Eddie Holman
Vocalist extraordinaire Eddie Holman is among the most listened-to artists in the fields of popular and classic R&B music. His unforgettable falsetto voice and the tune that he popularized is perhaps the most recognizable urban love-song in much of the English-speaking world. "Hey There Lonely Girl" is the beautiful tune that seems to touch every ones soul as it emanates from airwaves or churns from the turntables of fans. It is the composition that distinctly defines how it feels when the young gent helplessly yearns for his lady, the object of his affection, who has been spurned by her ex! The song concludes: "Don't you know this lonely boy loves you!". No other classic love-song in modern recorded history has had as much an impact on the lovelorn, or said it better than this 1970 mega-hit.
Eddie's lyrical masterpieces are so timeless that in 1998, Hollywood got in on the act by adopting "Hey There Lonely Girl" as one of its theme songs in the Martin Lawrence/Tim Robbins film titled, Nothing To Lose. Also, in 1999 Toyota featured the song in a worldwide television commercial, advertising the Camry automobile. Eddie's repertoire has secured unending accolades over the years and his admirers include industry artists such as Isaac Hayes, Dionne Warwick, and super-rapper NAS. In fact, NAS was so impressed by Eddie's style that he sampled his song, "I Love You" which was co-written by Eddie's creative wife Sheila on his platinum mega-hit CD titled God's Son. It was at Sheila's insistence, by the way, that Eddie reluctantly committed to record his greatest R&B classic.
Once in a lifetime a talent in the mold of the fabulous Eddie Holman happens into our lives with a sound and an aura that is so incomparable that the public embraces it with heartfelt affection. Like a Nightingale in springtime in one fell swoop, Eddie Holman delivers a melodic phrase with passion, and then woos the awestruck audience with bursts of tantalizing musical ecstasy. A true singer's singer, Eddie will continue to expend himself ceaselessly to the ends of the earth, as Philly's musical gift to the world. Eddie Holman's exemplary career has certainly stood the test of time, and his dignified musical legacy is one that will continue to flourish for as long as there is a song to sing.