
From Columbus, Ohio, brothers John and William 'Billy' Valentine first recorded together as The Valentine Brothers in the late 70's, their debut album being the Richard Evans produced 'The Valentine Brothers' for the Source label in 1979. Billy Valentine had a jazz background with the Young-Holt Unlimited trio and the pair appeared in the touring company of 'The Wiz'. In 1982 they worked with producer Bobby Lyle on 'First Take', including 'Money's Too Tight To Mention' (later covered by Simply Red, however, I cannot tell you in what!), 'Just Let Me Be Close To You' and [...]