Curtis Hairston

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Curtis Hairston was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.A. He began singing at the early age of 3 and was actively involved in the Tot's Choir, Children's Choir, and was an active member of the Spiritual Choir. In Winston Salem, Curtis became known locally for his rendition of 'We Are All God's Children'. Curtis sang the song at his grandfather's church By the age of 13 he had made up his mind to sing professionally. His early public education was in the Winston-Salem and Forsyth County Schools. Curtis then furthered his education at Winston-Salem State University. He continued his musical training at Juliard School of Music in New York. The basketball player, Earl Monroe, set up a record label and on a visit to Winston-Salem, Curtis got in touch. The pair had both attended the same school and the pair struck up a relationship that led, via a demo tape recording, to Curtis signing to Earl's Pretty Pearl label. The debut single was 'I Want You (All Tonight)', licensed to RCA in the U.K., became a Top 50 hit in 1983. The follow-up 'I Want Your Lovin' (Just A Little Bit)' was released in the UK for the London imprint in 1985, reaching the Top 15 slot later that year. In the States he had an R & B hit with his version of 'We All Are One'. Jimmy Cliff's acheived some success with the song at the same time. Curtis then signed to Atlantic, he collaborated with Nona Hendryx for his debut album. His first Atlantic single was 'Chillin'Out', which reached the U.K. charts reach

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Celebrating Curtis Hairston

Curtis Hairston

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The M&M Mixes

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I Want You All Tonight (The M+M Remixes)

The Best Of Melody

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The M & M Mixes

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I Want You All Tonight (DJ Spen & Michele Chiavarini Radio Edit)

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Soul Funk & Disco Classics

I Want Your Lovin’ (Just A Little Bit) [The M+M Radio Edit]

Curtis Hairston (Expanded)

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Disco Giants, Volume 8

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I Want You All Tonight (John Morales Radio Edit)

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