Soul families: Groups with family members in them

[tsull1]

Either brothers, brothers and sisters, cousins, fathers and mothers, etc. Please add to my list:

Isley Brothers
Sister Sledge
Sylvers
Jets
Jacksons
Emotions
Atlantic Starr
Calloway
Midnight Star
Switch
DeBarge
Gladys Knight and the Pips
Earth, Wind and Fire
Whispers
Staple Singers
Brothers Johnson
Dazz Band
Five Stairsteps
Zapp
Intruders
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
Heatwave
Boyz II Men

* Temptations? [[Weren't Eddie and Paul cousins?)

I've missed a ton ... please keep adding.

[marv2]

Either brothers, brothers and sisters, cousins, fathers and mothers, etc. Please add to my list:

Isley Brothers
Sister Sledge
Sylvers
Jets
Jacksons
Emotions
Atlantic Starr
Calloway
Midnight Star
Switch
DeBarge
Gladys Knight and the Pips
Earth, Wind and Fire
Whispers
Staple Singers
Brothers Johnson
Dazz Band
Five Stairsteps
Zapp
Intruders
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
Heatwave
Boyz II Men

* Temptations? [[Weren't Eddie and Paul cousins?)

I've missed a ton ... please keep adding.

You named darn near all of them. You didn't give us a chance! LOL!

[P-Shark: The Revenge]

Jones Girls
Chambers Bros
The Meters
Neville Bros
New Birth
5 Stairsteps
Gap Band
ADC Band/Black Nasty
The Boys
Full Force

[marv2]

Ok. No Paul Williams and Eddie Kendricks were not related but Melvin Franklin and Richard Street were cousins. I grew up with some of their cousins.

[westgrandboulevard]

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - [[60's to present day) Lois is Martha's sister, and now joined by another sister, Delphine

The Velvelettes - Cal and her sister Millie ; Bertha and her cousin Norma

[marv2]

The Velvelettes
Martha Reeves & the Vandellas [[with Lois)
Brass Construction
Tavares

[marv2]

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - [[60's to present day) Lois is Martha's sister, and now joined by another sister, Delphine

The Velvelettes - Cal and her sister Millie ; Bertha and her cousin Norma

See, you type faster than me Westgrandboulevard LOL!

[marv2]

Love Unlimited [[Glodean and her sister)

[tsull1]

How did I miss Tavares and the Gap Band ... doh!!;)

[juicefree20]

Chi-Town's own The Five Minutes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIjUVCGMi2c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHRIuAVDaok&feature=related

Out of Cleveland, The Ponderosa Twins + 1 [[2 sets of twins plus one more) Had a REAL BIG one here in N.Y. back in 1971 produced by Bobby Massey [[formerlyof The OJays) called...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdi0GNLwKgM

Also these were pretty nice...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J_ZWz4t-0E&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSfi7uIqMLo&feature=related

[Jerry Oz]

Starpoint
The McCrarys
Juicy
Force MDs
Jodeci

[juicefree20]

Obviously...

Sly & the Family Stone
Bootsy & Catfish in the James Brown Band

[juicefree20]

Benet
The Flamingos
The Lost Generation [[The Sly, Slick & The Wicked)

[blueskies]

The Pointer Sisters....I trust they're considered 'soul' enough?

[juicefree20]

Before I proceed further, are we speaking strictly about Soul groups, or are we including earlier R&B groups as well?

[Jerry Oz]

Cameo
The Blues Brothers [[j/k)
The Time
LeVert
Guy
Skyy
Ike & Tina [[really more rock, I guess...)
Tony! Toni! Tone!

[marv2]

Odessey [[Liz and Louise Lopez)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s41fhNaJDCE

[marv2]

The Braxtons

[P-Shark: The Revenge]

Obviously...

Sly & the Family Stone
Bootsy & Catfish in the James Brown Band
I'm embarrassed. Was thinking about S&TFS but completely Freddy & Rose
And Of course I was thinking of Bootsy's Rubber Band and forgot about Catfish. Wow I'm really having a senior moment. wow!
Okay let me add Santana [[Pete & Coke Escovedo)
Pete & Sheila Escovedo
Maceo & All The King's Men [[brother Melvin)

[marv2]

The Clark Sisters [[Gospel yes, but definitely SOUL!)

[marv2]

The Detroit Emeralds

[tsull1]

Great responses, I knew SDF would come through! Pointer Sisters -- duh, on me! I was trying to add more female groups and missed there.

Wondering about some large funk bands, L.T.D., Slave, ConFunkShun? Any relatives there?

[juicefree20]

P-Shark,

No foul there. It's happened to me more than I'd care to admit.

T-Sull,

Yes, Jeffrey & Billy Osborne. Unfortunately, they had a bit of a rift between the direction in which the group would go, a situation which had a bit to do with Jeffrey going solo.

[juicefree20]

Man!

Don't know how I missed The Detroit Emeralds!!!

[timmyfunk]

Obviously...

Sly & the Family Stone
Bootsy & Catfish in the James Brown Band

As well as Bootsy's Rubber Band.

[P-Shark: The Revenge]

Brecker Bros

[marv2]

High Inergy [[Vernessa & Barbara Mitchell)
Switch [[Bobby & Tommy DeBarge)
Apollo [[Cliff Liles & Kerry Gordy)

[juicefree20]

Timmy

I'm just not funky as I used to be, which can be either a good thing or a bad thing depending upon the context used. In this case, it's a bad thing. I hereby revoke my Funk pass & will listen to a few bars of "Billy, Don't Be A Hero"!

Anyone have some Old Spice or Brut by Faberge to spare :)

[juicefree20]

Reaching back to my DJ days, I submit...

The Beck Family - "I Can't Shake The Feeling''
The T-Connection
T.S. Monk [[Siblings T.S. III & Barbara ''Boo Boo'' Monk) R.I.P. Barbara & Yvonne Fletcher!
The Duncan Sisters
The Floaters

Then there are...

The Jackson Sisters
M-D-L-T- Willis
The Ridgeways
Body
The Waters

[juicefree20]

Speaking of The Floaters, how many of you remember this one...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlgiritpmfo

[marv2]

Timmy

I'm just not funky as I used to be, which can be either a good thing or a bad thing depending upon the context used. In this case, it's a bad thing. I hereby revoke my Funk pass & will listen to a few bars of "Billy, Don't Be A Hero"!

Anyone have some Old Spice or Brut by Faberge to spare :)

Juice, please don't ask for Vitalis or Brill Cream next! LOL!

[splanky]

surprised nobody mentioned the other Wilson Bros of Mandrill....

[nosey]

Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose. Loved their sound.

[Hotspurman]

More Motown family acts:

The Allens
Black Russian
The Boone Family
Joanne & The Triangles
Lewis Sisters
PAL
Tony & Carolyn [[husband and wife)

[theboyfromxtown]

The Springfields - [[Dusty and Tom)
Smith Connection [[Michael, Danny, Louis

[cozmic]

http://www.hubertlaws.com/images/photos_page/08.jpg

[cozmic]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8JTDaw59bt0/SXSBJhJnAjI/AAAAAAAAADg/cCgKx9EZMxo/s320/The+Wootens.jpghttp://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/b21da14c670ffb86ea9812760c099935/351046.jpg

[cozmic]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OeDrk2Z86y8/SrqTJY8GvxI/AAAAAAAAAgA/s_1EU5f3oJM/s320/Splendor+-+1979.jpg

...Splendor

[cozmic]

http://s.dsimg.com/image/A-211390-1293629486.jpeg

The "O" bruvas: drummer Derek Organ [[3rd from left) and guitarist Tommy Organ [[far right).
Both routined studio/tour-musicians. Tommy "O" is currently active in the house band of the George Lopez Show.

[cozmic]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8Si2bNC-4WI/TkS2r1mKAOI/AAAAAAAAdm4/W6OlvgBhnHI/s1600/%2529Mac+Band+2.jpeg

[cozmic]

http://i32.tinypic.com/343kdxx.pnghttp://s.dsimg.com/image/A-1338789-1310757973.jpeg

[cozmic]

http://thenewblackmagazine.com/PhotoFiles/mjq.jpg

The Modern Jazz Quartet worked also together with James "Mtume" Heath in the early '80s

[cozmic]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K7MJSv30PE

Later solo projects by siblings/aliases Dee Dee Wilde, Eugene Wilde [[also in the band Today, Tomorrow, Forever)

[blueskies]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41-pdP4d0HL._SL500_.jpg
The Body sisters

[blueskies]

http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/34824955.jpg
GiGi and the Charmaines

[cozmic]

http://www.rootdownrecords.jp/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/yates-brothers-sisters-electricity-01.jpg

[cozmic]

http://s.dsimg.com/image/A-112810-1311376354.jpeg

[cozmic]

Wondering about some large funk bands, L.T.D., Slave, ConFunkShun? Any relatives there?

Not directly. Only that Slave's Steve Washington was nephew of Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrook from the Ohio Players.

[blueskies]

http://60s-dream-girls.up.seesaa.net/image/The20Ronettes22-thumbnail2.jpg [[http://60s-dream-girls.up.seesaa.net/image/The20Ronettes22.jpg)
The Ronettes

[cozmic]

http://www.ginov.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-imageflow2/php/reflect.php?img=%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F10%2F57-Vannelli-Brothers-1979-color-web-300x202.jpg&bgc=%23000000

Brother to brother. An impressive team, although in another form than a group or band.

[cozmic]

http://buddyhankband.com/images/young_and_company2-web.jpg

Kenneth, Mike & Billy Young

[cozmic]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yUp-tgHikVI/TFmZm1p-a8I/AAAAAAAABho/hfqq7xc5st0/S660/Ingram+-+Night+Stalkers+1984+copy.jpg

[Hotspurman]

http://www.ginov.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-imageflow2/php/reflect.php?img=%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F10%2F57-Vannelli-Brothers-1979-color-web-300x202.jpg&bgc=%23000000

Brother to brother. An impressive team, although in another form than a group or band.


Is this the group who recorded for Joe Robinson's All Platinum label and had a minor hit with In The Bottle?

[P-Shark: The Revenge]

Is this the group who recorded for Joe Robinson's All Platinum label and had a minor hit with In The Bottle?Naw, they were a duet. One white dude, one black dude. Now Cozmic, who are they and what do they do?
http://www.suprapopmusic.com/up/images/1329940014.jpg

[cozmic]

...i only have this album from them on Sugar Hill, without any inner sheet info or other credits on the sleeve lol

http://s.dsimg.com/image/R-2367152-1279884067.jpeg

So far haven't further explored this group but there's some good info on 'cogs:

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Brother+To+Brother

As for that album which i have. Odd thing is that the track list on the back cover and labels from my copy don't match at all. For example, this BarKays-ish monsterjam below appears on the pressed vinyl, but not on the sleeve lol :confused: :cool:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYKmANzdSEs

[cozmic]

Is this the group who recorded for Joe Robinson's All Platinum label and had a minor hit with In The Bottle?

I understand the confusement :cool:
"Brother To Brother" was a track Gino and his brothers, and i used that title for my comment.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHt1t-GxNWw


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn_j8bWWepo

[P-Shark: The Revenge]

Could you reload the image?

[cozmic]

The Brother 2 Brother sleeve P-Shark?... okay, here's a link with an image which might take too much cyberspace lol

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NM-LP-BROTHER-2-BROTHER-2-Two-1980-RARE-FUNK-/120393488391#ht_1482wt_1088

[marv2]

Is this the group who recorded for Joe Robinson's All Platinum label and had a minor hit with In The Bottle?

That's Gino Vanelli of Montreal in the middle. Are one or both of those other guys related to him?

[cozmic]

That's Gino Vanelli of Montreal in the middle. Are one or both of those other guys related to him?

Yeah, Ross Vannelli with the beard and Joe Vannelli. Ross was working more behind the scenes as composer and for other activities, and Joe composed, recorded and performed with brother Gino :cool:

[P-Shark: The Revenge]

I understand the confusement :cool:
"Brother To Brother" was a track Gino and his brothers, and i used that title for my comment.

So thats what you meant

[manny]

Hello again, my friends [[after so many time!) :)

How not to name some soul brothas as The Ingui Brothers [[Robert & Charles) from The Soul Survivors.
Also William & Wilbert Hart from The Delfonics; The Pazant Brothers; Scott & Kim Miller from Instant Funk; gospel female group Green Sisters; The Valentinos [[Womack brothers)

A big embrace to all... and more to come

[arrr&bee]

I surprised at you all for not mentioning two classic motown groups...the miracles[claudette-bobby rogers are cousins]...the mighty temptations[melvin-david were cousins and richard is the cousin of melvin]!

[arrr&bee]

The brothers that sang in the original[impressions]someone help me with the names...archies bell had a brother in the [drells]...the thrasher brothers who were in clyde mcphatter's [drifters]...sometimes carla thomas would duet with her daddy[rufus]!!

[soulster]

Before I proceed further, are we speaking strictly about Soul groups, or are we including earlier R&B groups as well?

Soul is part of the R&B family tree.

[soulster]

I know you guys are gonna rip me for this one, but the Bee gees have issued some awfully good R&B in the form of "Fanny [[Be Tender With My Love)".

[manny]

The brothers that formed the original Impressions were Arthur and Richard Brooks [[with Sam Gooden, Jerry Butler and Curtis mayfield, after the departure of a member called secondname "Cash") in the late 50's.

I have read some bios about Archie Bell & The Drells and sometimes says that Archie and Lee are brothers an another says that there are no relation [[???)

Father and son Eddie and the late Gerald Levert recorded and performed as a duo. Derek & Cyndi [["You Bring Out The Best On Me") are brother and sister. Some other, John Whitehead [[RIP)'s sons Kenny & Johnny "The Whitehead Brothers". Also the gospel influenced philly group City Limits included some brothers [[not sure if were Bruce hawes and another...?). MFSB included "the Philly Chamber brothers" [[Karl on drumms and Roland on guitar who were also on The Romeos, sadly both passed away).

[manny]

And two other brothers in the 60's in the Volcanos and from the 70's on on The Trammps: Harold "Doc" Wade and Stan Wade.

[nosey]

Did anybody mention the Brothers Johnson?

[tsull1]

I mentioned Brothers Johnson ... but this thread just shows me that I don't know that much about soul. I thought I did, but SDFers come through strong on this post with many groups I hadn't heard of. Great stuff.

[arrr&bee]

the brothers that formed the original impressions were arthur and richard brooks [[with sam gooden, jerry butler and curtis mayfield, after the departure of a member called secondname "cash") in the late 50's.

I have read some bios about archie bell & the drells and sometimes says that archie and lee are brothers an another says that there are no relation [[???)

father and son eddie and the late gerald levert recorded and performed as a duo. Derek & cyndi [["you bring out the best on me") are brother and sister. Some other, john whitehead [[rip)'s sons kenny & johnny "the whitehead brothers". Also the gospel influenced philly group city limits included some brothers [[not sure if were bruce hawes and another...?). Mfsb included "the philly chamber brothers" [[karl on drumms and roland on guitar who were also on the romeos, sadly both passed away).thanks manny,the brooks bros...fred cash is perhaps the guy you're speaking of who was a member with curtis and sam,and i think still performs with the impressions today!