House Music - Ruffneck - is a house music group from New Jersey, they debuted in 1987 their group consisting of record producers Dwayne Richardson, Derek Jenkins, Shaheer Williams, Joanne Thomas aka Yavahn. They placed three singles on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart and became a worldwide sensation, this success included their smash hit Everybody Be Somebody, which was based on a sample from Bostich by the Swiss synth-pop band Yello, and spent three weeks at #1 in 1995. Their first two hits were released on Masters At Works MAW label. Their biggest success in the UK Singles Chart occurred in 1995, when Everybody Be Somebody peaked at #13. The featured vocalist on all their chart entries was Joanne Yavahn Thomas. Their tracks are officially credited to Ruffneck featuring Yavahn. Thomas was one of the original members of the house music trio, Jomanda. She passed away of colon cancer in October 2003. After her passing the group went on to release just a few more 12 singles, but their music will continue to stand the test of time, with remixes and other producers continuing to sample there music and lyrics - one of the biggest dance records to hit the club scene - everybody wants to be somebody, we have dance a many of nights to this jam - Mad Love Ruffneck
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 15:07:59 +0000
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