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Reggie Calloway is a
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nominated American singer, songwriter, record producer, musician and record executive. His career spans 45 years in the entertainment industry. He rose to prominence in the late 1970s as the founder and leader of the music group, Midnight Star whose album ''
No Parking on the Dance Floor ''No Parking on the Dance Floor'' is an album by American vocal band Midnight Star, released on June 6, 1983. The album contains the singles "Freak-A-Zoid", "Wet My Whistle", "Electricity" and "No Parking (On the Dance Floor)", as well as the se ...
'' reached #2 on Billboard's R&B Album charts and was certified Platinum X2. Calloway later teamed up with his brother Vincent, forming the R&B duo
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whose single ''
I Wanna Be Rich "I Wanna Be Rich" is a song by American R&B duo Calloway. It was released in 1989 as the third and final single from their debut album ''All the Way''. It is the band's only top-10 hit on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, reaching number two in May ...
'' charted at #2 on Billboard's Pop chart. ''
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'', recorded by
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and written and produced by Calloway, was nominated for a Grammy Award for ''Best Rhythm & Blues Song'' and charted at #1 on Billboard's R&B's chart. He has written and produced songs for
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, and
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, among others. ''
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'', written by Calloway and recorded by
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, won a Grammy Award for ''Best R&B Performance by a Group or Duo with a Vocal''. Music written and produced by Calloway has been sampled in recordings by such artists as
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, Eric B. & Rakim,
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, and numerous others. Calloway is an avid speaker and advocate for the rights of creatives in the entertainment industry. He serves as President of the ''California Copyright Conference Scholarship Fund'' and serves on the national advisory board for the ''
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'' as well as serving on the board of directors at ''The Funk Music Hall of Fame'' and ''IAFAR''. In 2022, Calloway was inducted into the
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''Black Music Walk of Fame''.


Early life

Reginald LeVon Calloway was born to parents Irvin and Gloria (née Gilchrist) Calloway in Cheyenne, Wyoming. His father was in the Air Force, stationed at
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. His parents divorced in 1963 and his mother (Gloria) married William Larson and they moved to
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in 1964. His mother opened her first business, ''Larson's Flower Barn and Ice Cream Parlor'', where Calloway and his brothers Greg and Vincent worked until its closure in 1970. Calloway has two siblings, brothers Gregory and Vincent. In Jr. High School Calloway played basketball, football, and trumpet and was his school's Student Council President. He attended Woodward High School where he played trumpet in the high school band and was Senior Class President. By the mid-1970s, the Calloway family was deeply involved in the funk and jazz scene of Cincinnati. In 1975 Reggie and brothers Vincent and Gregory, along with friends John Jones and Ruben Jordan, formed the jazz-fusion group ''SunChild''. They released their first single on their own label, Starbound Records. During the summer of 1975, SunChild served as the back-up band for
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. Calloway attended
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majoring in music theory and composition where he was ''Scholar of the Year'', was a member of
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Fraternity, and was included in the, ''Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges'' book in 1977. He formed the electro-funk band Midnight Star consisting of other music students at KSU. His brother Vincent joined the group shortly afterward. To be able to focus on music full-time the band moved into Calloway's vacant grandparent's house in
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. It was during this period that the band showcased in New York and were discovered by talent scouts that would later lead to a record deal. They later moved into his mother's (Gloria) house in Cincinnati, where they lived for four years, and she became the manager of the group."Midnight Star and How it Rose by Dick Richman", ''St. Louis Post Dispatch,'' ''Page 25'', March 7, 1985


Career

Reggie Calloway is a singer, songwriter, music producer, multi-instrumentalist, and owner of record label, ''Spiral Galaxy Entertainment'', and publishing company, ''Calloco Music, Inc.''


Midnight Star

Midnight Star was formed by Calloway in 1976 while attending Kentucky State University. The band, consisting of Calloway, Belinda Lipscomb, Melvin Gentry, Kenneth Gant, Bill Simmons, Bo Watson, and Jeff Cooper, were all students at the university. They later added non-KSU students Vincent Calloway (Reggie's younger brother) and Bobby Lovelace. Calloway was the leader of the band, writing, arranging, and producing songs for the nine-piece ensemble. He studied hit songs on the radio, paying close attention to what DJs were spinning in the clubs and hosted listening parties for his family and friends at home. Solar Records President
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signed the band in 1979 and helped fine-tune their sound through the first three albums. Calloway honed in on production skills by shadowing songwriter/producers
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and
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in the recording studio. While speaking on the topic of the importance of mentoring, Calloway discussed an encounter he had with Quincy Jones, ''"The good Lord brought Quincy Jones into my life, a half hour session with Jones after his concert led to Midnight Star's breakthrough hit, “No Parking on the Dance Floor."'' Calloway's use of synthesizer based beats, a fusion of R&B, funk, and pop, along with Vincent Calloway on vocoder, gave the group their signature techno-funk sound. He recorded six albums with the group, releasing such Top-10 singles as '' Operator'', ''Freak-A-Zoid'', and ''Wet My Whistle''. ''
No Parking On the Dance Floor ''No Parking on the Dance Floor'' is an album by American vocal band Midnight Star, released on June 6, 1983. The album contains the singles "Freak-A-Zoid", "Wet My Whistle", "Electricity" and "No Parking (On the Dance Floor)", as well as the se ...
'' was listed on
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's ''100 Best Singles of 1984''. Calloway departed the group in 1986 with his brother Vincent to pursue other music ventures.


Calloway

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, the music duo, was formed by Calloway with his brother Vincent. They released two albums, ''
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'' and ''Let's Get Smooth''. Their single, ''
I Wanna Be Rich "I Wanna Be Rich" is a song by American R&B duo Calloway. It was released in 1989 as the third and final single from their debut album ''All the Way''. It is the band's only top-10 hit on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, reaching number two in May ...
'', charted at #2 on Billboard's Pop chart as well as certifying Gold. Calloway's self-released 2009 debut solo album, ''Bring Back the Love'', received favorable reviews.


Additional Singles

In 2017, Calloway and his brother Reggie released the charity single, ''Houston'', after schools in Houston were badly flooded by
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. Additional artists on the recording project were Walter and Wallace Scott of
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and
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of
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,
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of
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, Freddie Washington, Brian O'Neal of
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, and Herman Jackson. All proceeds from the song were donated to the
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. In 2020, the Calloways released the single, ''Politics'', hoping to bring awareness about voting registration and voting participation. ''"My brother, Vincent, and I have written and recorded, “Politics,” one of the most important songs of our careers, at a time of one of the most important elections of all time,"'' said Calloway. Calloway provided vocals on
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's 2021 charity single, ''
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'', along with artists
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,
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, and
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, among others. All proceeds were donated to the
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. The single has been compared to, ''
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'', and charted at #1 the World Indie Music Charts in 2022.


Writing and Producing

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, the President and owner of SOLAR Records, who had signed Midnight Star, asked Calloway and the band if they knew of any other talented groups in the Ohio area. Calloway and Midnight star had signed the music group,
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, to their production company ''Mid-Star'' (which included band members Kenny
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Edmunds and
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). Calloway pitched the band to Griffey which led to him signing the group. ''"He signed them unheard based on our reputation, but they had the music to back it up,"'' recalled Calloway. He produced their 1983 album, '' Street Beat'', containing the #2 single ''Body Talk'', as well as co-writing singles, ''Street Beat'' and ''Video Villain''. While still writing, producing and performing in Midnight Star, Calloway continued producing and writing for other artists. In the early 1980s he also co-produced, ''Radio Activity'' by Royalcash and co-wrote and produced singles, ''Contagious'' and ''Never Too Late'' for
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. In 1985 he co-wrote the title track for
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's album ''
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'' and co-produced ''Hello Stranger'' for
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. By the mid-1980s, Calloway had become a prominent writer and producer for other artists. In 1987 his song, '' Jump Start'', recorded by
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was said by the press to have literally "jump started" her music career and ''
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'', written by Calloway and recorded by
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, won a Grammy Award for ''Best R&B Performance by a Group or Duo with a Vocal'' as well as being listed as one of their ''Top 10 Hits''. Atlantic Records brought him in on
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's album project resulting in Calloway writing and producing, ''
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'', which earned Calloway a Grammy nomination for ''Best R&B Song'' and
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a nomination for ''Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with a Vocal''. In 1988, Calloway wrote and produced the #1 single, ''
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'', recorded by
Teddy Pendergrass Theodore DeReese Pendergrass (March 26, 1950 – January 13, 2010) was an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter. He was born in Kingstree, South Carolina. Pendergrass spent most of his life in the Philadelphia area, and initially rose to musi ...
and in 1993, ''Believe in Love'', both of which made the ''Teddy Pendergrass Top 10 Songs'' by ''Classic Rock History''. Pendergrass also recorded ''Happy Kwanzaa'', ''Having a Christmas Party'', and ''I Won't Have Christmas'' (all written and produced by Calloway), which were released on his 1998 holiday album, '' This Christmas (I'd Rather Have Love)''.


Other Ventures

Calloway was instrumental in developing options for artists to receive advances without giving up ownership of their creative works. He serves as the Director of Music Royalty Funding at ''Sound Royalties'' and was the co-founder and co-owner of the
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.


Singles


Singles Billboard Chart


Discography


Billboard Album Chart


References


External links

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