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Johnny Gill
As part of US boy band New Edition, Johnny Gill helped craft the group's
swaggering brand of soulful urban pop and was a central figure as they scored a
string of big hits in the 1980s and '90s, before he went on to enjoy success as
a solo artist.
The son of a baptist minister, Gill grew up singing in church choirs and school
glee clubs in Washington DC. He released his self-titled debut album for
Atlantic Records in 1982 when he was just 16 and went on to team up with school
friend and established teen starlet Stacy Lattisaw for their duets album
'Perfect Combination'. As a...
