Whether it's a one hit wonder or a they found full success there are many artists who made it after leaving a group, whether that group was successful or not...here are some:

BOZ SCAGGS - The Steve Miller Band
ROBERT PALMER - The Mandrakes, The Alan Brown Set, Dada
JOHN WAITE - The Babys
LINDSAY BUCKINGHAM - Fleetwood Mac
STEVIE NICKS - Fleetwood Mac
ELTON JOHN - T-Rex
JODIE WHATLEY - Shalamar
EDDIE KENDRICKS - Temptations
DAVID RUFFIN - Temptations
DARRYL HALL - Hall & Oates
MICK JAGGER - Rolling Stones
PETER GABRIEL - Genesis
PHIL COLLINS - Genesis
BARRY GIBB - Bee Gees
Each of the Beatles (John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr)
DIANA ROSS - Supremes
BURTON CUMMINGS - The Guess Who
BEYONCE - Destinys Child
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE - N'Sync
NICK LACHEY - 98 Degrees

Michael Jackson of the Jackson 5

Cher of Sonny and Cher

Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin

Sammy Hagar after Montrose

I doubt that Gwen Stefani will be going back to her old band No Doubt any time soon.

;)

GEORGE MICHAEL - Wham
MICHAEL MCDONALD - Doobie Brothers
LINDA RONSTADT - Stone Ponys
GLORIA ESTEFAN - Miami Sound Machine
RICKY MARTIN - Menudo

Sting - The Police
Rod Stewart - The Faces
Morrissey - The Smiths

DR. DRE - N.W.A.
BOBBY BROWN - New Edition
KENNY ROGERS - New Edition (no, not the R&B group)
NEIL YOUNG - Buffalo Springfield
JOHN SEBASTIAN - Lovin' Spoonful (he wrote and sang theme to Welcome Back Kotter)

Eric Clapton - The Yardbirds/Cream/Blind Faith/Derek & The Dominoes
Brian Wilson - The Beach Boys
Dennis Wilson - The Beach Boys
Ben Folds - Ben Folds Five
John Fogerty - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Steve Winwood - Spencer Davis Group/Traffic/Blind Faith
Pete Townshend - The Who
Roger Waters - Pink Floyd
John Frusciante - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Tom Petty - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Chris Cornell - Soundgarden
Thom Yorke - Radiohead

-Ice Cube:N.W.A.
-Eazy-E: N.W.A
-Dr.Dre: N.W.A.
-Beyonce: Destiny's Child
-The Game: G-unit (I guess you could say this one)

Eric Clapton - The Yardbirds/Cream/Blind Faith/Derek & The Dominoes


I can't beleive I forgot Eric Clapton. His is a case where his solo music is far more popular then the music he made when he was in the verious groups he was in.

Paul Carrack - Ace, Mike+the Mechanics

Peter Cetera - Chicago

Bill Champlain - Sons Of Champlain, Chicago

David Pack - Ambrosia

David Lee Roth - Van Halen

The Kiss guys made solo albums, remember? ;)

Peter Cetera - Chicago



David Lee Roth - Van Halen




Irene is a HUGE fan of Peter Cetera's solo work, so I'm sure she will be glad that you mentioned him. ;)

I considered listing Diamond Dave, but his solo career, at least from a commercial standpoint, ended only a few years after it began.

Steve Perry - Journey
Henry Rollins - Black Flag

Irene is a HUGE fan of Peter Ceter's solo work, so I'm sure she will be glad that you mentioned him. ;)

How dare you!!!!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: j/k :rofl:

SMOKEY ROBINSON - The Miracles
FRANKI VALLI - The Four Seasons

DR. DRE - N.W.A.
BOBBY BROWN - New Edition
KENNY ROGERS - New Edition (no, not the R&B group)
NEIL YOUNG - Buffalo Springfield
JOHN SEBASTIAN - Lovin' Spoonful (he wrote and sang theme to Welcome Back Kotter)
I thought Kenny was in First Edition?


LOVIN SPOONFUL!!!!!!!

LINDSAY BUCKINGHAM - Fleetwood Mac
STEVIE NICKS - Fleetwood Mac

Christine McVie - Fleetwood Mac

JODIE WHATLEY - Shalamar

Howard Hewett - Shalamar


EDDIE KENDRICKS - Temptations
DAVID RUFFIN - Temptations

Dennis Edwards - Temptations


BEYONCE - Destinys Child

Kelly Rowland - Destiny's Child

FERGIE - Black Eyed Peas

TINA TURNER - Ike & Tina Turner

Chaka Khan - Rufus
Jeffrey Osborne - LTD
George Clinton - Parliament/Funkadelic
Bootsy Collins - Parliament/Funkadelic
Ray Parker, Jr. - Raydio

Gerry Rafferty-Stealers Wheel
Vince Gill-Pure Prairie League
Ted Nugent-Amboy Dukes
Rodney Crowell-Emmylou Harris Hot Band
Jay Ferguson-Jo Jo Gunne
Peter Frampton-Humble Pie
Marty Stuart-Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys

Wynonna - The Judds. Good thing for her, because she pretty much had no choice but to go solo.

LUTHER VANDROSS - Change

Barry McGuire (The New Christy Minstrels)
Dion (Dion and the Belmonts)

JEFFREY OSBOURNE - LTD

Dominic Ierace aka Donnie Iris, famous for hits "Ah! Leah!" and "My Girl" in the early 1980s, started out with The Jaggerz and Wild Cherry.

Also, Glenn Frey and Don Henley had some pretty successful careers after the Eagles broke up in the early 1980s. Don Felder had a minor hit in 1981 called "Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)." I can't remember what Timothy B. Schmit did, however.

Dominic Ierace aka Donnie Iris, famous for hits "Ah! Leah!" and "My Girl" in the early 1980s, started out with The Jaggerz and Wild Cherry.

Also, Glenn Frey and Don Henley had some pretty successful careers after the Eagles broke up in the early 1980s. Don Felder had a minor hit in 1981 called "Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)." I can't remember what Timothy B. Schmit did, however.
One of the other members of the Eagles had success as well...JOE WALSH.

One of the other members of the Eagles had success as well...JOE WALSH.

I had forgotten about Joe Walsh being one of the Eagles; I think of his other band, the James Gang, when I hear his name.

DAVID CROSBY
STEVEN STILLS
GRAHAM NASH

- Crosby, Stills & Nash

DAVID CROSBY
STEVEN STILLS
GRAHAM NASH

- Crosby, Stills & Nash

Of note, Neil Young sang with them, too, when they were called Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. (Having said that, I have a tendency to refer to them as Crosby, Stills, and Nash--or even CS&N--just like you did.)

Teddy Pendergrass - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
Gerald Alston - The Manhattans

Marie Osmond
Donny Osmond - Donny & Marie Osmond

I know she had a hit with Paper Roses at age 14 I believe, but after her being a duo with her brother, she had more of a success in country music.

RONALD ISLEY - Isley Brothers

Ozzy Osbourne, who left this unheard-of band called Black Sabbath.

I can't believe nobody has mentioned Lionel Richie, who used to sing with the Commodores in the 1970s, especially since his daughter is in the spotlight so much nowadays!

I can't believe nobody has mentioned Lionel Richie, who used to sing with the Commodores in the 1970s, especially since his daughter is in the spotlight so much nowadays!
I thought it was posted already...duh! Thanx for that post.

MORRIS DAY - The Time
LISA & WENDY - Prince & The Revolution
JESSE JOHNSON - The Time

LOL@Ireneparalegal saying Ronald Isley hahahahahahahahahahahaha. He never did any solo albums. James JT Taylor of Kool And The Gang, Jeffrey Osborne, Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Bobby Brown, George Clinton, Charlie Wilson, Ray Parker Jr, Raphael Saddiq, Philip Bailey, Erick Sermon, Ice Cube, Dr Dre, Method Man, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Rakim, KRS One, QTip of A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes, Ja Rule, Noreaga.

LOL@Ireneparalegal saying Ronald Isley hahahahahahahahahahahaha. He never did any solo albums.

Not so fast.

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LOL@Ireneparalegal saying Ronald Isley hahahahahahahahahahahaha. He never did any solo albums. James JT Taylor of Kool And The Gang, Jeffrey Osborne, Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Bobby Brown, George Clinton, Charlie Wilson, Ray Parker Jr, Raphael Saddiq, Philip Bailey, Erick Sermon, Ice Cube, Dr Dre, Method Man, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Rakim, KRS One, QTip of A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes, Ja Rule, Noreaga.
If you read my original post correctly I posted artists who had ONE HIT or more. I didn't say anything abt albums. Ronald Isley did songs with R.Kelly and others.

Let me add: JERMAINE JACKSON - The Jacksons

I forgot about Jermaine Jackson. That's my boy. I love his solo albums. I got his albums Let's Get Serious and Jermaine Jackson that has the songs Dynamite, Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming with Michael Jackson, Do What You Do. I wonder why Skip Martin of Dazz Band never did any solo albums. He has a nice voice. Gerald Levert had some solo success.

RALPH TRESVANT - New Edition

TERRY ELLIS - En Vogue

RUTH POINTER
ANITA POINTER
JUNE POINTER - The Pointer Sisters

FRANKIE LYMON - Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers

Kate Pierson - B-52's

Dominic Ierace aka Donnie Iris, famous for hits "Ah! Leah!" and "My Girl" in the early 1980s, started out with The Jaggerz and Wild Cherry.

Also, Glenn Frey and Don Henley had some pretty successful careers after the Eagles broke up in the early 1980s. Don Felder had a minor hit in 1981 called "Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)." I can't remember what Timothy B. Schmit did, however. He did "Boys Night Out" in 1985.

Bobby Brown from New Edition & just abt any other NE member also.

I can't believe no one mentioned this guy! :eek:

Paul McCartney-The Beatles

Honey, I mentioned each of the beatles in one of my earlier posts...

How about Keith Richards with "Take It So Hard" in 1988 & "Wicked As It Seems" in 1992!! Legitimate solo hits- here's the "Other Stone" we all forgot about!!

Honey, I mentioned each of the beatles in one of my earlier posts...

Oops, my bad! *Blush*

Oops, my bad! *Blush*
No prob. :lol: I do that too. I read the posts toooo fast at times.

Bruce Dickinson had a pretty successful solo career when he briefly left Iron Maiden in the 90's, which albums such as:

Tattooed Millionaire (1990)
Balls to Picasso (1994)
Skunkworks (1996)
Accident of Birth (1997)
The Chemical Wedding (1998)

And while still with the band, released his latest solo effort:
Tyranny of Souls (2005)

Gerry Rafferty - Stealers Wheel
Jay Ferguson - Spirit & Jo Jo Gunne
Tony Carey - Planet P Project, Rainbow
Ronnie James Dio - Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath
Andrew Gold - Member of Linda Ronstadt's Band

Gerry Rafferty - Stealers Wheel
Jay Ferguson - Spirit & Jo Jo Gunne
Tony Carey - Planet P Project, Rainbow
Ronnie James Dio - Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath
Andrew Gold - Member of Linda Ronstadt's Band
Musically I like a lot of solo artists better when they were with groups.
Kenny Rogers with The First Edition
Michael Jackson with his brothers
Tina with Ike (I really dislike her solo work which is not the case with the others)
Ozzy with Sabbath

I also like
The Beatles, Stones, Who, and Beach Boys much better as a group.

Nina Gordon from Veruca Salt - "Tonight and the Rest of My Life"

Kay Hanley from Letters to Cleo had some moderate hits, most notably on soundtracks for "10 Things I hate About You", "Just Like Heaven" and of course all of Josie's vocals in the "Josie and the ***** Cats" movie

Ritchie Blackmore left Deep Purple to form his own solo band Rainbow, with such hits as "Man On the Silver Mountain", "Since You Been Gone", "Street Of Dreams" and "Stone Cold"

Ronnie James Dio - after Elf, Black Sabbath and Rainbow he formed his own band Dio and had hits such as "Rainbow in the Dark", "Holy Diver", "We Rock" , "The Last in Line", "King of Rock and Roll", "Rock 'n' Roll Children", "Hungry for Heaven"

Rod Stuart of the Faces

Ted Nugent of the Amboy Dukes

Peter Frampton from Humble Pie

Michael Schenker from the Scorpions and UFO

David Coverdale from Deep Purple

Joan Jett and Lita Ford from the Runaways

Rod Stuart of the Faces

Ted Nugent of the Amboy Dukes

Peter Frampton from Humble Pie

Michael Schenker from the Scorpions and UFO

David Coverdale from Deep Purple

Rod and Peter are two more I like with the group better as well.

Annie Lennox
Cyndi Lauper was in a band called Blue Angel before she became a solo artist.
And don't forget Be-yawn-ce! :lol:

2Pac
Peter Cetera
Don Henley
Jon Secada
Bobby Brown
Michael Jackson
TobyMac
Michael Tait
Ice Cube
Fat Joe

To name a few

Shawn Hannity, formerly of Hannity and Colmes


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Bob Marley - The Wailers

I can't believe nobody has mentioned Lionel Richie, who used to sing with the Commodores in the 1970s, especially since his daughter is in the spotlight so much nowadays!
^ I love Lionel Richie's music, and I like The Commodores, too.

Here's another one who was successful after she went solo...
Natalie Merchant - 10,000 Maniacs