It Seems Like Just A Matter Of Time For The Heartbeat Boys
 Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Image via HeartbeatBoys.com

In February, I made reference to Maurice Starr wandering around scooping up new talents, working with upcomers like Big Face and The Heartbeat Boys.  I poked fun - just a little - only because Starr seemed like he wasn't sure of their ages and it sounded like maybe he was making it up.  Well color me wrong, because The Heartbeat Boys are no joke, and have quite a large local fanbase already (as our support e-mail found out).  Jarrell Mason with WUAG-FM has just interviewed them, and summed it up with, "These boys got talent.  I had them sing a capella on the show to disprove that whole boy band stereotype."  He will be providing us the interview audio, so bookmark and stay tuned!

Maurice "The General" Starr is responsible for pulling together groups like New Kids On The Block, New Edition, and others; and his latest venture are these five boys with great sets of pipes:  11-year-old David Crider, 13-year-old's Patrick Joseph "PJ" Hoover and Ryan Findlay, 14-year-old Emile Doles, and 15-year old Nat Coombes - all from Orlando, Florida.  They're so young!  Then again, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, and Christina Aguilera all got their start on The Mickey Mouse Club at similar ages; and, of course, New Kids On The Block (NKOTB) which still has a huge following after all these years, were just little lads when they started out, as well.

And according to Jarell Mason, who is well-informed on pop culture phenomenons, "Those boys are good with a grassroots following...it is a matter of time before they blow up."  Hmmm.  Well, if that's true, you heard it here first! 

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