New Jack Swing R&B singer Ralph Edward Tresvant was born on May 16, 1968, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Patricia Tresvant and Ralph Hall. He and siblings, Andre and LaTonya, were reared in the Roxbury section of the city. While a teenager, Tresvant and his friends … Read MoreRalph Edward Tresvant Jr. (1968- )
New Jack Swing R&B singer Johnny Gill Jr. was born on May 22, 1966, in Washington, DC. to Johnny Gill Sr., a Baptist minister, and Annie Mae Gill. He began singing at the age of five in church and his family’s gospel ensemble, Little Johnny, … Read MoreJohnny Gill (1966- )
New Jack-Swing R&B singer Montell Du’Sean Barnett Jordan was born on December 3, 1968, in Los Angeles, California, and reared in the South Central section of the city. His parents were Elijah Jordan and Deloris Jordan. Montell had two sisters, Jennifer Jordan and Tracy Singley. … Read MoreMontell Jordan (1968- )
New Jack Swinger Bobby Brown was born Robert Barisford Brown on February 5, 1969, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Herbert James Brown and Carole Elizabeth Williams Brown and reared in a family of eight children in Orchard Park Housing Projects in the Roxbury section of the … Read MoreBobby Brown (1969- )
The New Jack Swing R&B ensemble, New Edition, was established by Bobby Barisford Brown (born February 5, 1969) in Boston, Massachusetts’ Roxbury community in 1978. Its original members included Ricky Bell (born September 18, 1967), Michael Bivins (born August 10, 1968), Bobby Brown, Ronnie DeVoe … Read MoreNew Edition (1978- )
The R&B/ Rap Force MDs (Musical Diversity) started as The LDs, then connected with DJ Dr. Rock (Roger Daniels), who was born September 12, 1962, and performed as Dr. Rock & the Force MCs, a quintet, before establishing themselves in 1981 as Force MDs in … Read MoreForce MDs (1981- )
The R&B/ Post-Disco band Timex Social Club, also known as The Timex Crew, was founded by lyricist Marcus Arnett Thompson in 1985. Its membership included Gregory “Greg B” Thomas, Michael Marshall, Craig Samuel, and Darrien Cleage, all students attending Berkeley High School in Berkeley, California. … Read MoreTimex Social Club (1985-1987)
