Legacy was a five-person American soul group founded in 1979. The group consisted of producer and

songwriter A songwriter is a person who creates musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music genre and film scoring. ...

Ben McCray, drummer Al McCray, and singers Barbara Hernandez, Rita Saunders, and Deborah McGriff. Legacy's first single was "Word Up". Billboard wrote "Legacy's 'Word Up' ( Brunswick 12-inch) has all the best hot-and-cool elements of Slave's recent hits: rock steady drumming, a cute girl chorus, and a skillful, slurred male lead. There are several catchy hooks, too."Joel Whitburn ''Top R and B/hip-hop singles, 1942-2004'' 2004 Page 345

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American soul musical groups {{US-R&B-band-stub