Midnight Star
Biography
The synth-funk unit Midnight Star scored several times on the charts during the mid-'80s, led by their double-platinum album No Parking on the Dance Floor in 1983. Just one of the successful acts on Solar Records (also including Shalamar, Lakeside, and the Whispers), the group was formed in 1976 at Kentucky State University by the Calloway brothers, trumpeter Reginald, and trombone player Vincent, with vocalist Belinda Lipscomb. After signing with RCA near the turn of the decade, Midnight Star recorded their first album in 1980, The Beginning, with a conglomeration of studio players and producers. After moving to the Solar label by 1982, the group released Victory and then added a full band: guitarist Melvin Gentry, bassist Kenneth Gant, drummer Bobby Lovelace, and keyboard player Bo Watson.
Though the Calloways' production skills -- later used to full effect on tracks by Natalie Cole, Gladys Knight, and Teddy Pendergrass -- had pushed Midnight Star into the R&B charts during 1981-1982, with singles like "Hot Spot" and "I've Been Watching You," the group was unprepared for the success of the first single from their third proper album, No Parking on the Dance Floor.
Selected Discography
Thank you Midnight Star! I have partied to early mornings by your Jams. I have great memories of the 80's because of your music. Thanks again. Your music still makes me move.
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They are and still are one of my favorite groups during the mid 80's and always will hold a fond place in my knowledge of the music world I say thanks Midnightstar from a loyal fan.
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Went to high school in Cincinnati with Vincent and Reggie. Remember the free concerts in the local parks and their coming out party at the convention center in Cincinnati. The Deele, Babyface never thought these guy's would blow up like that...great talent pool during the day.
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damn, this group kept the jheri curl industry successful back in the 80s! all them heads were dripping w/ curl juice!
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my nephew never heard of this group before but when he heard
"no parking" i think it was the beep-beep!, beep-beep!, beep-beep! that got him hooked to the song |
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Great music during this time. We jammed to these guys and the Gap Band all the time!
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I agree with jjs2boxers. The good old days. Music was fun back then. Niecie l from Long Beach,CA.
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the 80's was the best time of my life great songs,dances and good friends. I thank God for that time in life.
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They are the bomb. I love this song... I grew up to my big sister's jamming to this.. and to you dre123 your city wasn't the only one. tell did the damn thang in my city to or wherever they went.
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gjohnson15>> > > > man u had it good! wish i could have been ther to help sellect what was hot and not with you bak n a da. good memories with this group "say baby, you can't park here"
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I was a student at Ky St when Midnight Star won the talent show and went to Cincinatti and won that show. They would always come back to campus an give us free concerts and show-off there new stuff, if we approved they knew they had a hit. We loved them,I was a football player and they were in the band so I got see it from the beganning. You all enjoy what I been knowing for years.
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YELP!!!! WOW!! I REMEMBER THE EARLIER YEARS...YALL KNOW MY MOTTO......I T S GOTTA BE SMOOTH!! SMOOTH BEATS ONLY....DID I MENTION I OWN 4 REEL TO REELS JUST FOR OLD TIMES SAKE WHEN I DJ AT PARTIES.....
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This had to be what, 1985 or so? I was on the air back then and remember spinning stuff like this and I loved it. I'd have the monitor speakers cranking so loudly that the priests would come running down to the studio and ask us to turn it down.
And I do recall, we wore a grove through Whitney Houston's first LP, the one with You Give Good Love on it. Too bad she cracked out. |
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Oh Boy!!!! this was the summer jam group back in the days playing loud on somebody's Boom Box on the handball courts in NY........ Those were days...(smil e )
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This is my song "Another Slow Jam" Wow this brings back some sweet memories. I would love them to come to california to do an old school concert...
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MIDNIGHT STAR WILL MAKE YOU GET UP AND MOVE!THEN SLOWWWW THINGS DOWN AND MAKE YOU CUDDLE. I FEEL THEIR ENERGY!THEY SOAR!
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midnight star one of the greatest. Their music was all over my country, Nigeria.
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taking a cruz on the highway for a couple hours just jammin in your own zone!
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FREAK-A-ZOID ROBOTS PLEASE REPORT TO THE DANCE FLOOR.... YEA THE OLD JAMZZZ BREAK OUT THE CARDBOARD AND THE BOOM BOX
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I ATE CHOCOLATE COVERED STRAWBERRIES WITH REGGIE IN CINCINNATI A LONG TIME AGO IN THE STUDIO WHILE THEY WERE MIXING NO PARKING.. IT WAS ......GREAT
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