Frankie Beverly

ABOUT FRANKIE BEVERLY

R&B singer whose career began in 1976 fronting the funk band Maze and who sang "Joy and Pain." The song has accumulated more than 14 million streams on Spotify.

He formed his first band, a doo-wop group called The Blenders, as a teenager. One of his first concerts was The Silhouettes.

He helped Maze secure eight consecutive Gold-certified albums between 1977 and 1993. Maze released their eighth and final album, Back to Basics, in 1993,

He has a son named Anthony who is a drummer.

He performed as Marvin Gaye's opening act during the late 1970s.