This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of
Street Beat, the debut album from the Deele. This Cincinnati, OH, based band was made up of Darnell Bristol (vocals), Stanley Burke (guitar and keyboards), Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds (keyboards, guitar and vocals), Carlos Greene (vocals), Antonio “L.A.” Reid (drums) and Kevin Roberson (bass). The record went to number 78 on the US Billboard Album chart and number 9 on the Billboard R&B chart.
