lee williams was the lead singer of the manhattans from 1991 to 2015.
lee williams was the lead singer of the manhattans from 1991 to 2015.
who was the lead singer of the manhattans from 1991 to 2015?
lee williams
in the 2000s, there were two versions of the manhattans. one version featured original founding member bivins, plus hardy, hemphill, pazant and williams. they released the cd "manhattans now" in 1994. in 1996 the group formed their own full-service music corporation company called manhattan entertainment inc. in 2003 and 2007 they were featured artists in two theater plays, "girl he aint worth it" and "the chicken shack". in june 2013, the group released a single called "just for tonite" written by bivins and pazant and produced and arranged by leroy burgess. in 2015 lee williams retired and was replaced by keni jackson as the new lead singer. and they still continue to perform, with the same line up in 2018.
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kenneth "wally" kelly, the last surviving original member of the group, died on february 17, 2015, at the age of 74.









































lead singer gerald alston is the only member alive of the group's heyday lineup. 









































on july 31, 2018 a supreme court order of a settlement agreement was signed between. the bivins family, gerald alston, charles hardy, harsey hemphill, alvin pazant and manhattan entertainment inc. all parties have to use an identifer, when promoting, advertising and recording using the name manhattans for their groups. the manhattans (of sonny bivins) and the manhattans feat gerald alston.









































section::::discography.









































section::::discography.:live albums.
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