Founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1974 by brothers Dwight and James Dukes, Heaven
and Earth was a vocal quartet that released four albums between 1976 and 1981
but were never fully appreciated until years after their breakup in 1982.
Originally members of high school vocal group Soul Majestics, the first line-up
of Heaven and Earth was comprised of Dwight Dukes (falsetto), James Dukes
(bass), Michael Brown (tenor), and Keith Steward (tenor). The group caught the
attention of promoter Lil Schneider and producer Clarence Johnson. They soon
signed to the G.E.C. label, which Johnson ra...