SOUL CLASSICS
CaughtInTheAct | It was 1977, The Floaters Released Their Enduring Turntable Hit, ‘Float On” A Visual.
The Floaters are a R&B vocal group hailing from Detroit’s Sojourner Truth Housing projectsR&B vocal group, from the Sojourner Truth housing projects formed in 1976. The group are best known for their 1977 song “Float On”, which dominated the airwaves begining in late summer.
The song, when released initially on Detroit’s Fee Records label, was then picked up by ABC Records after it became a turntable favorite in Detroit, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Memphis and Philly, and gave wings to the five lads formerly previously known in the projects, around Conant Gardens and at Pershing High School as the Earonics, after going national on ABC, national and worldwide recognition followed as the song went on and reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, #1 on the UK Singles Chart and #5 on the Irish Singles Chart.
The Floaters are still performing as a trio with surviving members Ralph Mitchell,
