Boys Town Gang

Boys Town Gang

The Boys Town Gang were San Francisco based disco and hi-NRG band. Their popularity peaked in the 1980s, when the group reached number 5 on "Billboard"'s Hot Dance Club Play chart with the single "Cruisin' the Streets", and number 4 in the UK Singles chartcite book
first= David
last= Roberts
year= 2006
title= British Hit Singles & Albums
edition= 19th
publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
location= London
pages= p. 74
id= ISBN 1-904994-10-5
] and number 1 in the Netherlands with their cover version of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You".

History

In 1980 DJ Bill Motley saw an opportunity to form a group that catered to San Francisco's large gay clientele. In his search to form a group he auditioned hundreds of vocalists, both male and female. Local cabaret singer Cynthia Manley captured the lead spot.

The idea was originally for one 12" single with two tracks of high energy music. Motley, a Diana Ross fan, picked two Ashford & Simpson songs to form a medley for the A-side. For the B-side he wrote a disco drama in four acts. A record label was founded to release the two songs.

When "Remember Me" / "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" was released the song took off, with Manley's vocals propelling the song into the top of the club charts. The four-act explicit "Cruisin' The Streets" was a snapshot of Castro and Market Streets at sundown.fact|date=September 2008

Line-up

Over the years, the line-up has included Cynthia Manley and Jackson Moore (lead vocals); Robin Charin, Don Wood, Phill Manganello, Tom Morley and Keith Stewart (back-up vocals before release of the album "Disc Charge"); Jackson Moore (lead vocals); Tom Morley and Bruce Carleton (back-up vocals from "Disc Charge" on).

ee also

*One-hit wonders in the UK

References

External links

* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Boys+Town+Gang Boys Town Gang discography]
* [http://www.discomuseum.com/BoystownGang.html Boys Town Gang article at discomuseum.com]


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