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Otis Day and the Knights. Otis Day and the Knights was a fictional R&B band shown performing in the 1978 movie National Lampoon's Animal House. Following the success of the film the actor portraying the group's lead singer acquired the rights to the name and created a real musical act that toured and recorded an album during the 1980s.
N-Toon. Children. 2. Website. officiallloyd .com. Lloyd Polite Jr. (born January 3, 1986) [4] is an American R&B singer. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and raised in Decatur, Georgia, he began his musical career as a member of the preteen - boy band N-Toon, which was formed by Joyce Irby in 1996. The group disbanded in 2001, and Polite signed ...
Lloyd Williams (singer) Lloyd Williams is a Jamaican reggae singer of the 1960s. From 1966 to 1970, Williams featured with The Tommy McCook Band, as well as a multitude of ad hoc ensembles: Soul Gang, The Highlights, and The Celestials.
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes were an American soul and R&B vocal group. One of the most popular Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s, the group's repertoire included soul, R&B, doo-wop, and disco. Founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the middle of the 1950s as The Charlemagnes, the group is most noted for several hits on Gamble and Huff ...
Lonzo and Oscar. Lonzo and Oscar were an American country music duo founded in 1945 originally consisting of Lloyd "Lonzo" George (1924–1991) and Rollin "Oscar" Sullivan (1919–2012), best known for being the first to perform the 1948 song "I'm My Own Grandpa". George departed in 1950, and Lonzo was later portrayed by Johnny Sullivan (1917 ...
Williams, Robi, and Taylor led their own Platters' groups and for a short while, Taylor, Robi, and Lynch joined forces as "The Original Platters" with Williams-clone Johnny Barnes as their lead singer. To distinguish his group from the offshoots started by former members, Ram added his name to that of the group.
María Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza, [1] [note 1] professionally known by her stage name Charo, is a Spanish-born actress, singer, comedian, and flamenco guitarist who rose to international prominence in the 1960s on American television, as well as starring in several films. Charo began playing classical (Spanish-style) guitar at the ...
Vanessa Lynn Williams[ 1] (born March 18, 1963) is an American singer, actress, model, producer, and dancer. She gained recognition as the first Black woman to win the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984. She would later resign her title amid a media controversy surrounding nude photographs published in Penthouse magazine.