The Nineties in America - Salem Press (2009)

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Act Members Notable 1990’s Songs Notable Facts


Mary J. Blige “Not Gon’ Cry,” “Real Love,”
“You Remind Me”


Blige was the featured vocalist
on Method Man’s 1995 top-
ten hit “I’ll Be There for You/
You’re All I Need to Get By.”

Michael Bolton “How Am I Supposed to Live
Without You,” “Said I Loved
You... but I Lied,” “When a
Man Loves a Woman”


Born Michael Bolotin, Bolton
has sold over 50 million
albums and is active in many
charitable organizations.

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Anthony Henderson, Stanley
Howse, Steven Howse, Byron
McCane, Charles Scrugs


“1st of tha Month,” “Look
into My Eyes,” “Tha
Crossroads”

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony won
the Best Rap Performance by
a Duo or Group Grammy
Award in 1997 and 2007.

Boyz II Men Michael McCary, Nathan
Morris, Wanya Morris,
Shawn Stockman


“End of the Road,” “I’ll
Make Love to You,” “It’s So
Hard to Say Goodbye to
Yesterday”

Boyz II Men’s five number
one hits spent a total of fifty
weeks atopBillboard’s pop
singles chart.

Brandy “Baby,” “Have You Ever?,”
“Sittin’ Up in My Room”


Born Brandy Norwood,
Brandy was the star of the
TV seriesMoesha.

Toni Braxton “Breathe Again,” “Un-Break
My Heart,” “You’re Makin’
Me High”


In 2006, Braxton replaced
Wayne Newton as the headline
act of the Flamingo Hotel and
Casino in Las Vegas.

Garth Brooks* “Friends in Low Places,” “If
Tomorrow Never Comes,”
“The Thunder Rolls”


In 1994, Brooks recorded
“Hard Luck Woman” backed
by Kiss, for whom the song
had been a hit in 1976.

Bobby Brown “Get Away,” “Good Enough,”
“Humpin’ Around”


In 2005, Brown starred in his
own “reality TV” series,Being
Bobby Brown, on the Bravo
network.

Busta Rhymes “Dangerous,” “What’s It
Gonna Be?!,” “Woo-Hah!!
Got You All in Check”


Busta Rhymes was born
Trevor Smith.

Tevin Campbell “Can We Talk,” “I’m Ready,”
“Tell Me What You Want Me
to Do”


Campbell was only twelve
when his first hit, “Round and
Round,” reachedBillboard’s
top twenty.

Mariah Carey* “Dreamlover,” “Fantasy,”
“Vision of Love”


Among her fourteen number
one hits, Carey spent a total
of ixty weeks atopBillboard’s
pop charts.

C+C Music Factory Robert Clivillés, David Cole,
Deborah Cooper, Zelma
Davis, Martha Wash,
Freedom Williams


“Gonna Make You Sweat
(Everybody Dance Now),”
“Here We Go,” “Things That
Make You Go Hmmmm.. .”

Martha Wash was previously
half of the duo the Weather
Girls.

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