The Lost Generation

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The Lost Generation was an R & B - Soul - and pop - singing group that in 1969 Chicago , Illinois was founded. The formation had the greatest success in 1970 with the ballad The Sly, Slick, and the Wicked , which placed in the R&B and pop charts .

Band history

Founding members of the band were the singers Fred Simon, Jesse Dean, Larry Brownlee and lead singer Lowrell Simon. The latter and Dean were previously members of the vocal group The Vondells ( Lenora / Valentino , 1964), Brownlee belonged to the soul band The COD's ( Michael (The Lover) , 1966). Lowrell Simon had a childhood friendship with the songwriter Gus Redmond, who is also the co-author of some songs from the Lost Generation. Dean joined the group after his military service.

When Lowrell Simon's friend Redmond became director of advertising and marketing at Brunswick Records in 1969 , he introduced the band to producer Carl Davis. The result was the song The Sly, Slick, and the Wicked , written by Lowrell, Brownlee and Redmond, which was released by Brunswick. The title became a hit in the R&B (14th place) and pop charts (30th place). The proceeds enabled the label to buy out from the previous owner, Decca Records . The Sly, Slick, and the Wicked was nominated in 1970 alongside ABC by The Jackson Five for the Record of the Year Award from the record company World Record.

The Chi-Lites' Eugene Record wrote the song Wait a Minute for The Lost Generation. The single hit number 25 on the R&B charts in the fall of 1970. The songs Someday (48th place) and Talking the Teenage Language (35th place), which, like their predecessors, come from the debut album The Sly, Slick and the Wicked , became R&B hits in 1971. The Young, Tough and the Terrible (1972) and Pretty Little Angel Eyes (1973) missed the hit parade. After disputes over license fees and naming rights, the band separated from Brunswick. A final hit in the R&B charts followed in 1974 with the non-album track Your Mission (If You Decide to Accept It) (65th place) on the Innovation II label . Then the group broke up.

Fred Simon and Larry Brownlee joined the soul band Mystique of former Impressions singer Ralph Johnson. The group had three small hits on the R&B charts in 1977: What Would the World Be Without Music , Is It Really You, and It Took a Woman Like You . Lowrell Simon had three R&B chart hits under his first name from 1978 to 1980, the most successful being Mellow, Mellow Right On (1979 32nd place).

occupation

  • Lowrell Simon (born March 18, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois) - lead vocals (brother of Fred Simon)
  • Fred Edward Simon - vocals (brother of Lowrell Simon)
  • Jesse Dean - vocals
  • Larry F. Brownlee († 1978 in Chicago, Illinois) - vocals

Discography

Albums

  • 1970: The Sly, Slick and the Wicked ( Brunswick 754164)
  • 1972: Young, Tough and Terrible (Brunswick 754178)
  • 1999: The Sly, Slick and the Wicked / Young, Tough and Terrible (compilation; both albums + 3 bonus tracks on one CD; Edsel 8016)

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US R&B R&B
1970 The Sly, Slick, and the Wicked
The Sly, Slick and the Wicked 		US30 (14 weeks)
US 		R&B14 (13 weeks)
R&B
First published: May 1970
Authors: Lowrell Simon, Larry Brownlee, Gus Redmond
Wait a minute
The Sly, Slick and the Wicked 		- R&B25 (5 weeks)
R&B
First published: October 1970
Author: Eugene Record
1971 Someday
The Sly, Slick and the Wicked 		- R&B48 (2 weeks)
R&B
First published: January 1971
Authors: Lowrell Simon, Larry Brownlee, Gus Redmond
Talking the Teenage Language
The Sly, Slick and the Wicked 		- R&B35 (6 weeks)
R&B
First published: May 1971
Authors: Lowrell Simon, Larry Brownlee, Gus Redmond
1974 Your Mission (If You Decide to Accept It) - R&B65 (7 weeks)
R&B
First published: August 23, 1974
Authors: George R. Davis, Lowrell Simon, Larry Brownlee

More singles

  • 1972: The Young, Tough and the Terrible (released February)
  • 1973: Pretty Little Angel Eyes (release: February)

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  1. ↑ Chart sources: Billboard Hot 100 / Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4 .

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