george smith was the lead singer of the manhattans.
george smith was the lead singer of the manhattans.
who was the lead singer of the manhattans?
george smith
he joined the manhattans in 1970, shortly after the death of their former lead singer george smith and helped the group remain a fixture on the r&b top ten as lead on songs like "kiss and say goodbye", "there's no me without you", and "shining star". he is the nephew of shirley alston reeves, former lead singer of the shirelles and rejoined the group in 1995 after finding that "his solo career wasn't what he thought it would have been". (quote from a touch of classic soul of the early 1980s - marc taylor, pg. 170.) he is also a member of kappa alpha psi fraternity. he was initiated into the alpha kappa chapter of kappa alpha psi in spring of 1970.
gerald alston
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.









































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section::::discography.:live albums.
the manhattans