Let Me Introduce Myself

I was sitting down to write this note when I was reminded of an email I had received from a nine years old boy who wanted to know if he was related to me. His last name is the same as mine.

My name is Reggie Calloway. I am a Singer/Songwriter/ Producer and Record Label owner. You may remember me as founder of Midnight Star and The Calloway Brothers. Or you may remember some of our songs like "I Wanna Be Rich", "No Parking On The Dance Floor", "Freak-a-zoid", "Wet My Whistle", "Slow Jam" and the songs we wrote and produced for others like "Casanova", "Joy", "Love Overboard", "Meeting in the Ladies Room" and more.

I was born in Cheyenne, WY. My Mother was there with my Father who was in the US Air Force at the time. I have since been back to the base to perform for the service men and women as part of an Air Force tour with my group Midnight Star. It was one of the great stepping-stones in my career. The base hospital is now an administration building. Sometime before my first birthday my Mother and I and my older brother, Greg took a thirteen- hour train ride back to Louisville, KY where the largest part of my family on both sides lived. My Father followed a few months later after his tour of duty ended. We had a cute little house and dog. One of the happiest days of my childhood was when my brother came home from a short stay in the hospital. I hid behind the couch and leaped out when he entered. One of the saddest days was when a judge asked my brother and I who we wanted to live with, our Mother or our Father. Our parents were getting a divorce and we were about to have a limited stay at a foster home. As much as that hurt, I am eternally grateful to the family that cared and protected us for that short time.

The next greatest day was when my Mother came to the home to pick us up and we were reunited with our baby brother, Vincent. We soon moved into a wonderful apartment my Mother secured in the Southwick Homes. Those concrete floors seemed to shine like silver. That first night with the mattress on the floor and my two brothers and I cozy in the same bed and our Mother close by in the next room was as you can imagine a magical moment. Talking about "Bring Back The Love", we were in heaven. So safe, so secure, so loved...


Let me introduce myself.
I’m Reggie Calloway.
www.reggiecalloway.com