Via AllMusic.com   A Michigan funk band with slight rock leanings, Ready for the World parlayed Melvin Riley‘s whining vocals and some trendy production into a pair of number one R&B hits in the mid-’80s for MCA. Riley, Gordon Strozier, Gregory Potts,Willie Triplett, John Eaton, and Gerald Valentine began on their own Blue Lake label before signing with MCA. The label reissued the […]

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BIO: Allmusic.com A Michigan funk band with slight rock leanings, Ready for the World parlayed Melvin Riley’s whining vocals and some trendy production into a pair of number one R&B hits in the mid-’80s for MCA. Riley, Gordon Strozier, Gregory Potts, Willie Triplett, John Eaton, and Gerald Valentine began on their own Blue Lake label […]