Howard Huntsberry | |
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| Born | March 5, 1952 |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, drummer, actor |
Howard Stafford Huntsberry (born March 5, 1952) is an American R&B singer, drummer/percussionist, and actor from Pacoima, California.
Biography
In the mid-1970s, he served as drummer and male co-lead vocalist of the one-off project, The Ultimate Music Experience (T.U.M.E.), who released a self-titled album in 1975. In 1981, he became the frontman for the group Klique, [1] a position he held through 1985, when the group released its final album. [2]
In 1988, he released a solo album, With Love, which produced two minor hits on the Billboard R&B chart. He also starred as singer Jackie Wilson in the movie La Bamba, [2] singing a cover of " Lonely Teardrops" which was on the soundtrack album of the same. [1] Incidentally, Klique's biggest hit had also been a cover of a Jackie Wilson song, "Stop Doggin' Me Around".
Paying further tribute to Jackie Wilson, he also performed Wilson's " (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" in Ghostbusters II.
Discography
Studio albums
- With Love (MCA Records, 1988)
Singles
| Year | Single |
US R&B [3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | "Lonely Teardrops" | — | |||
| 1988 | "Sleepless Weekend" | 11 | |||
| 1989 | "Married Men Get Lonely Too" | 66 | |||
| " (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" | — | ||||
| "Don't Take This Out on Me" | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||
References
- ^ a b Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2003). All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul (illustrated ed.). Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 0-87930-744-7.
- ^ a b Wynn, Ron. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "Howard Huntsberry Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
External links
- Howard Huntsberry at IMDb
- Discography at Discogs.
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