.

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