“We knew that we had a sound and we knew that we could sing,” said Calderon, who now lives in Cincinnati, by phone. And to get noticed, they boldly found ways to audition in front of big stars who traveled to Oklahoma City for concerts. The original four - Mark Calderon and Bryan Abrams, who will perform on the Warner stage, as well as Sam Watters and Kevin Thornton - linked up as high school teenagers in the 1980s. The other artists on the bill are Rob Base, Money B and Young Hump of Digital Underground, and Dru Hill featuring Sisqo.Ĭolor Me Badd’s backstory toward discovery and fame is an exercise in courage and determination. Now Color Me Badd - known for “I Wanna Sex You Up,” “All 4 Love” and other hits - will headline the upcoming 90s Flashback Tour concert this Friday at the Warner Theatre - about one year after ’90s nostalgia swept into Erie with the I Love the 90s Tour.
But members of the ’90s super group grew up there, attending a multiracial school and spending hours watching music videos on BET, before going on to popularize what they termed hip-hop doo-wop. Sure, county music - not R&B or hip-hop - might come to mind when you think of Oklahoma City. If you picked NYC or SLC, you failed in a Badd way. Quick quiz: Did 1990s R&B sensation Color Me Badd originate in New York City, Salt Lake City or Oklahoma City?
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