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We would go in and say ‘hi’ to record company people, but we didn’t have real solid relationships. The Jets is the first studio album by The Jets, released in 1985. The other video features the entire band performing the song, with Elizabeth Wolfgramm standing in front of the other group members playing their individual instruments, interspersed with close-up shots of individual band members throughout the song.[4]. mode: 'thumbnails-rr1', Jets:”We had a local agent that had heard he [Don Powell, the guy who ultimately ended up becoming their manager] had retired. You’re on tour.’ And we weren’t really seeing anything. A sad tale, but luckily we’re still a family. I learned now that relationships mean everything.

We had two, 15-passenger vans, a bigger home that we could finally call our home. placement: 'Right Rail Thumbnails', He decided he would go back into the business. We’re a lot more cautious, but we’re a lot more family oriented. It still gains occasional airplay on radio stations in the U.S. I think they were…trusting him [the group’s manager] that they didn’t ask any questions. The timing and the Pacific setting were just right. [Don] used to work for Motown Records.

target_type: 'mix' Record company people. You just can’t do that anymore.” Luckily, we’re still a family. Powell became a member of The Vendors, a band that guitarist Dave Hill later joined. Then the record company signed that production company. We didn’t know anybody in the business. They have 8 different personalities to manage, and that can be tumultuous on any group. "The music almost tore us apart. Promoters. "Everyone still sees Minneapolis as our hometown," Moana said. This was denied and the Jets were revealed to be working on their next studio album Magic. We started doing a few USO tours and then it started to hit us as a family. Read what they said about all of this…. Looking for some great streaming picks? He used a lot our money to try and fund other music projects, but they never panned out.”. Eight million dollars is what we had made in our four year success for The Jets. So what happened? He told me, “You really can’t be angry. Produced by Don Powell for David Rivkinfor Twin-Sound Corporation Minnie Bell Music Burn The Candle (7" B-Side) of You've Got It All 1986 Written by: J. Behringer The Jets.

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The fourth and final single was the ballad "You Got It All". There was enough bickering, bitterness and bad vibes in the Wolfgramm family to fill an episode of "VH1's Behind the Music." He was athletic and a keen amateur boxer, although an easy going personality, and apparently had his nose broken three times. They either end up not talking to each other or they keep their distance. The other video features the entire band performing the song, with Elizabeth Wolfgramm standing in front of the other group members playing their individual instruments, interspersed with ... View production, box office, & company info. "The gospel album was therapeutic for us girls, " said Moana. For Minneapolis, it will be the original lineup except for Eugene, who now uses the surname Hunt. Veteran Slade drummer Don Powell is axed... so he sets up a rival band with same name. Management [For Don Powell Management] – Laura Davis (5), Lisa Breiner, Maureen Weekes Management [For The Jets - Tour Manager] – Larry Stock (3) We did something that no other Polynesian family ever did. _taboola.push({ “In the ’80s, what I can remember, just for the four years, and it….doesn’t seem like a lot now, but back then I think we made between four and eight million dollars. So, we really got tripped up and we didn’t know anybody in the business and then we were back in Minneapolis, just working the clubs. She knows that this week will be a trip down memory lane for the Wolfgramms, many of whom haven't been to Minnesota for more than a decade. None of us had gone to college. Don Powell, Director: The Jets: Make It Real - Live Version We're still a family. We started doing a few USO tours and then it started to hit us as a family. In 2004, he moved to Silkeborg, Denmark where he now lives with his Danish wife Hanna.

The Jets also said that one of the members, Elizabeth, was stricken with breast cancer in her 20’s but she survived: “Liz, when she was diagnosed with [breast] cancer, just walked away from the music.

We just kind of went our way. A lot of musical families don’t make it. It was a nice reunion to see him again. "Make It Real" is a song by the American sibling group, The Jets, released as a single from their album, Magic in April 1988.

The more people, the higher the chances of internal chaos, but the best thing about this group is that their foundation was built off of pure love and that seems to be the thing that keeps these siblings migrating back to each other. Jon Bream has been a music critic at the Star Tribune since 1975, making him the longest tenured pop critic at a U.S. daily newspaper. ", A few years ago, Moana and Liz formed a gospel quintet of the oldest Wolfgramm women, My Sisters, and recorded a CD. At 1 am on 4 July 1973, when Slade were popular in Europe and number one in the UK Singles Chart with "Skweeze Me Pleeze Me", Powell was badly injured in a serious car crash at Compton Road West, Wolverhampton, in which his 20-year-old fiancée Angela Morris was killed. We were all in our late teens, early twenties. But the band disbanded in 1997 as members got married, raised kids and found work outside of music. }); © Copyright 2015 . We got to travel the world and see places many people didn’t get to see, but now we gotta move on and get back to reality.” It was embarrassing to go back to our people thinking that we’re these big, rich, famous people and we’re trying to get work. Where did The Jets go?” I say “We still do music, but we don’t always necessarily do the business part of it.” So, we’re still involved with our music. It was just kind of like it’s not worth it. Powell then worked as a metallurgist in a small foundry before turning professional as a drummer. This FAQ is empty. The song reached number 3 on the Pop chart and number 4 on the R&B chart.

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