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The Friends Of Distinction
Artist Biography For The Friends Of Distinction
One Of The Most Likeable And Vocally Cohesive Singing Groups Of The Late 60s And Early 70s The Friends Of Distinction Are Too Often Forgotten In Retrospectives Of That Era But Their Music Has Continued To Live On. Formed By Harry Elston Floyd Butler Jessica Cleaves And Barbara Love In 1968 The Group Had A Relatively Short Life In Its Original Incarnation But Made Some Of The Most Memorable Pop/soul Music Of All Time. Elston Had Been Singing With The Hi-Fi's In The Mid-60s Warming Up For Ray Charles In Tours Across The Country. When That Group Split In 1966 Members Marilyn McCoo And Lamont McLemore Went On To Co-Found The Enormously Successful Fifth Dimension And Elston Started The Friends Whose Sound Was Similar To And Often Confused With The Fifth Dimension -- Both Included Tightly Harmonizing Men And Women Dressed In Late 60s "hip" Clothing -- Though The Friends' Music Was Generally More Soulful. The Newly Formed Friends Of Distinction Was Managed By Football Great Jim Brown And Signed With RCA Records. Hitting The Popular Music Scene When Motown And Stax Were Dominating The Friends Arrived With A Breezy California Pop/soul Sound. Great Harmonies And Crossover Arrangements Backed The Individually Strong Lead Vocals Of The Group Members. Combined With Top Notch Material Both Originals And Covers The Group Like The Fifth Dimension Sounded Like A Breath Of Fresh Air On Pop Radio In 1969. Their First Single "Grazin' In The Grass " Was A Elston-Sung Vocal Remake Of A Hugh Masekela Instrumental Cut And Hit The Top 5 On Both Pop And Soul Charts In 1969. The Group's Follow-Up "Going In Circles " Was A Brilliant Ballad That Also Charted High. Love Took Some Time Off To Have A Baby And Charlene Gibson Stepped In And Sang Lead On The Group's Third Big Hit "Love Or Let Me Be Lonely." She Also Sang On The Wonderful Album Cut "Crazy Mary." The Friends Were Quite Prolific From 1969-71 Releasing 5 Albums A Sixth Appeared In 1973 . They Also Released A Number Of Great Singles Including "Check It Out" Later Remade By Tavares And A Terrific Cover Of Neil Sedaka's "Time Waits For No One." Their Best Cuts Are Excellently Compiled In The Best Of The Friends Of Distinction Which Was Released In 1996. As Popular Music Changed In The Mid-70s The Friends' Fortunes Declined. Jessica Cleaves Was Featured With Earth Wind And Fire First Appearance On The"Last Days And Time" Release. A Grueling Touring Schedule And The Lack Of A Hit For Several Years Led The Group To Call It Quits In 1975. Elston And Butler Continued To Write And Perform For A Few Years Then Ultimately Went Their Separate Ways Taking Jobs Outside Of Music. Over The Next Two Decades There Was A Rediscovery Of The Great Music That The Friends Had Made Together And Their Biggest Hits Were Remade By Several Artists With "Going In Circles" Charting For The Gap Band And Luther Vandross And "Love Or Let Me Be Lonely" For Pop Artist Paul Davis. Most Recently "Grazin In The Grass" Was Released By Disney Star Raven. In 1990 Elston And Butler Decided To Bring The Friends Back Together. Tragically Butler Died At Elston's Side Before The Group Reunion Could Be Realized. After Butler's Death Elston Spent Several Years Forming A New Friends Group Ultimately Bringing Together Geno Henderson Wendy Bruné And Berlando Drake To Sing With Elston. That Lineup Currently Tours And Continues To Entertain Audiences Nearly 40 Years After The World First Heard The Friends Of Distinction.
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50 Top Music Tracks For The Friends Of Distinction - Frogtoon Music
The Friends Of Distinction - Grazing In The Grass
The Friends Of Distinction - Going In Circles
The Friends Of Distinction - Love Or Let Me Be Lonely
The Friends Of Distinction - And I Love Him
The Friends Of Distinction - I Really Hope You Do
The Friends Of Distinction - Lonesome Mood
The Friends Of Distinction - I've Never Found A Girl To Love Me Like You Do
The Friends Of Distinction - When A Little Love Began To Die
The Friends Of Distinction - Light My Fire
The Friends Of Distinction - Grazing In The Grass Anchorman Medley
The Friends Of Distinction - Great Day
The Friends Of Distinction - Ain't No Woman Like The One I've Got
The Friends Of Distinction - Love Or Let Me Be Lonely - Digitally Mastered - May - June, 1988
The Friends Of Distinction - Peaceful
The Friends Of Distinction - Baby I Could Be So Good At Loving You
The Friends Of Distinction - Eli's Comin'
The Friends Of Distinction - Sweet Young Thing Like You
The Friends Of Distinction - Time Waits For No One
The Friends Of Distinction - It Don't Matter To Me
The Friends Of Distinction - Let Yourself Go
The Friends Of Distinction - Help Yourself To All My Lovin'
The Friends Of Distinction - Check It Out
The Friends Of Distinction - Crazy Mary
The Friends Of Distinction - The Way We Planned It
The Friends Of Distinction - I Need You
The Friends Of Distinction - Impressions Dialogue
The Friends Of Distinction - I Can't Get You Out Of My Mind
The Friends Of Distinction - Love Can Make It Easier
The Friends Of Distinction - Dying To Live
The Friends Of Distinction - Workin' On A Groovy Thing
The Friends Of Distinction - It's Sunday
The Friends Of Distinction - We Got A Good Thing Goin'
The Friends Of Distinction - Down I Go
The Friends Of Distinction - It's A Wonderful World
The Friends Of Distinction - Jenny Wants To Know
The Friends Of Distinction - Long Time Coming My Way
The Friends Of Distinction - A Sweet Young Thing Like You
The Friends Of Distinction - Why Did I Lose You?
The Friends Of Distinction - Reviviscence Part I
The Friends Of Distinction - This Generation
The Friends Of Distinction - Love Me Or Let Me Be Lonely
The Friends Of Distinction - Help Yourself To All Of My Lovin'
The Friends Of Distinction - Rock And Stone
The Friends Of Distinction - Grazing In The Grass W/Bob Dylan Intro
The Friends Of Distinction - Easy Evil
The Friends Of Distinction - My Mind Is A Camera
The Friends Of Distinction - It's Just A Game Love - From The MGM Production "The Split"
The Friends Of Distinction - Grazing In The Grass Can You Dig It
The Friends Of Distinction - Long Time Comin' My Way
The Friends Of Distinction - Believe In Me
50 Top Music Lyrics For The Friends Of Distinction - Frogtoon Music
The Friends Of Distinction - Grazing In The Grass | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Going In Circles | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Love Or Let Me Be Lonely | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - And I Love Him | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - I Really Hope You Do | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Lonesome Mood | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - I've Never Found A Girl To Love Me Like You Do | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - When A Little Love Began To Die | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Light My Fire | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Grazing In The Grass Anchorman Medley | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Great Day | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Ain't No Woman Like The One I've Got | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Love Or Let Me Be Lonely - Digitally Mastered - May - June, 1988 | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Peaceful | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Baby I Could Be So Good At Loving You | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Eli's Comin' | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Sweet Young Thing Like You | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Time Waits For No One | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - It Don't Matter To Me | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Let Yourself Go | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Help Yourself To All My Lovin' | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Check It Out | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Crazy Mary | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - The Way We Planned It | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - I Need You | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Impressions Dialogue | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - I Can't Get You Out Of My Mind | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Love Can Make It Easier | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Dying To Live | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Workin' On A Groovy Thing | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - It's Sunday | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - We Got A Good Thing Goin' | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Down I Go | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - It's A Wonderful World | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Jenny Wants To Know | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Long Time Coming My Way | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - A Sweet Young Thing Like You | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Why Did I Lose You? | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Reviviscence Part I | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - This Generation | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Love Me Or Let Me Be Lonely | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Help Yourself To All Of My Lovin' | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Rock And Stone | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Grazing In The Grass W/Bob Dylan Intro | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Easy Evil | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - My Mind Is A Camera | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - It's Just A Game Love - From The MGM Production "The Split" | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Grazing In The Grass Can You Dig It | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Long Time Comin' My Way | Lyrics
The Friends Of Distinction - Believe In Me | Lyrics
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