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brothers Reggie (born on January 23, 1955) and Vincent (born on January 5, 1957) Calloway. They had a major

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in 1990 with "

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Biography

The brothers grew up around music with a father who played the

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, an uncle who played

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, and an aunt who sang

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. As teenagers, they began writing

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s and forming bands, and when attending Kentucky State University, they formed Midnight Star, a

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- funk outfit that hit big in the early to mid 1980s. The Calloways were instrumental in orchestrating the band's 1983 multi-platinum breakthrough album, ''

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'', and Midnight Star would continue to experience mainstream success throughout the brothers' tenure in the group. After Midnight Star ran its course, the two left to focus on

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work. During their time with Midnight Star, they had also written and produced hits for

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("Meeting in the Ladies Room") and

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("Contagious"). Following their exit from Star, they continued writing for other musicians, such as

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("Joy"),

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("Love Overboard"),

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("Jump Start"), and

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("Casanova"), before forming their own eponymous group, Calloway, in the late 1980s. As Calloway, the duo scored a number two ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hit and number five soul hit with "I Wanna Be Rich". After scoring with the follow-ups "Sir Lancelot" (Top 20 R&B), "All the Way" and "Let's Get Smooth" (both R&B

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hits), the hits dried up and the Calloways concentrated on production work. Reginald Calloway is now the Music Director of

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for Sound Royalties.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

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