New Edition is an American R&B; male music group formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1978, that was most popular during the 1980s. Their success led to the creation of late-1980s and 1990s boy bands like New Kids on the Block and Boyz II Men.
Guided by producer Maurice Starr, the group was formed by Bobby Brown, Michael Bivins and Ricky Bell in 1978, while living at the Orchard Park housing projects (or what the group and residents of the area cal...
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New Edition is an American R&B; male music group formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1978, that was most popular during the 1980s. Their success led to the creation of late-1980s and 1990s boy bands like New Kids on the Block and Boyz II Men.
Guided by producer Maurice Starr, the group was formed by Bobby Brown, Michael Bivins and Ricky Bell in 1978, while living at the Orchard Park housing projects (or what the group and residents of the area calls them popularly as “The Bricks”). Bell and Brown soon brought their best friend Ralph Tresvant in on the act, who quickly became their lead singer. They would soon meet a young local group manager named Travis Gresham and choreographer Brooke Payne, who would give them the name, ‘New Edition.’ . After getting second place in their community talent show in 1980, Payne rounded out the line-up by bringing in his nephew, Ronnie DeVoe who use to be one of the members from The Dramatics.
The group would perform all around Massachusetts and would...
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