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He was also previously signed to singer Akon's record label where he released a solo Album back in The group Ready for the World has also toured with greats like "Mint Condition, "Boyz to Men" and many other great musicians. In an interview, the group members revealed how they met each other while competing in high school talent shows. They also explained how they came about the name "Ready for the World" after considering names such as: "Private Boys School" and "Point Blank," to name a few.

But their attorneys suggested the name "Ready for the World" from the lyrics of one of their songs Ceramic Girl and the whole crew accepted. Women with Will. TV Shows. Inspirational Stories. Advertise with us. Contact us. About us. Celebrity April 20, Share Share this pen. Read also. Remember Teddy Riley? Remember Frankie Beverly?

We all met one another while competing against each other in High School talent shows. Willie played the drums in a family band consisting of his brothers and John Eaton the Bass player whom he met in High School. The group was created after one talent show, John Eaton who knew Melvin and Gordon suggested that a few from his group get together with those guys to see what we can come up with.

We all wound up in the studio cutting tracks that Melvin and Gordon had written from when they were sixteen years old. So from the question of who created the group, although the foundation was set by Melvin and Gordon, John was actually the one who persuaded us all to get together. Willie: Ray Lavender was chosen as the new lead singer to lead the new sound.

Ray has worked with Tank, Akon and Teddy Riley. He is poised to usher in a new era of music with the band. I Would love to know this from each Band member? Willie: We grew up in an era when music consisted of a multitude of genres that were popular. We experienced a broad range of influences and we are thankful for that. Willie: We have always felt from day one that we can compete with the best out in the marketplace. We felt like we belonged. When we wrote those songs, we were simply writing from the heart.

It took not only great music but also great people from behind the scenes to make those records peak. We are grateful for that! Gerald: One of the craziest thing that happened for me was. While performing at Disney World one of our sincere fans jumped into the water and attempted to swim across not knowing the water had electrical currents going thru it.

Thank God everything turned out good. Gerald: It was a blessing an awesome experience to be able to tour with other prominent artists. Gerald: I like recording live and in the studio, it gives unlimited creativity and a variety of ideas. It was mandatory for us back in the day.