Calloway is an American R&B duo consisting of brothers Reggie Calloway and Vincent Calloway, born on January 23, 1955, and January 5, 1957, respectively, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The brothers grew up immersed in music, with a father who played the trumpet, an uncle who played keyboards, and an aunt who sang opera. As teenagers, they began writing songs and forming bands, eventually joining forces at Kentucky State University to form Midnight Star, a synth-funk outfit that achieved significant success in the early to mid-1980s. The Calloways were pivotal in orchestrating Midnight Star's 1983 multi-platinum breakthrough album, No Parking on the Dance Floor. During their tenure with Midnight Star, they also wrote and produced hits for acts like Klymaxx ("Meeting in the Ladies Room") and The Whispers ("Contagious"). After leaving Midnight Star to focus on solo work, the Calloways continued writing for other musicians, including Teddy Pendergrass ("Joy"), Gladys Knight & the Pips ("Love Overboard"), Natalie Cole ("Jump Start"), and Levert ("Casanova"). In the late 1980s, they formed their own eponymous group, Calloway. As Calloway, the duo scored a number two Billboard Hot 100 hit with "I Wanna Be Rich" in 1990. They followed this success with additional hits including "Sir Lancelot", "All the Way", and "Let's Get Smooth". After these releases, the group concentrated on production work, with Reggie Calloway later becoming the Music Director of Royalty fund for Sound Royalties.
