Later that year, Bullock discovered a group from Detroit, Michigan called Love, Peace & Happiness, which featured former Marvelettes singer Ann Bogan and brothers Leslie and Melvin Wilson. Their second album, Ain't No Big Thing, But It's Growing, yielded a minor hit with their cover of Perry Como's " It's Impossible", in 1971. The band came together in 1970 with their self-titled debut on RCA.
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After discovering a male vocal group, The Now Sound, which featured Bobby Downs, Ron Coleman, Gary Young and George "Slim" House and also a female vocal group, known as Mint Julep, which featured Londee Loren, Tanita Gaines, Janice Carter and Pam Swent, they brought them together with The Nite-Liters plus additional vocalist, Alan Frye, calling the newly formed ensemble, New Birth. In 1969, Vernon Bullock had thought of creating an ensemble of groups for a touring company and Harvey Fuqua and Tony Churchill soon took an interest. The Nite-Liters had a few hits before the formation of New Birth proper, including "K-Jee" (#17 R&B, #39 pop, 1971). Some sources identify The Nite-Liters as the band that played as "The Crawlers" with Chicago artist Alvin Cash on his R&B #1 1964 hit, "Twine Time". Earlier members included Johnny Graham, later of Earth, Wind & Fire and Jerry Bell. In its heyday, besides Churchill on tenor sax and vibes, the band featured Charlie Hearndon on guitar, James Baker on keyboards, Robin Russell on drums, Robert "Lurch" Jackson on trumpet, Austin Lander on baritone sax, Leroy Taylor on bass, and, later, Carl McDaniel on guitar. ・2017 Breath Easy (EP) / JackEL feat.The history of the group began with the instrumental outfit, The Nite-Liters, which was originally formed in 1963 in Louisville, Kentucky by Tony Churchill and Harvey Fuqua. ・2013 Designated Planets / Tom Shuman feat. ・2015 Two Hearts (Nikki Phoenix, Skip Martin, JACAELD PHONENIX ・2000 Tom Joyner Presents The UWF All Starts Live Martin has also received an Honorary Degree of Doctor in Music, Lifetime Achievement Award from the African American Music Association, Living Legend Award from the Black Music Academy. In his career he released six consecutive Top 100 albums and two Top 100 singles. With Kool & the Gang he achieved Platinum record and with the Dazz Band he achieved Platinum & Gold records. His first solo jazz CD, Miles High features Ronnie Laws, Wayman Tisdale, Al McKay, Rickey Lawson and Bruce Conte. Later he won “Outstanding Trumpet Soloist” at the Monterey Jazz Festival whilst in high school. Martin’s love of jazz started at the age of eleven, and he learned trumpet. With the Dazz Band he won a Grammy Award for the song “Let It Whip”. Before those groups he was lead singer for the East Wind Band and then he was lead singer for the Mighty Generation Band. He is a lead vocalist, trumpet player, songwriter and producer who was formerly lead vocalist for Kool & The Gang (1987–2007) and the Dazz Band.
Sennie "Skip" Martin III (born June 25, 1957, in San Francisco, California, U.S.) is an American musician, now based in Las Vegas.
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