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New Edition is an American R&B/pop group from the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1978 by singer/rapper Bobby Brown. Their name is taken to mean a new edition of the Jackson 5. The group reached its height of popularity in the 1980s and is considered the blueprint for what would become the modern boy band.
The group was put together as regular singers and dancers on the British Broadcasting Corporation show Seaside Special in 1974. [3] By 1976, the troupe had 11 members, seven of whom had been members of previous BBC regulars The Young Generation.
Bell Biv DeVoe, also known as BBD, is an American music group from Boston, Massachusetts, formed from members of New Edition, consisting of Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Ronnie DeVoe. The band is best known for their debut album, the multi-platinum selling Poison , a key work in the new jack swing movement of the 1990s that combined elements ...
Watching New Edition perform its catalog of favorites (“Jealous Girl,” “Cool It Now,” “Mr. Telephone Man,” “Can You Stand the Rain,” “If It Isn’t Love,” “Hit Me Off”) and ...
DeVoe was the second-to-last member to join New Edition (Johnny Gill being the last) after being brought in by his uncle and the group's choreographer Brooke Payne.In 1981, the group took second place at a talent show, which caught the eye of record producer Maurice Starr, who signed them to his Streetwise record label.
2. "Dancers are made, not born." –Mikhail Baryshnikov 3. "The body says what the words cannot." –Martha Graham 4. "To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love."
Ralph Edward Tresvant (born May 16, 1968) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the lead singer of R&B group New Edition. [3] [4] As a solo artist, Tresvant released his double platinum-selling debut album Ralph Tresvant (1990). [5]
Michael Bivins is one of the founding members of New Edition. [3] [5] When the group broke up he formed Bell Biv DeVoe with Ricky Bell and Ronnie DeVoe. The group is credited with being one of the pioneers of the new jack swing sound. [5] [6] Their debut album, Poison, peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 chart in 1990. [7]