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Biography
Influenced by Little Richard, Hank Ballard, Howard Tate and BB King, Angel started singing
rhythm and blues on street corners when he was twelve. It would take forever to list all
of his favorite singers, but a few standouts are Sonny Til, Nolan Strong, Pookie Hudson,
Arthur Prysock, and Billy Eckstine. When Angel was 15, he joined his first band as a bass
player and eventually played with the legendary "Grandfather of Rock 'n Roll" Chuck Berry.
He was the lead singer for the South Florida group The Kollektion and had his own group
called GC Dangerous with Gene Cornish of the Rascals. Angel was the lead singer for the
critically acclaimed group Diamond, Angel and Crooks. He has worked with such notable people
as Dion, Matt (Guitar) Murphy, Bobby Byrd, Robbin Ford, Darlene Love, John Lee Hooker, Chuck
Jackson, Paul Schaffer, The Blues Image, Harvey Fuqua and The New Rascals. He also recorded
and played at Carnegie Hall with Cyndi Lauper and was an original member of Little Isidore
and The Inquisitors. He sang lead on the #1 hit single "Harlem Hit Parade," and "Jitterbop"
from his album "Little Leopold" made it to #3 on the charts. Recently he has appeared on the
Ratso CD "Water Rising" and "Tails of the city" a CD written and produced by Murray
Weinstock. Angel can be seen all around the country as a member of Kenny Vance and the
Planotones.
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