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Kleeer was an American New York City–based , and band, which was formed in 1972 under the name The Jam Band, as a backup group to different disco bands and vocalists.


Members
  • Woodrow "Woody" Cunningham (lead vocalist and drummer, died 2010)
  • Paul Crutchfield (percussionist and keyboardist)
  • Richard Lee (guitarist)
  • Norman Durham (bassist, died 2011)


Career
After a switch to the name Pipeline in 1975, the group also decided to switch to making instead of disco. Record labels competed to sign them but, when they finally ended up at , their single "Gypsy Rider" did not fare well commercially.

In 1976, they got the opportunity to become The Universal Robot Band along with underground disco producers Patrick Adams and . This project was more successful than their former projects. They made the single "Barely Breaking Even" alongside singer , and they also recorded an album. The group toured as The Universal Robot Band until 1978. After 1978, the band decided to make all their music themselves under the new name of Kleeer.

Between 1979 and 1985 the group released seven albums and had several in the US Billboard Hot 100 and in R&B . The most mentionable are "Keep Your Body Workin'", "Tonight's the Night", "Winners", "Intimate Connection", and "Get Tough". The sound was now more focused on 1980s style funk, and electronic instruments, like and synthesizers.

The System lead singer was a road manager for the band before the start of his record career.

After the 1985's album Seeekret, the band disappeared for unknown reasons. Most of the musicians continued working with other projects. In the 1990s, however, the group re-formed as Kleeer at some occasions.


Discography

Studio albums
1979I Love to Dance53
Winners14024
1981License to Dream8113
1982Get Ready
Taste the Music13931
1984Intimate Connection49
198596
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.


Singles
1979"Tonight's the Night (Good Time)"33I Love to Dance
"Keeep Your Body Workin'"101605451
1980"Winners"2337Winners
"Open Your Mind"86
1981"Running Back to You"69License to Dream
"Get Tough"15549
"License to Dream"
"De Kleeer Ting"
1982"Taste the Music"5531Taste the Music
"De Ting Continues"74
1983"She Said She Loves Me"84Get Ready
1984"Intimate Connection"48Intimate Connection
"Next Time It's for Real"79
1985"Take Your Heart Away"6286
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.


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