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Without a doubt, one of the sexiest Slow Jams in history is a song called Knockin' Da Boots, by three guys from Houston. Shazam, Dino, and G.I. made up the group H-Town, who over the years were responsible for creating some of the hottest Slow Jams ever made! H-Town started doing big things when the group members were just teens, as they teamed up with Luther Campbell, who managed and produced them. You may remember "Luke" from 2 Live Crew, so it didn't come as a big surprise that H-Town's first album Fever For Da Flavor included song titles such as Lick U Up, Sex Me and of course, Knockin' Da Boots. What was shocking, |
however, was the success of the songs, which led the album to sell over a million copies and ranked H-Town among the top of the heap of R&B crooners. To their credit, for all the attention given to carnal matters, the threesome also concentrated on weaving harmonies that were as lush and smooth as the silk bed sheets they hoped to send listeners running toward. Having hit the ground running with their freshman effort, they continued their up-front style with their second album, Beggin' After Dark in 1994, which went Gold, and in my opinion, is one of the best Slow Jams CDs ever made. Although the songs on the album didn't recieve much airplay, with the exception of Emotions, the CD was filled with super-sexy Slow Jams, including some reggae-laced love songs featuring Papa Reu that can get anyone in the mood. In '97 the boys returned with album number three, They Like it Slow. Then on Tuesday, January 28, 2003, the legacy of H-Town was cut short, as lead singer Keven A. Conner a.k.a. Dino died in a car accident. He was just 28. The singer and his girlfriend, 22-year-old Teshya Rae Weisent, were leaving a recording studio in Houston when the car accident occurred. The car driven by Weisent was struck by a SUV that had allegedly ran a red light. Reports said Weisent was killed instantly and Dino died en route to the hospital. The trio had just finished an H-Town reunion album. I got to meet and interview H-Town in 1997 and the guys were great. Although Dino is no longer with us, his life and music still lives on...on the air at Sunday Nite Slow Jams.
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R Dub's H-Town picks...
4favorite album: Beggin' After Dark
4favorite song: Knockin' Da Boots
4favorite lyric: (from Emotions) "Emotions make you cry sometimes, emotions make you sad sometimes, emotions make you glad sometimes, but most of, most of all, it makes you fall deep in love" |
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