Jeffrey Daniel

About

American soul singer, songwriter, dancer and choreographer, born August 24, 1955 (disputed - some sources claim 1957), from Los Angeles, California.

Jeffrey Daniel started as a dancer on the television show Soul Train and was recruited with his dance partner Jody Watley to front the soul / funk group Shalamar, originally formed as a studio project.
Daniel is also known for being the first to perform the backslide dance-step, now known as the moonwalk, on British television during a performance of Shalamar's "A Night to Remember" on Top of the Pops in 1982.
He was married to Stephanie Mills from 1980 to 1983.

Performed the character [a=Electra (33)] in the 1984 Apollo Victoria Theatre, London version of the "Starlight Express" musical.

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