was sixteen-years-old, he left home with aspirations to join Prince’s band in Minneapolis. and Dalvin was the mid-’80s, when they were performing with Tammy Sue Bakker. The family eventually moved to Monroe, North Carolina, and the brothers became acquainted with the DeGrate brothers. Fifteen-year-old Cedric was dubbed the Michael Jackson of gospel music due to his vocal genius. During their stint together, the collective drew comparisons to the 1970s R&B quartet, The Chi-Lites. A year later, they released another successful album, God’s Blessing. The following year, their group landed near the top of the Billboard Gospel Albums chart after they released their second effort, Jesus Saves.
In 1983, they released their debut album, I’m Alright Now, on GosPearl Records. A few years later, Cedric and his younger brother Joel “JoJo” Hailey relocated to Baltimore, and they became integral members of a quartet-style ensemble, Little Cedric and the Hailey Singers featuring their father, Cliff Hailey. By the time they were teenagers, they were accomplished musicians and performers.Īround the time the Don DeGrate Delegation was taking off, Cedric “K-Ci” Hailey began singing at Tiny Grove Holiness Church, his family’s church, in Pageland, South Carolina. and Dalvin were traveling and performing with their father and other gospel artists. That year, he recorded a hit song with his group, the Don DeGrate Delegation, titled “ I Wanna Be Ready.” Shortly thereafter, he signed a recording contract with the Nashville, Tennessee-based WORD Records. was a groundbreaking Black televangelist on the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) for several years before his recording career took flight in 1979. Their father, Reverend Donald DeGrate, Sr. Dalvin” DeGrate began playing at Christ Tabernacle Pentecostal Church - their father’s church - in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dalvin” DeGrate and engineer Paul Logus, who both provided insightful account of how this classic album was made.īeginning in the late 1970s, Donald “DeVante Swing” DeGrate Jr. Photo Credit: Raymond Boyd/Getty Images) In celebration of the anniversary of Jodeci’s debut album, Forever My Lady, we spoke with group member Dalvin “Mr. They ended up signing a deal with Uptown Records - a move that would change their life and career. In 1989, Jodeci embarked on a trip to New York City with only$300 in their pockets and their demo tapes.
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