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Formed in the USA as a multi-purpose backing group,
the original nine-piece worked under a variety of names.
Rose Royce's first recorded album, "Car
Wash," went Platinum.
Rose Royce has earned eight gold records and
five platinum records for such sensations as "Love Don't Live
Here Anymore," "Do Your Dance," "I'm In
Love," "I Wanna Get Next To You" and "Wishing on A
Star" to name a few.
The movie "Car Wash" and the soundtrack
were big hits, and it also propelled the group, now known as Rose
Royce, into national notoriety. Released in late 1976, the
soundtrack featured three Billboard R&B Top Ten singles: "Car
Wash," "I Wanna Get Next to You" and "I'm Going
Down." The former was also a number one single on the Billboard
pop charts.
In 1977, the group released its follow-up album, "In
Full Bloom" and bloom it did. The group returned to the Top Ten
with "Do Your Dance" and "Ooh Boy," silencing all
critics. In 1978, they released their third album entitled "Rose
Royce Strikes Again!," and it featured "I'm in Love (and I
Love the Feeling)" and "Love Don't Live Here Anymore."
Both singles cracked the Billboard R&B Top Five.
The group followed with a string of hits that roamed
the charts. They became very popular in England and remain a marquee
attraction there.
Dazzling audiences worldwide, Rose Royce
frequently tours Europe three times a year and Japan twice a year.
They have played to many standing-room-only crowds all over the world.
Rose Royce current members are --
- Kenny Copeland (lead vocals and trumpet)
- Richie Benson (lead vocals)
- Freddie Dunn (trumpet)
- Walter McKinney (guitar and vocals)
- Mike Moore (sax)
- Henry Garner (drums)
Notable songs include --
- I Wanna Get Next to You
- Car Wash
- Love Don't Live Here Anymore
- Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
- Is It Love You're After
- I'm Going Down
- Do Your Dance
- Wishing On A Star
- I'm in Love (And I Love the Feeling)
- Ooh Boy
Rose Royce may be available for your next special
event!
For booking information, click
HERE!
Genre: ..R&B
Styles:
..Quiet Storm
..Urban
..Disco
..FunkYears active:
..70s, ..80s
Formed:
1973
..in California
..in Los Angeles
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