Michael Bivins, a founding member of
New Edition and part of the trio
Bell Biv Devoe, struck commercial gold as the manager/producer of this Atlanta pre-teen quintet.
Chris Sellers,
Dave Shelton,
Romell Chapman, and brothers
Marliss and
Demetrius Pugh landed a platinum release with
Coolin' at the Playground Ya' Know! for Motown in 1991. Both "Iesha" and "Playground" were Top Ten pop and R&B singles.
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Ron Wynn, Rovi