HAPPY BIRTHDAY EL DEBARGE
El DeBarge is an American vocalist and songwriter who rose to prominence as lead singer of the family music group, DeBarge. This group gained popularity (in the early 1980s) with a string of hits, including “All This Love”, “Love Me in a Special Way”, and of course, today’s included song link. El DeBarge’s falsetto vocals were a primary feature of their distinctive sound.
In 1986, El DeBarge pursued a solo career, and went on to release hits such as “Who’s Johnny” and “Love Always”.
On this very day, June 4th 1961, Eldra Patrick DeBarge was born in Detroit, Michigan (to Etterlene and Robert DeBarge). In celebration of his birthday, exactly 63 years ago today, I’ve chosen an up-tempo dance song that truly captures the pop sound of that particular era. Released on February 23rd 1985, here’s DeBarge, featuring today’s birthday boy, EL DEBARGE, with “RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT”….