Profile
Gerald Alston
Singer
Male
Born
Nov 8, 1951
Age
61
Performed With
The Manhattans
Record Label
Motown Records
Gerald Alston is an American R&B singer, and the lead singer with The Manhattans. Between 1988 and 1995, he left the group to record five albums (later recording his tribute to Sam Cooke in 2008) and ten solo singles, including "Take Me Where You… Read More
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CHILDHOOD
1951
Birth
Born on November 8, 1951.
TEENAGE
1970
18 Years Old
He joined the Manhattans in 1970, shortly after the death of their former lead singer George Smith and helped the group remain a fixture on the R & B top ten as lead on songs like "Kiss And Say Goodbye," "There's No Me Without You", and "Shining Star".
FORTIES
1995
43 Years Old
He is the nephew of Shirley Alston Reeves, former lead singer of The Shirelles and rejoined the group in 1995 after finding that "his solo career wasn't what he thought it would have been." (quote from A Touch Of Classic Soul of the Early 1980s - Marc Taylor, pg. 170.)
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