Bananarama is an all-female pop trio from London formed in 1980. The group consists of friends, Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, and Keren Woodward. The group released the single "Cruel Summer" in 1983 the same year as their debut studio album,Deep Sea…
Oran "Juice" Jones is an R&B singer who started his career in the late 1980s. His song "The Rain" was a hit when it was released in 1986 and was number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. Read More
Melle Mel (Grandmaster Melle Mel) was the original lead vocalist and songwriter for Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. This album was released the same year as the album,Stepping Off. Read More
Eric B. & Rakim are a hip-hop duo that was formed in Long Island, New York in the late 1980s. The duo released their debut album Paid in Fullin 1987. The album placed number 58 on the Billboard 200 and consisted of heavily sampling by Eric B.…
Skinny Boys is a group from Bridgeport, Connecticut in the early 1980s. The group consisted of the members; Superman Jay (James J. Harrison), Shockin' Shaun (Shaun Harrison), and The Human Jock Box (Jacque D. Lloyd). Their single, "Jockbox" was…
Are You Ready?was an album released in 1985 by the Staple Singers, a gospel, soul, and R& B group. The group consisted of the patriarch, Roebuck "Pops" Staples, and his children: Cloetha, Mavis, Pervis, and Yvonne. Read More
Whodini is a hip hop group from Brooklyn, New York that was formed in the early 1980s. The group consisted of the members, Jill Hutchins, John "Ecstasy" Fletcher, and Drew "Grandmaster Dee" Carter. This record was released in 1986 and includes songs…