Englewood Makes History

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  • The Isley Brothers was a R&B music group. O'Kelly Jr, Rudolph, Ronald, and Vernon Isley created the group in the early 1950s. After Vernon passed away, the other three brothers moved to New York City. Their fourth single, "Shout", became their first single to land on the…
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  • The Ronettes were an R&B singing group. It was founded in 1957 by Veronica "Ronnie" Yvette Greenfield, her sister Estelle Bennett, and their cousin Nedra Talley-Ross. They started by singing at Peppermint Lounge in New York City before signing up with Colpix Label. They were…
  • The Ronettes performed a concert at Dwight Morrow High School on November 4, 1966. It was done as a fundraiser for the school's scholarship fund.
  • The Sugarhill Gang is a hip-hop and rap group formed in Englewood in 1979. Their song, "Rapper's Delight", released that same year was the first hip-hop/rap song to be charted on the Billboard's Top 40, selling more than 8 million records. The song was inducted into the Grammy…
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  • Gloria E. A. Toote was a lawyer, real estate developer, recording executive, and national public servant whose career bridged law, music, politics, and community development. While she later held influential federal and political roles, one of her most innovative and locally…
  • Gloria E. A. Toote was a lawyer, entrepreneur, and recording executive whose most distinctive legacy is her creation of Town Sound Studios in Englewood, New Jersey, at 1 Dean Street, the site of the former Scheider's pharmacy, now a Starbucks. Town Sounds Studios was one of the…
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  • David Townsend was a founding member of the R&B band Surface, best known for their string of late-1980s and early-1990s hits like “Shower Me with Your Love” and “The First Time.” A talented musician, singer, and songwriter, Townsend contributed not only his smooth vocals but…
  • Edward Benjamin Townsend was a singer, songwriter, and producer. He also had some education in law, although he never practiced officially. He joined the Marine Corps in 1951 and served in Korea. His first record was "For Your Love" in 1958. He was one of the owners of…
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  • Fayrene “Faye” Lavern Johnson Treadwell was an educator, arts administrator, and pioneering music manager whose life and career moved fluidly between public service and the commercial music world of the twentieth century. Born in Arkansas, she was educated at Arkansas Baptist…
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