![]() ![]() Its first single, "Freak-A-Zoid", went to No. 27 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape and it went double platinum in the U.S. 2 on the Billboard magazine Top Black Albums chart and No. ![]() Featuring a mix of R&B and funk with vocoder vocals, the album hit No. Midnight Star's fourth album, No Parking on the Dance Floor, was released in 1983, and proved to be their breakout. Drummer Bobby Lovelace joined the group in late 1982, freeing Gentry to sing and play guitar exclusively. R&B chart with early singles "Hot Spot" and "I've Been Watching You". Using elected band leader Reggie Calloway's production skills, Midnight Star hit the U.S. In 1981 their second album, released on Solar Records, Standing Together, reached position #54 on the U.S. They released their debut album The Beginning (1980) with some studio musicians. A 1978 New York City showcase inspired SOLAR Records chief Dick Griffey to sign the group. They later added non-KSU student trombonist Vincent Calloway (Reginald's younger brother). The group was formed in 1976 at Kentucky State University by trumpeter Reggie Calloway, vocalist Belinda Lipscomb, guitarist/drummer/vocalist Melvin Gentry, bassist Kenneth Gant, multi-instrumentalist Bill Simmons, keyboard player/vocalist Bo Watson and guitarist/keyboardist Jeff Cooper, as a self-contained group. Midnight Star is an American musical group that had a string of hit records in the 1980s. ![]()
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