Oliver Cheatham was an American R&B singer born in
Detroit on February 24, 1948. Encouraged by his mother to sing, over the years
he joined several musical groups including: “The Young Sirs”, “Mad Dog and the
Pups” and “Gaslight”. Oliver's first solo single was "Hard Times" on the
record label “Tier”. After joining the band “Sins of Satan”, later renamed
“Roundtrip”, Cheatham signed a recording contract with “MCA Records” as a lead
singer. He began working with Al Hudson of the band “One Way” on his first
album entitled “The Boss”. His first chart success came in 1983 with the single
"Get Down Saturday Night", co-written by Cheatham and Kevin McCord of
One Way. The single reached position no. 37 in the Billboard R&B Chart and
position no. 38 in the UK Singles Chart. The album “Saturday Night”, produced
by Al Perkins, was released that same year. In 1986 Oliver signed to the
“Critique” record label and achieved further successes in the United States
with the singles "SOS" (R&B chart no. 35) and "Celebrate (Our
Love)". Other Cheatham singles to remember: “Mama Said,” “Put a Little
Love in Your Heart,” “Things to Make U Happy” and “Wish on a Star.” In 2004,
Michael Gray's hit song “The Weekend” took inspiration from Class Action's
“Weekend” and Cheatham's “Get Down Saturday Night”. The song is also included
in the video game “Grand Theft Auto: Vice City” and in the film “Ex Machina.”
Oliver Cheatham died on November 29, 2013, at age 65, following a heart attack
in his sleep.
Album
1982 - The Boss
1983 - Saturday Night
1987 - Go For It
1990 - Get Down Saturday Night
1991 - Turn Of THe Hits (feat. Jocelyn Brown)
1994 - Stand For Love
1995 - So Sensational
2002 - Stand For Love
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