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Howard Stanley Beverly (December 6, 1946 – September 10, 2024), known as Frankie Beverly, was an American singer, songwriter, and producer known primarily for his recordings with the soul and funk band Maze. [1] He formed Maze, originally called Raw Soul, in his hometown of Philadelphia in 1970.
Maze, also known as Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly and Frankie Beverly & Maze, is an American soul band founded by Frankie Beverly in Philadelphia in 1970. [1] Under its original name Raw Soul, the band moved to San Francisco and was introduced to Marvin Gaye. Gaye took the group on the road with him as one of his opening acts, and in 1976, he ...
Frankie Beverly: Maze chronology; We Are One (1983) Can't Stop the Love (1985) Live in Los Angeles (1986) Professional ratings; Review scores; Source Rating; Allmusic [1]
Live In New Orleans is the first live album and fifth overall album by Bay Area-based R&B group Maze. Recorded live at Saenger Theatre in New Orleans , Louisiana November 14–15, 1980. With four new tracks recorded at The Automatt in San Francisco , California .
But it was Beverly and Maze's record "Before I Let Go," from their 1981 fifth album, "Live in New Orleans," that the band is most known for, becoming synonymous with Black cookouts, family ...
The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that Silky Soul "finds Maze updating its graceful sound with a subtly bracing touch of synthesized rhythms." [5] The Boston Globe thought that Frankie Beverly ably spans "boudoir intimacies and pleas for South African liberation and black cooperation—all with a voice as cool and buttery as [Marvin] Gaye's."
Music fans both in Philadelphia and around the world have reason to mourn on Wednesday as legendary R&B artist, songwriter and producer Frankie Beverly has died. Frankie Beverly, legendary R&B ...
From 1977 to 1993, Frankie Beverly and Maze turned out R&B hits such as "Golden Time of Day," "We Are One," "Happy Feelin's," "Southern Girl" and "Before I Let Go," which was later covered by Mary ...