ArtistInfo

The Brand New Heavies

Band, *1985 GB, Ealing
Electronic and R&B/Soul
A.k.a. N. Davenport, D. Austin, S. Garrett & C. Evans

One of the most successful acid jazz/UK funk groups of all time. Lead vocalists over the years include Linda Muriel, Jay Ella Ruth, N'Dea Davenport, Siedah Garrett, Carleen Anderson, Nicole Russo, Honey Larochelle, Dawn Joseph and Sulene Fleming. All but the last two have appeared on lead vocals on the group's records. The group enjoyed the most success with N'Dea Davenport in the first half of the 90s. Davenport returned to The Heavies for the "Get Used To It" and "Live In London" albums, after which the latest vocalist Dawn Joseph gradually took over lead vocal duties. Joseph and the drummer and co-lead vocalist Jan Kincaid, one of the founding members, both left the group in late 2015 (and soon formed MF Robots). N'Dea re-joined the band for their 2016 tour. The group's biggest hits include "Never Stop", "Dream Come True", "Dream On Dreamer", "Midnight At The Oasis", "Sometimes", "You Are The Universe", "You've Got A Friend", "Saturday Nite" and "I Don't Know Why (I Love You)".

Members

	N'Dea Davenport voc, bvoc US
	Carleen Anderson voc, bvoc *1957 US
	Ceri Evans key GB
	Siedah Garrett bvoc, voc *1958 US
	Simon Bartholomew g, perc GB
	Jan Kincaid dr, key
	Linda Muriel voc
	Dawn Joseph voc, bvoc
	Sy Smith voc *1978 US
	Andrew Levy b, perc
	Nicole Russo voc GB
	Lascelles Gordon perc GB
	Sulene Fleming voc
	Jim Wellman key, ss, ts
	Jay Williamson voc, wb
	Honey Larochelle voc CA