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Biography

Born and raised in Gary, Indiana, Daniels attended

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Club ownership

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dancing school. It was outfitted with fluffy sofas and glass tile table tops in a late 1960s style. In 1966

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were there for the opening and it is said that their hit "

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" is about the club. Football player and actor

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helped Daniels both financial backing and promotion.

Music

Daniels and his wife, Gwen Brisco, managed a Disco Soul group called The Love Machine. Another group that he was connected with was one that he put together. This group ''DeBlanc'' featured Linda Carriere and Nidra Beard. As well as touring the United States, the group toured Japan, Europe and Canada. Eventually it broke up and with Beard and Carriere, it evolved into ''Starfire''. Linda Carriere and Nidra Beard were later in the group

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. Earlier in his career, Daniels had been a songwriter with Capitol records.

Credits

* Love Machine – ''The Love Machine'' – Philips – 63 70 725 – 1975 – (Executive Producer) * The Love Machine – ''Feel The Love'' – Victor – VIP-6405 – 1977 – (Executive Producer and Arrangement)

Film roles

Daniels had the lead role in ''

'' (1975) where he played a pimp-by-night and family-man-by-day. In ''

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'' (1976), Daniels played Jonathan, a heterosexual promiscuous male hairdresser. Director

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was inspired by the 1975 film ''

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'', in what was observed to be a common

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filmmaking technique of intentionally piggybacking on previous hit films starring predominantly white casts to create African American films. Daniels also had a role as Black in ''

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'' (1977), an action film that starred

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and Gloria Hendry.New York Time
Bare Knuckles (1977) Acting Credits
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Credits

Film * 1981 ''Getting Over'' as Mike Barnett * 1978 ''

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'' as Yakima Jones * 1977 ''

'' as Black * 1976 ''

'' as Mr. Jonathan * 1975 ''

'' as The Baron / Ron Lewis * 1974 '' Tender Loving Care'' as Jackie * 1972 ''

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'' as John * 1969 ''After the Ball Was Over''

References

External links

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Bit of info by DayVee at BBC website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Daniels, John 1945 births Musicians from Gary, Indiana 20th-century American male actors Living people American male film actors American male television actors Writers from Gary, Indiana Actors from Gary, Indiana