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Micki Free was born in West Texas and moved to Germany soon afterward. He is of mixed Irish, Comanche, and Cherokee descent. [4] [5] His stepfather, a U.S. Army sergeant, was stationed in Germany, and Free was introduced to rock 'n' roll there as a child, when one of his five sisters received tickets to a Jimi Hendrix concert and took him along to the show.
Shalamar (/ ˈ ʃ æ l əm ɑː r /) is an American R&B and soul music vocal group created by Dick Griffey and Don Cornelius in 1977 and active throughout the 1980s. Shalamar's classic lineup on the SOLAR label consisted of Howard Hewett , Jody Watley , and Jeffrey Daniel .
Mickey Free (b. 1847/1848; d. 1914, Apache name Mig-gan-la-iae), birth name Felix Telles, [2] was an Apache Indian scout and bounty hunter on the American frontier. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Following his kidnapping by Apaches as a child, he was raised as one and became a warrior.
The single also featured LL Cool J and Watley's former Shalamar bandmates Howard Hewett and Jeffrey Daniel, essentially reforming the group for the single. It was a remake of Shalamar's R&B hit "For the Lover In You". As the year wound to a close, Watley took a hiatus from her own Avitone label, and signed with Big Beat/Atlantic Records.
Former Shalamar band-mate and dance partner Jody Watley stated in 2010 that she and Daniel had a tumultuous relationship that included emotional and physical abuse. [ 13 ] On June 13, 1980, Daniel married American R&B singer Stephanie Mills , but they divorced later in 1983. [ 14 ]
The following is an episode list for Unsung, a TV One biography and documentary television series about R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, blues, rap and reggae recording artists from the 1960s through the early 2000s. As of January 2022, 170 episodes have aired across 15 seasons.
Howard Hewett Jr. (born October 1, 1955) [1] is an American singer–songwriter. [2] Hewett rose to fame as the lead vocalist of the group Shalamar. [2] In 1985, he left the group to pursue his solo career, [2] but he later returned to the group in 2001.
Carolyn Griffey is an American soul vocalist, and member of the soul funk group Shalamar.She is the daughter of Carrie Lucas and SOLAR Records boss Dick Griffey, [1] who worked with Don Cornelius in the television program, Soul Train.