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Musical YouthMusical Youth was formed in 1979 by Frederick Waite (sr.), who discovered that his sons Patrick and Frederick (Junior) were talented musicians. Junior played drums and Patrick, who envied his brothers musical instrument, got a bass, which he went on to play very well. Freddie Waite was acquainted to the Grant family and taught their son Kelvin to play guitar, while his elder brother Michael was playing keyboards. He then formed a band with these four talented young musicians and sang lead vocals himself at first.

Once the band started getting attention from record companies, Freddie Waite thought it wise to find a lead singer that was just as old as the boys were. Junior directly recommended Dennis Seaton, who went to school with him at Duddeston Manor School and after a short audition, Dennis was immediately adopted as the new lead singer.

In 1982 they signed to MCA Records and their first single Pass The Dutchie was an instant smash. It went to number one in the UK and reached the same position in many charts around the world, putting the Youth on the map. Though none of the succeeding singles could match the success of Dutchie, the success story didnt end after their number one smash. The Youth Of Today, Heartbreaker and Never Gonna Give You Up did well in different countries around the world. The sophomore album Different Style! contained the hit singles 007 and Tell Me Why and the boys even recorded a single with Donna Summer: Unconditional Love.

Dennis & Michael at the BarThe second album didnt do as well as the record company expected and a last single Lets Go To The Moon failed to chart, ending the career of this once so promising band. Dennis Seaton left to pursue a solo career and later put together another band: XMY. In 1992/93, there were plans to reform Musical Youth, but the sudden death of Patrick Waite put an end to the plans. Patrick died at 24 from heart problems, when awaiting court appearance.

In the years after, Michael Grant was part of the PWL affiliated outfit 5AM and later founded 5AM Records. Junior suffered from a nervous breakdown and is unlikely to recover. Kelvin also suffers from psychological problems and has little contact with the remaining Musical Youth members. Dennis, as said, formed XMY and reformed Musical Youth together with Michael in 2001.

In July 2004, a new release by Musical Youth saw the light of day: Pretty Woman by Pato Banton & Musical Youth was released by Numious Music.