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14 Karat Soul

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Fezco, Mary Anna (June 1983). "Fourteen Karat Soul Ponders the Future Beyond Doo-Wop". Record. 2 (8): 8.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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 ..."
  5. ^ 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.