Bobby Sherman

It was at this time that Sherman focused more on his personal life, and he eventually left the public spotlight. Each of the band members has gone on to solo careers. In 1972, his first son was born, with another son following in 1974. Danoff and Nivert divorced shortly afterwards. However, both the hit single and the television series landed a number of cover stories on teenage magazines such as Tiger Beat. The band broke up by 1980, unable to match their previous success (see 1980 in music). The show was up against All in the Family on Saturday nights and due to the tough competition, the show was canceled after just thirteen episodes. David Letterman, then unknown, also participated in the show.

In 1971, after a high-rated appearance on The Partridge Family, he was given his own show on ABC, called Getting Together. The band hosted a variety show titled "Starland Vocal Band" that ran on CBS for two months. In 1969, his first hit single, Little Woman, became enormously popular, eventually peaking at #3 on the Billboard charts and effectively cementing his status as a performer popular with teenage girls. The follow-up, Rear View Mirror was a failure in comparison. For many years, he tried to record singles and break out into the music business, but he did not have much luck until he earned a role on the television series Here Come the Brides. They won two and were nominated for five Grammy Awards. The series is considered by many to be his "discovery" by the entertainment world. The song was a hit, and the album topped the charts too.

He first became famous as a house singer on the television series Shindig! from 1964 to 1966. Their debut was Starland Vocal Band, which included "Afternoon Delight". Bobby Sherman (born Robert Cabot Sherman, Jr. on July 22, 1943 in Santa Monica, California) is an American singer and actor, who became a very popular teen idol in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They recorded several albums before making a group called the Starland Vocal Band. The latter song is the de facto state song of West Virginia, although it has no official status as such. Nivert and Danoff wrote "I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado" and "Take Me Home, Country Roads", both big hits for John Denver.

The group began as Fat City, a husband/wife duo of Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert. Starland Vocal Band is an American rock band, known primarily for "Afternoon Delight", one of the biggest singles in 1976 (see 1976 in music).