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Why New Editionâs breakout success meant so much to kids like me growing up in Roxbury
When some neighborhood teens from Orchard Park proudly put Roxbury on the national map for music, Dart Adams felt seen.
By Dart AdamsUpdated February 18, 2021, 11:31 a.m.
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When I was growing up in Bostonâs South End/Lower Roxbury neighborhood, music was a crucial part of our everyday lives. At home, my sister and brothers would go up and down the dial on our stereos and boom boxes, switching between WILD, KISS 108 FM, WRBB, WERS, WBCN, WTBS (now WMBR), and WHRB. Talent shows like the Hollywood Talent Nite competitions â thrown by Maurice Starr in venues like Roscoeâs Lounge or The Strand Theatre â were as popular in inner city Boston as I imagined high school football was in Texas. The competitive circuit gave the world dancers like Wondertwins Billy and Bobby McClain; singer Margo Thunder; and legendary jazz drummer To
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