THE WINSTONS
R&B LEGENDARY BAND
THIS HI-ENERGY BAND BASED OUT OF WASH D.C., WAS FORMED BY
JUMPIN' JOE PHILLIPS, AND HAS WORKED NUMEROUS VENUES WITH JERRY
BUTLER, THE STYLISTICS, THE DELFONICS AND MANY OTHERS.
SHORTLY AFTER THE SUCCESS OF THE HIT RECORD "COLOR HIM FATHER",
THE ORIGINAL SET OF WINSTONS DISMANTLED AND WENT IN SEPARATE
DIRECTIONS.
THEIR ARE NO ORIGINAL MEMBERS FROM THE 1969 GROUP, BUT SINCE
1996, THE WINSTONS, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF JOE PHILLIPS(TRADEMARK
OWNER OF THE WINSTONS),HAS BEEN PERFORMING THE CLASSIC HIT SONG,
"COLOR HIM FATHER", AT MAJOR CONCERT VENUES ALL OVER THE
COUNTRY, INCLUDING THE WORLD FAMOUS APOLLO THEATRE IN NEW YORK
CITY, THE GREEK THEATRE IN LOS ANGELES, CA., SYMPHONY HALL IN
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THE LYRIC OPERA HOUSE IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
AND MORE.
THIS SONG BECAME A TOP 10 CLASSIC IN 1969. THE WRITER AND FORMER BAND
MEMBER RICHARD SPENCER, RECEIVED A GRAMMY AWARD FOR THE BEST
NEW SONG OF THE YEAR.
THE BERNIE MAC SHOW, HAS FEATURED THE WINSTONS (NEW)ELECTRIC
SLIDE, ( FROM THE WINSTONS SELF-TITLED CD), ON THEIR 100TH
ANNIVERSARY TV SHOW. THE WINSTONS CD CALLED, "SPECIAL OCCASIONS 2",
INCLUDES "MEDLEY FOR YOUR VALENTINE', AND FEATURES AS A SPECIAL
GUEST, MAJOR HARRIS, WELL KNOWN FOR HIS #1 1975 HIT CALLED
"LOVE WONT LET ME WAIT".
THE WINSTONS LATEST (EP) RECORDING IS CALLED, "IN A NEW DIRECTION.
THE WINSTONS HAVE ALSO WORKED AS A BACK-UP BAND FOR FORMER
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE ACTOR AND COMEDIAN, JOE PISCOPO.
THEIR FUNKY RHYTHM SECTION AND SLAMMIN' HORN SECTION WILL SURELY
HAVE YOU ROCKIN' TO THE HITS OF YESTERDAY AND TODAY.
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