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brothers Reggie (born on January 23, 1955) and Vincent (born on January 5, 1957) Calloway. They had a major hit in 1990 with " I Wanna Be Rich".

Biography

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

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, an uncle who played keyboards, 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

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, 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, '' No Parking on the Dance Floor'', 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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like Klymaxx ("Meeting in the Ladies Room") and

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

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("Love Overboard"),

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("Jump Start"), and Levert ("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

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of Royalty fund for Sound Royalties.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

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