Maurice Starr
| Maurice Starr | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Larry Johnson |
| Also known as | The General |
| Born | 1953 Deland, Florida |
| Genres | R&B, Pop and Gospel |
| Occupations | Music Entrepreneur |
| Instruments | Piano, Guitar and a few others |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Associated acts | New Edition, New Kids on the Block, Five Young Men |
| Website | Official Website (Under construction) |
Maurice Starr (born 1953 in [Deland], Florida) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and Music Entrepreneur
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[edit] Biography
Starr, originally from Florida, moved to Boston with his brother Michael in the early 1970s. After moving to Boston he recorded two unsuccessful R&B albums, Flaming Starr and Spacey Lady. Since he was unsuccessful as an artist, he decided to create a band to perform the songs that he wrote. Starr won Songwriter of the Year in 1989.
In 1982, Starr found the band New Edition on his talent show. The group produced a number of U.S. Top 10 R&B hit singles and a Top 5 hit in the Billboard Hot 100. Differences between Starr and New Edition caused the two to go their separate ways. Eventually the band split up. One of the members, Bobby Brown, went on to have a successful career as a solo act, while three others formed the award winning group, Bell Biv DeVoe.
After losing New Edition, Starr needed a new band to record his songs. In 1984, he created New Kids on the Block, a band consisting of five male teenagers. Starr produced New Kids on the Block to be a white version of New Edition as he stated I honestly believe that if they'd been white, (the group) would have been 20 times as big. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,317626_2,00.html
He also formed the boyband Perfect Gentlemen.
He was also a member of the seminal electro group Jonzun Crew with his brothers Michael Jonzun and Soni Jonzun.
Starr started to work independently with non-mainstream groups. He is currently managing HeartBeat Boys, a boy band he assembled along with producing and writing their songs.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Flaming Starr (1980)
- Spacey Lady (1983)
[edit] Production
- Candy Girl - New Edition (1983)
- Rockin' Radio - Tom Browne (1983) - wrote the title track
- Electric Lady - Con Funk Shun (1985)
- New Kids on the Block - New Kids on the Block (1986)
- Hangin' Tough - New Kids on the Block (1988)
- Step by Step - New Kids on the Block (1990)
- Homework (1990)
- New Inside - Tiffany (1990)
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