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Absolutely 80’s Friday Forgotten 45: Jermaine Stewart

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Absolutely 80’s Friday Forgotten 45: Jermaine Stewart


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105.7 KOKZ is your home for Absolutely 80’s with Nina Blackwood every Saturday night from 9 to midnight! It’s where I found today’s Forgotten 45 at 3:45 from Jermaine Stewart with “We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off”!

The Chicago native got his start as a dancer on Soul Train along with Jody Watley. In fact he auditioned to be in Shalamar along with Jody, she was chosen, he was not. However he did tour with the group as a dancer and on a trip to London he met Mikey Craig from Culture Club who helped Jermaine record a demo tape, and he sang background vocals on their hit “Miss Me Blind”.

Because of that connection he was signed by their label and “We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes” off became a worldwide hit, reaching #5 on the charts in the US. Take a trip back to ’86 with Jermaine Stewart with today’s Forgotten 45.

Jeff Winfield
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