Howard Huntsberry
Howard Huntsberry | |
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Born | Pacoima, California | March 5, 1952
Occupation | Singer, drummer, actor |
Howard Stafford Huntsberry (born March 5, 1952) is an American R&B singer, drummer/percussionist, and actor from Pacoima, California.
Biography[]
In the mid-1970s, he served as drummer and male co-lead vocalist of the one-off project, The Ultimate Music Experience (T.U.M.E.), who released a self-titled album in 1975. In 1981, he became the frontman for the group Klique,[1] a position he held through 1985, when the group released its final album.[2]
In 1988, he released a solo album, With Love, which produced two minor hits on the Billboard R&B chart. He also starred as singer Jackie Wilson in the movie La Bamba,[2] singing a cover of "Lonely Teardrops" which was on the soundtrack album of the same.[1] Incidentally, Klique's biggest hit had also been a cover of a Jackie Wilson song, "Stop Doggin' Me Around".
Paying further tribute to Jackie Wilson, he also performed Wilson's "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" in Ghostbusters II.
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
- With Love (MCA Records, 1988)
Singles[]
Year | Single | US R&B [3] | |||
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1987 | "Lonely Teardrops" | — | |||
1988 | "Sleepless Weekend" | 11 | |||
1989 | "Married Men Get Lonely Too" | 66 | |||
"(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" | — | ||||
"Don't Take This Out on Me" | — | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2003). All music guide to soul: the definitive guide to R&B and soul (illustrated ed.). Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 0-87930-744-7.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Wynn, Ron. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "Howard Huntsberry Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
External links[]
- Howard Huntsberry at IMDb
- Discography at Discogs.
- American rhythm and blues singers
- American male film actors
- Male actors from California
- Living people
- 1952 births
- People from Pacoima, Los Angeles
- American film actor, 1950s birth stubs
- American rhythm and blues singer stubs