Shalamar (/ˈʃæləmɑːr/) is an American R&B and soul music vocal group active since the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s. Shalamar's classic line-up on the SOLAR label consisted of Howard Hewett, Jody Watley, and Jeffrey Daniel, together with dancer Jermaine Stewart. It was originally a disco-driven group created by Soul Train booking agent Dick Griffey and show creator and producer Don Cornelius.[1][2] They went on to be an influential dance trio, masterminded by Cornelius.[3] As noted in the British Hit Singles & Albums, they were regarded as fashion icons and trendsetters, and helped to introduce "body-popping" to the United Kingdom.[3] Their name was created by Griffey.[4]
Vid with Jeffrey Daniel talking about the backslide (what the moonwalk was called before Michael Jackson renamed it). Seeing how fluid of a dancer Jeffrey is, it makes you wonder how “AC/DC” looked when he played Electra. (I wonder if Electra doing the backslide/moonwalk was his influence? Or did that come after he left the show?)
Shalamar are going to make it a night to remember at Fairfield
Shalamar have announced extra dates for their 40th anniversary Friends tour, including playing back to where it all began, at Croydon’s Fairfield Halls on December 1.
The soul funk sound that was such a part of the early 1980s has been wowing sold-out audiences across the country over the past month, including at the London Palladium and Birmingham Symphony Hall. Now the band has released extra…