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Secret Weapon was a New York-based short-lived post-disco music group,[1] formed by Jerome Prister. The group had a number of hits throughout the 1980s with their most successful single being "Must Be the Music" which hit #24 on the R&B chart[2] and #66 on the dance chart in 1982.[3]
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Post-breakup
Band founder Jerome Prister went on to form the short-lived off-shoot group Output and later released several solo singles, along with a 1989 studio album, under the name Jerome "Secret Weapon" Prister. He died of a stroke in 2007.[4][citation needed]
Singer Michele Blackmon, who also co-wrote "Must Be the Music," later began working as a unit team member managing inmates at a correctional facility, although she would continue performing/entertaining on the side until shortly before her death in late 2014.[5]
Secret Weapon's Djuana "DJ" Thomas is a radio personality on Atlanta's WRDA.[6]
One-time lead vocalist Stanley Snider (credited as "'The' Roy Skip Snider" in liner notes for the band's self-titled album) went on to release several solo singles after the dissolution of the group[7] but would never officially join another group, opting to work more behind the scenes, creating and producing several groups. The founder of a health insurance non-profit, Snider currently works as the CEO of this company and recently announced his return to singing.[8]
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Original members
- Djuana "DJ" Thomas - vocals
- Michele Blackmon - vocals
- Kevin Walker - keyboards
- Russell Thomas - lead guitar
- Jeff Bell - rhythm guitar
- Jerome Prister - bass, vocals
- Ricci Paige - drums
- Darren Steward - percussion
Other members (at various times)
- Stanley Snider - vocals
- Bobby Coleman- vocals
- Frank Prato - background vocals
- Calvin Fields - bass guitar
- Dave Brown - drums
Discography
Albums
Singles
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References
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