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Infobox musical artist||name = The Deele|background = group_or_band|image =|caption =|alias =|origin = Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati , Ohio , United States |genre = Contemporary R& B|R& B , post-disco |years_active = 1981-1988, 1993, 2007-present|label = Solar Records|Solar |current_members = D-town records|Carlos "Satin" Greene Darnell Bristol|Darnell "Dee" Bristol Kevin "Kayo" Roberson D-town records|Stanley "Stick" Burke |past_members = Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds Antonio "L.A." Reid The Deele (pronounced /deal/) is an United States|American 80s Rhythm and blues|R& B band (music)|band from Cincinnati, Ohio , originally consisting of Indianapolis native Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds along with Antonio "L.A." Reid , D-town records|Carlos "Satin" Greene , Darnell Bristol|Darnell "Dee" Bristol , D-town records|Stanley "Stick" Burke and Kevin "Kayo" Roberson. They have currently reunited in an incarnation featuring Bristol, Greene, Roberson & Burke.
Biography
Dantil Woodruff formed the group in 1981. The Deele recorded three album|albums during the 1980s, and scored several chart-topper|hit single (music)|singles . The sextet released their debut album, Street Beat (album)|Street Beat in 1983, and the following year, a single from this album, " Body Talk (The Deele song)|Body Talk " became their first hit, reaching #3 on the R& B chart and #77 on the Billboard Hot 100 Pop music|pop chart. Guitarist/keyboardist Stanley "Stick" Burke left the band prior to the recording of a follow-up album. Recorded as a quintet, Material Thangz was released in 1985. It was not as successful as their debut album.
The band reached the apex of their career in 1987 with the release of their third album, Eyes of a Stranger (album)|Eyes of a Stranger , which produced two top-10 R& B chart|R& B singles, "Shoot 'Em Up Movies" and perhaps their best-known song, " Two Occasions ". The latter track reached #4 on the R& B charts and cracked the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. Music videos were made for both songs. The video for the "Shoot 'Em Up Movies" track was directed by Martin Pitts and produced by Mickey Shapiro. It was during this time that L.A. Reid and Babyface Edmonds began crafting their talents as songwriter|songwriters for other musician|artists . They wrote and produced " Girlfriend (Pebbles song)|Girlfriend " (which featured backing vocals from Deele members http://www.lyricsdemon.com/84620/babyface/girlfriend/ Pebbles- "Girlfriend" lyrics @lyricsdemon.com (see "Hey Deele, sing!" part) Retrieved 6-6-2010 and became a Top 40|top ten hit) for Reid's girlfriend, and eventual wife Perri "Pebbles" Reid|Pebbles . During this period, they also wrote and produced The Whispers ' " Rock Steady (The Whispers song)|Rock Steady ".
In 1988, both Babyface and Reid left the group and founded LaFace Records in 1989. At the beginning of the 1990s, Reid and Edmonds would become successful record producer|record producers . Although not as recognized as Reid and Edmonds, another Deele member, Kevin "Kayo" Roberson maintained his association with the two, and was an instrumental part of the production team's success behind the scenes as a songwriter, co-producer, and studio bassist. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Kayo+%284%29 Kayo (Kevin Roberson)'s entry @Discogs.com Retrieved 6-6-2010. Babyface would also embark on a very successful run as a solo (music)|solo artist.
In 1993, Greene and Bristol reunited again as The Deele (without Reid, Edmonds, or Roberson)Liner notes of The Deele- An Invitation to Love Cassette Tape (1993). Accessed 5-28-2010. to record the album, An Invitation to Love . This album found the group adopting a more new jack swing -based sound and incorporating rap into many of their songs. Failing to make a dent in the charts, the group called it quits later that same year.
Their hit song "Two Occasions" was referenced (along with Babyface) by Mariah Carey in her 2005 megahit song " We Belong Together (Mariah Carey song)|We Belong Together ", by rapper The Game (rapper)|The Game in the song "One Night" in 2006, and by Plies (rapper)|Plies in his 2009 hit song, " Want It, Need It " featuring Ashanti (entertainer)|Ashanti . MF Doom samples the track "Shoot 'Em Up Movies" in his 1999 opus "Red & Gold".
Reunion
As of 2007, Darnell Bristol|Dee , D-town records|Satin , and Kayo have officially reformed the band with new members. Their new MySpace page currently includes a new http://www.discogs.com/mp3/The-Deele-All-I-Want-For-Christmas/1452077? ev=dg-brtit Christmas song released by the band, as well as a recent interview with the three original members (although Kayo was very reserved) at a Dallas radio station, during which Dee discusses, among other things, how The Deele were the first band signed to Solar Records solely based on their music (the representatives hadn't actually seen them perform). Now a part of Dallas Based D-town records|Eieg/D-Town Records .
A fourth original member, D-town records|Stanley "Stick" Burke has apparently also joined the current line-up, leaving Babyface and L.A. Reid the only two original members not participating in the current project.
Original members
Darnell "Dee" Bristol: vocals
Stanley "Stick" Burke: guitar, keyboards (left after the first album)
Street Beat (album)|Street Beat ( Solar Records , 1983 http://www.discogs.com/Deele-Street-Beat/release/561475 The Deele- Street Beat (1983) @Discogs.com Retrieved 6-6-2010.)
Material Thangz (Solar Records, 1985)
Eyes of a Stranger (album)|Eyes of a Stranger (Solar Records, 1987)
An Invitation to Love (Solar Records, 1993)
http://www.discogs.com/mp3/The-Deele-J-Bezy-The-Only-One/1419596? ev=dg-brtit The Only 1 (single) ( D-town records|Eieg/D-Town Records, 2007 )
http://www.discogs.com/mp3/The-Deele-All-I-Want-For-Christmas/1452077? ev=dg-brtit All I Want for Christmas (single) ( D-town records|Eieg/D-Town Records, 2007 )
Compilation appearance
Deep Cover (soundtrack)|Deep Cover (movie soundtrack) (1992)
Appearances in media
The song " Body Talk (The Deele song)|Body Talk " was featured in the pilot episode for the television series Miami Vice .
References
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External links
http://www.thedeele.com/ Official site (currently down)
http://www.myspace.com/dtrthedeele MySpace page
http://www.dtownrecords.com/ Official Site for their new record label
http://www.soultracks.com/the_deele.htm More Extensive Biography @Soultracks.com
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