Boys Town Gang

formed in 1980 in San Francisco, California

 

Members:

  • Cynthia Manley

  • Jackson Moore

  • Tom Morley

  • Bruce Carlton

Do You Know this about boys town gang?

  • Boys Town Gang's cover of "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" became no.1 in the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain as well as No.4 in the UK, officially peaking their popularity

  • They were associated with Moby Dick Records, a small disco record label founded by DJ Bill Motley and Victor Swedosh in 1980. Its headquarters were in the Castro District of San Francisco. Swedosh also owned a gay bar by the same name, which opened in 1977

  • In 1980 Bill Motley got at an opportunity to form a disco group that catered to San Francisco's large gay customers. In his quest to create a group, he auditioned hundreds of vocalists, both male and female. Local Cabaret singer Cynthia Manley captured the leading position.

  • When "Remember Me"/"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" was launched, the song took off with Manley's vocals blasting the music to the club charts' top.

  • The four-act explicit "Crusin' the Streets" was a picture of San Francisco's South of Market District – Ringold Alley at sundown.

  • Manley died, and Jackson Moore took over lead-vocals in 1981 for the band’s second album Disc Charge. It contained three charting disco edits that were also on “Top of The Pops” in the UK: "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You," "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)," "Come and Get Your Love"

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