The B.B. & Q. Band

A slick '80s post-disco act more popular in clubs than on airwaves, the B.B. & Q. Band came together accidentally on purpose when guitarist Doc Powell turned bassist Paris "Pee Wee" Ford on to producer Jacques Fred Petrus, who had already started the groups Change and High Fashion with session musicians and vocalists. Petrus asked Ford to get some musicians together and record some tracks he'd written. After the tracks were finished, Petrus shopped for a deal, got one with Capitol, and officially named the group in reference to the three New York City boroughs of which the mem...