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A member of Boyz II Men, Morris, formerly of South of South, has reached global success with classmates at High School for Creative and Performing Arts.
Originally from Southwest Philly, Morris started singing in church at age 7 before his grade school teacher directed him to William Meredith School, which was formerly a performing arts middle school. The then-17th-and-Christian-streets resident was accepted at CAPA where he found others with his passion, including co-founder of the group, Marc Nelson. Members came and went throughout Morris’ high school years, but the then-quintet Unique Attraction received its big break upon sneaking backstage and performing for New Edition’s Michael Bivins in 1989.
The group has released hits, such as “End of the Road,” “I’ll Make Love To You” and “On Bended Knee” and has won four Grammys. The R&B trio’s latest album, “Twenty,” which celebrates the group’s two-decade career, was released in 2011.
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The South Philadelphia Walk of Fame 2013 inductees
/ Marian Anderson / Paul Arizin / Frankie Avalon / Joey Bishop / John Chaney /
/ James Darren / Angelo Dundee / Fabian / Larry Fine / Eddie Fisher /
/ Kenny Gamble / Frank Gasparro / Joey Giardello / Stephen Girard / Sherman Hemsley /
/ Irvin Kershner / Jack Klugman / Eddie Lang / Mario Lanza / Rob McElhenney /
/ Joe Medeiros / Earl "The Pearl" Monroe / Nathan Morris / Michelle Nader / Gene Perret /
/ Frank Rizzo / Bobby Rydell / Lisa Scottoline / Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter / Anna Verna /
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