The McGuire Sisters

In 2001, they were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. They have also been inducted into the Coca-Cola Hall of Fame and the Headliners' Hall of Fame. It also had a very successful run on American urban radio stations. In 1994, they were inducted into the National Broadcasting Hall of Fame. Most recently, Musiq has released the singles and videos "forthenight" and "whoknows" from his third LP, Soulstar. "forthenight" has been one of VH1 Soul's most played videos of 2004 so far. Seventeen years later, however, they joined as an act again in response to fans' entreaties. Once again, its video got heavy play on MTV2 and VH1 Soul, as well as on MTV Jams. Phyllis went to a solo act; Dorothy and Christine became totally devoted to their families. In late 2002, Musiq contributed guest vocals to "Break You Off", the first single from The Roots' Phrenology album.

In 1968, they retired from public performance. Both videos also got substantial play during the year on VH1 Soul. The Coca-Cola company signed them to a contract with the highest fee in advertising history up to that date. He had continued urban and MTV2 success with its singles, "halfcrazy" and "dontchange", the former of which was one of the most played music videos on MTV2 in the summer of 2002 and during the year overall. Bush), and for Queen Elizabeth II, as well as appearing on many top television shows. In 2002, he released his sophomore album, Juslisen (read: "Just Listen"), as simply Musiq. W. His singles also received moderate airplay on urban and urban contemporary radio stations.

They performed for five Presidents of the United States (Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H. The singles "Just Friends (Sunny)", "Love", and "Girl Next Door" received exposure in America mainly on the more underground music video network, MTV2, as well as on BET. In 1952, they appeared on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts, and as a result, Godfrey hired them for his other shows, where they remained for seven years. Musiq did much of his own songwriting, and most of the record was produced by the A Touch of Jazz production company, headed by Jazzy Jeff. They incorporated a more diverse repertoire for these, extending themselves to more than the hymns they had sung at church. He released his debut album, Aijuswanasang (read: "I Just Want to Sing"), in 2000, which was well-received by critics and audiences. When they started in 1935, Phyllis was only four years old. Eventually, they sang on other occasions than church-related ones; by 1949, they were singing at military bases and veterans' hospitals. He moved back to Philadelphia as a teenager, and began plans for a career in music.

They sang at weddings, funerals, and church revivals. Musiq was born in Philadelphia and grew up with his family--including eight brothers and sisters--in Putnam County, Georgia. They were born and grew up in Middletown, Ohio, where their mother was an ordained minister and let them sing in the church as young girls. Musiq Soulchild (born Talib Johnson on September 16, 1977 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an African American neo soul and R&B artist, one of the most popular artists on the Def Soul label. Since 2001, he has gone by simply Musiq, dropping the "Soulchild" from his moniker. Besides being a successful recording artist, Musiq is notable for his disregard for normal rules of capitalization, punctuation, and spelling, as can be seen by the titles of his singles and his albums. They consisted of Christine McGuire (born July 30, 1926), Dorothy McGuire (born February 13, 1928), and Phyllis McGuire (born February 14, 1931). 2004: "whoknows" (US #65). The McGuire Sisters were a singing trio in American popular music. 2003: "forthenight" (US #52).

Cincinnati Enquirer article on the sisters' home (http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/07/27/loc_mcguires27.html). 2002: "dontchange" (US #17). McGuire Sisters' page on the Vocal Group Hall of Fame (http://www.vghf.com/Inductees/mcguire_sisters.htm) site. 2002: "halfcrazy" (US #16). McGuire Sisters' page on the Primarily A Cappella (http://www.singers.com/jazz/vintage/mcguire.html) site. 2001: "Girl Next Door" (US #85). McGuire Sisters' page on the National Broadcasting Hall of Fame (http://www.infoage.org/NBHF-mcguire-sisters.html) site. 2000: "Love" (US #24).

2000: "Just Friends (Sunny)" (US #31). 2003: Soulstar. 2002: Juslisen. 2000: Aijuswanasang.