14 Karat Soul
Appearance
14 Karat Soul is an a cappella group from East Orange, New Jersey. They began their active career in the late 1970s.[citation needed] 14 Karat Soul were originally a strictly doo-wop group, but later branched out into other genres.[1] They were featured in the 1980 Mabou Mines short film Sister Suzie Cinema, a 20-minute doo-wop opera by Bob Telson and Lee Breuer.[2][3][4][5] 14 Karat Soul also appeared on Saturday Night Live, Sesame Street, and Between the Lions.
Discography
[edit]The discography of 14 Karat Soul includes several albums and compilations on Pony Canyon for the Japanese market, where the group was known through numerous Japanese TV adverts.
- Lovers' Fantasy
- Sister Suzie Cinema & The Gospel at Colonus (with Ben Halley Jr.)
- Have Fun Tonight
- Too Young: 14 Greatest Ballads
- Take Me Back
- On The Road Again
- Ole Skool Soul
- Songs From The Heart
- The Girl in White
- Transpacific
- Get Back In Love
- That's Doo-Wop Acappella
- In Love With You
- 14 Karat Soul Sings Disney
- Mo' Disney, Mo' 14 Karat Soul
- Imagine
- Sesame Street: Sing-Along Travel Songs
References
[edit]- ^ Fezco, Mary Anna (June 1983). "Fourteen Karat Soul Ponders the Future Beyond Doo-Wop". Record. 2 (8): 8.
- ^ American Theatre - Volume 1 1984 Sister Suzie Cinema followed, a 20-minute doo-wop opera performed by the a capella group 14 Karat Soul — fun, but a trifle.
- ^ TV Guide - Volume 36 - Page 29 1988 "Sister Suzie Cinema," a John Sanborn video of a "doo-wop opera" by Lee Breuer and Bob Telson, features 14 Karat Soul, an all-male a cappella quintet.
- ^ Colette - Page 212 1981 "Il s'agit de poèmes musicaux et la musique de Bob Telson inspirée du « Doo-Wop » des années 50, du gospel mâtiné de disco, était remarquablement interprétée par le groupe de Harlem 14 Karat Soul — cinq Noirs vêtus de blanc avec une ..."
- ^ Billboard - 14 Sept. 1985 "Sister Suzie Cinema," scheduled for airing during the second season of PBS's weekly "Alive From 01! Center." The half-hour video is an a cappella doo-wop fantasy about the movies, starring 14 Karat Soul and Ben Halley Jr.