The Dynamic Superiors hailed from Washington, DC. and had been signed to Motown in 1972. It wasn’t till 1974 nonetheless, that the group obtained a file launched. Shoe Shoe Shine, written by Ashford and Simpson, obtained the group off to a robust begin, peaking at #8 on the Money Field chart, week ending 11/23/74. Regardless of virtually all of their subsequent materials being written by Ashford and Simpson, the group didn’t comply with up on Shoe Shoe Shine’s success.
Lead singer, Tony Washington, was overtly homosexual and generally carried out in drag and maybe this was an element that restricted the teams’ gross sales success. Their sound and elegance didn’t actually slot in at Motown throughout this era however appeared higher suited to the candy soul sounds popping out of Philadelphia on the time.
Unique lead singer Tony Washington died in 1989.
Unique member George Spann joined The Flamingos in 2001. The group was then reformed by George Spann in 2006, following the break-up of the Flamingos. The opposite members had been three of the opposite Flamingos members: Larry Jordan, Earnest “Simply Mike” Gilbert, and James Faison.
In 2010, Common Music’s subsidiary, Soul Music.Com Information, lastly launched The Dynamic Superiors’ first two Motown albums, The Dynamic Superiors and Pure Pleasure on CD for the primary time, in a 2-for-1 set (SMCR2 5003).
