Cheryl “Coko” Gamble, Tamara “Taj” Johnson and Leanne”Lelee” Lyons got their start in New York’s 1990s R&B scene as SWV (which stands for “Sisters With Voices”). They were signed to RCA in 1991 and ...
SWV: It’s About Time (RCA). They have the playfulness of TLC and the soulfulness of Shirley Murdoch. It’s About Time comes at the right time. SWV, Sisters With Voices, blends a hip-hop vibe with rich ...
SWV was riding high in the early 1990s. A trio of street-wise young women from New York City, Cheryl "Coko" Gamble, Tamara "Taj" Johnson and Leanne "Lelee" Lyons represented for the average around-the ...
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. When SWV first hit the scene in August 1992 with their debut single, ...
I’m a well documented SWV fan. But since I’m feeling generous, allow me to document this again. From a piece I wrote called “An Ode to SWV” in February of 2016: Suggested Reading Best Black Looks From ...
In 1998, Cheryl “Coko” Clemons, Leanne “Lelee” Lyons and Tamara “Taj” Johnson-George, collectively known as the hit urban-pop group SWV, called it quits. The friends from New York City, just barely ...
Popular '90s R&B group SWV announced that they have reunited to release their first studio album in over 14 years. The trio, whose 1992 debut 'It's About Time' went six-times platinum, thanks to ...
When many people look back on the music of the 1990s, R&B is often the first sound that comes to mind. Girl groups in particular such as SWV changed the landscape of music forever and redefined what ...