The Deele

In the early 80’s, the Grammy award winning group, “The Deele” emerged onto the scene with their debut single, “Body Talk”, which went straight to top of the R&B charts. This would be the beginning of an entity that would give birth to the most influential group of musician and singers in the music industry today, changing the course of R&B forever.

With their new smash single, “The Only 1”, due to release fall 2007, it looks like these guys haven’t lost a thing. Looking back on all the years they’ve cranked out, hit, after hit not just for their group, but a host of other national and Grammy award winning artists, you would think they might have lost a step or two, not true. If anything they have gained a few.

With the melodic sound of Carlos “Satin” Green , the harmonic crooning of Stanley “Dee”. Bristol , the rhythmic groove of Stanley “Sticks” Burke, and the unwavering balance of Kevin “Kayo” Roberson, these guys haven’t lost a thing. As a matter of fact they have added a couple of things, Leon “Wee” Salahuddin , a sultry young tenor with a three range octave and the street wise lyrical sounds of a fabulous young rapper by the name of “J-Bezy” who’s also featured on this single!

This new urban mix has all the right seasoning, light on the treble, balanced on the mids and heavy on the bass! D-Town Records knew exactly what they were doing, blending “old school and new school, making whole school”. In a time when the music industry is breathing new life back into R&B, it will be songs like “The Only 1” that become the next timeless classics for the next century.

So get ready real music lovers, it’s the Reele Deele and their Back!!!
- Eieg (ASCAP)

EIEG/D-Town Records’ Platinum, Grammy winning Recording Artists the Deele, wowed the crowd this past Saturday at the R&B Spring Jam in Cincinnati, Ohio. They put on a fantastic show for a sold out crowd, and brought them to their feet in a standing ovation! The suave vocalists sang such favorites as “Two Occasions,” “Body Talk,” and Shoot’em Up Movies,” among other popular hits. They performed along with The Isley Brothers, featuring Ron Isley, and the S.O.S. Band. D-Town execs Nate Edwards, and Darryl Ethley were on hand for the show, and extremely proud of the Deele’s stellar performance.

This was the Deele’s first performance since being signed to the Dallas based record label, with many more projects on the horizon. D-Town is currently in talks with the Tom Joyner Radio Show and the Steve Harvey Radio Show about the Deele performing in upcoming events. They are also bringing the group into the studio, to record a single with label-mates Keingz Ransom, an immensely popular R&B group out of Dallas.

All of this is making D-Town’s dream of being a worldwide record label become a reality. It was truly a defining moment for CEO Nate Edwards and D-Town Records to be immediately recognized and respected by Ron Isley who also is from the same hometown (Lincoln Heights OH) as Nate. Other Cincinnati artists included Bootsy Collins, Roger and Larry Troutman who founded Zapp, Slave, and the Ohio Players. Rudolph Isley, who retired to become a minister, took time out to talk with the D-Town execs. He told them to never give up on their dream, keep moving forward, and to keep God in your life and heart. Advice which no doubt will lead to even more success for the D-Town family. Look for them on the horizon.

Written by
Priscilla Walker
- Priscilla Walker