The Distants

The Distants

Band,
R&B/Soul, Pop and Rock

US vocal group from Detroit, MI. Members: Richard "Strick" Street (Lead), Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, Elbridge "Al" Bryant, James Crawford The Distants had a contract with Johnnie Mae Matthews, who along with her husband, owned and ran Northern Records. When "Come On" started receiving increasing air-play on local Detroit radio stations, Johnnie Mae arranged through Harry Balk, a local Detroit producer, for a lease agreement to be signed with Warwick Records of New York in an attempt to further boost sales.

Members

	Richard Street voc 1942-2013 US
	Otis Williams voc *1941 US

Popular Tracks

Always on Come on / Always by The Distants

Come On on Come on / Always by The Distants

She Sells Sanctuary on Broken Gold by The Distants

Open Your Heart on Open Your Heart / All Right by The Distants

Open Your Heart on Yield to Temptation: The Early Works Before Becoming Motown's #1 Group by Various Artists

The Further the Earth Gets From the Sun on Broken Gold by The Distants

Vertigo on Broken Gold by The Distants

Falling Apart on Broken Gold by The Distants

The Moth Song on Broken Gold by The Distants

It's Over on Broken Gold by The Distants

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Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Answer Me	Richard Street And The Distants	1962	Single
Come On / Always	The Distants	1960	Single
Open Your Heart / All Right	The Distants		Single
Answer Me	Richard Street And The Distants		Single

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