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Nov 2, 1989 · The Kids’ second album, Hangin’ Tough, an infectious if derivative collection of street-smart dance pop and soulful crooning – produced, arranged and largely written by Maurice Starr, the ...
Jan 25, 2017 · After the group won a talent show hosted by Maurice Starr, the record label exec visited Tresvant’s home to persuade him to go solo. Tresvant, however, stayed loyal to his friends. Bivins almost ...
Mar 15, 2013 · They entered Maurice Starr’s Hollywood Talent Nights contest and won round after round before making it to the finals at The Strand Theater, ultimately coming in 2nd place. Starr liked what he saw and wanted to record with them so they were signed to Arthur Baker’s label Streetwise Records for $500 and a Betamax (not even a VCR).
Jun 4, 1989 · Starr sold Columbia Records on New Kids, but the first album, “New Kids on the Block,” released in 1986, flopped. “We sounded like New Edition,” Wahlberg said. “It was a bubble-gum sound.
Jul 8, 2019 · Some might say Maurice Starr, with his fierce determination and ear for a catchy bop, is truly responsible for the New Kids boom that culminated in 1989. That and millions of boy-crazy fans around ...
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Maurice Starr. Soundtrack: It. Maurice Starr was born in 1953 in Florida, USA. He is a composer and producer, known for It (2017), The Wrong Missy (2020) and Dogma (1999).
Jul 17, 2020 · (Maurice Starr was actually recruited to contribute songs to Menudo’s attempt at English-language music but Díaz told him no, that because his Puerto Rican boys couldn’t, and this is a direct ...
