Charles Pettigrew Pettigrew was born and raised in Philadelphia. He studied jazz singing at
Berklee College of Music in
Boston, In the late 1990s, Pettigrew was diagnosed with
cancer. He died from the disease on April 6, 2001, at the age of 37.
Eddie Chacon A
Hispanic, Chacon was raised in
Hayward and
Castro Valley, California. On May 29, 2020,
The Fader announced Chacon's return to music after two decades of silence as a singer, referring to him as a "low-key R&B legend". Chacon released the single "My Mind Is Out of Its Mind" from his then forthcoming album,
Pleasure, Joy and Happiness on Day End Records. The project was produced and co-written by
Solange collaborator John Carroll Kirby and distributed by
Light in the Attic Records. On July 15 2020,
KCRW premiered the album's second single, "Trouble". They wrote: "Eddie Chacon's R & B pop exploits are both influential and legendary." The album was rated highly on publications including
Pitchfork,
Record Collector and
The Guardian which wrote: "The question that haunts Sundown is whether the unexpected success of Pleasure Joy and Happiness can be replicated. The answer turns out to be a qualified yes." Chacon released his third solo album,
Lay Low, on January 31, 2025. ==Discography==