Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose was an American family

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, from Dania Beach,

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, United States. It was formed in 1970 and gained popularity in the early 1970s. It was composed of siblings

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, Eddie, and Rose Cornelius, who were joined by their sister Billie Jo Cornelius in 1972. Cleveland E. Barrett (a childhood friend), an original member of the group, was killed in a car accident before their chart success.

Group career

The group originally formed in the mid 1960s with Eddie and Carter Cornelius as the Cornelius Brothers. After seeing a talent search ad in the paper, the duo auditioned for producer Bob Archibald who then signed them to his label. Rose Cornelius had already appeared on ''

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'' in June 1967 and had been performing in Las Vegas and worldwide, touring in 1970 with a group called the Gospel Jazz Singers. She returned home to Florida at her mother's request to help form the group. The group hit the

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in 1971 with the

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" Treat Her Like a Lady" ( U.S. R&B Top 20, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 No. 3). The record was

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by the

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on 2 August 1971. The act succeeded again in 1972 with " Too Late to Turn Back Now" (U.S. R&B No. 5, Hot 100 No. 2); both songs were

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by Eddie Cornelius. This also sold over one million copies with a gold disc awarded in August 1972. While the group failed to find any further success on the scale of their first two singles, two releases, "Don't Ever Be Lonely" and "I'm Never Gonna Be Alone Anymore" reached the Billboard Top 40. Their final charting single was "Since I Found My Baby" in 1974, from their third and last album. Their records were all produced by Bob Archibald at the Music Factory in

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Break up and aftermath

The group disbanded in 1976 when Carter Cornelius joined a Black Hebrew sect in

and adopted the name Prince Gideon Israel. He wrote, recorded, and mixed music and

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for that group the next 15 years. He died of a

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on November 7, 1991. Eddie Cornelius became a

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and later an ordained

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who continued to sing, produce, and write music. In June 2020, he released a memoir titled ''It's Not Too Late To Turn Back Now (Back To The Open Arms Of God)''. On January 19, 2001, the surviving members of the group filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against

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, ''Cornelius v. EMI Music, Inc.'', Case No. 2001-1350 CA-01, in the Miami Dade Circuit Court. The suit was dismissed without prejudice three years later for want of prosecution, meaning that the plaintiffs did not actively pursue the case.Miami-Dade County Court Records Book 22623/ p. 544

Discography

Albums

Singles

**N.B.: "Got to Testify (Love)" reached No. 15 on the US Dance chart.

References

External links

Eddie Cornelius interview with radio host Rob Schilling of The Schilling Show, April 18, 2011It's Not Too Late To Turn Back Now: Back To The Open Arms Of God
by Eddie Cornelius * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose American soul musical groups Musical groups established in 1970 Musical groups disestablished in 1976 Musical groups from Florida United Artists Records artists