Conner died en route to the hospital Weisent was dead at the scene. The SUV allegedly ran a red light and struck the vehicle, throwing Conner and Weisent from the car. Conner's brother and bandmate, Shazam Conner, said Weisent had just picked Dino Conner up from his recording studio. Houston police report that a sports utility vehicle struck a car driven by Teshya Rae Weisent, 22, in which Conner was a passenger. ^ "H-Town's Dino Conner, R&B artist, dies at 28".( Luke featuring Angee Griffin and H-Town) " A Thin Line Between Love & Hate" (featuring Shirley Murdock)Ī Thin Line Between Love and Hate (soundtrack) "Part Time Lover" (b/w "I'm Still in Love with You" by Al B. List of singles, showing selected details Year The surviving members continued to record and tour into the 2010s, collaborating with Pretty Ricky and Jodeci on a 2010 single "Knockin' Your Heels".ĭiscography Albums Fever for da Flavor In 2004, the band self-released Imitations of Life. Their one and only single from the album, " They Like It Slow" was released on September 23, 1997, and peaked at #35 on the Billboard Hot 100.įounding member Dino Conner was killed along with his girlfriend in an automobile accident in 2003. According to the liner notes, the album was dedicated to Nicole Brown Simpson and "all the women of the world." Twenty national women's telephone helplines were also listed on the back cover. The album's general theme centers on a man's penitence for his past transgressions with his woman, a theme conveyed in songs such as "Don't Sleep on the Female", "Julie Rain" (an account of spousal abuse), and "Jezebel". They then cut ties with Luther Campbell, underwent a spiritual awakening of sorts, and became more aware of women's issues on their third album Ladies Edition, Woman's World. The song became H-Town's first Top 40 pop hit in three years, peaking at #37. They recorded a cover version of The Persuaders' " A Thin Line Between Love and Hate" featuring Shirley Murdock for the 1996 film of the same name. By the time H-Town returned to the studio to record Ladies Edition, they had undergone some changes. Other tracks from the album included "Back Seat (Wit No Sheets)", "Full Time", "One Night Gigolo", "Tumble & Rumble", "Buss One", featuring reggae singer Papa Reu, and "Baby I Love Ya" featuring Roger Troutman. It became a #11 hit on the Billboard R&B chart and reached #51 on the Hot 100. The most popular single from this album was "Emotions". In late 1993, H-Town returned to the studio to record their second album Beggin' After Dark. Beggin' After Dark (1994), Ladies Edition, Woman's World (1997) They also appeared on the Above the Rim soundtrack with their single "Part Time Lover", which was produced by DeVante Swing of Jodeci. In 1994, H-Town won the Soul Train Music Award for Best New Artist. They signed on as a part of the 1993 Coca-Cola Summer Fest tour, which included fellow R&B hit groups Shai, SWV, Jade, Naughty by Nature, Silk and also included multi-platinum rap artist LL Cool J. "Lick U Up", the band's follow-up single, peaked at #21. "Boots" was a #1 hit on the R&B charts, and peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. The group achieved hit status in the United States with " Knockin' Da Boots", which became H-Town's biggest hit and also their signature song. H-Town's debut album Fever for Da Flavor was released on April 15, 1993. They took the name of the group, "H-Town", from the local nickname for the city of Houston, Texas, in which they grew up. Producer Bishop "Stick" Burrell became their producer and positioned Dino as lead singer, seeing his potential and rare voice as the formula for success in the group and built his sound around him. After an impromptu audition, Campbell signed the group to his label, Luke Records. The group continued recording and performed at talent shows and plays when a local producer sent their demo tape to 2 Live Crew rapper and record label executive Luther "Luke" Campbell. The album was released locally and was not a huge commercial success. Shazam was chosen as lead singer at the time of recording this album, which featured the ballad "A Time for Us". They were known as "The Gents" and recorded their first album, It's No Dream, with producer Phil Blackmon. While attending Jack Yates High School, in 1991, Keven and Solomon Conner formed a band with Darryl Jackson. The group grew up together in Houston's Yellowstone neighborhood located on the south side of the city. 2.2 Beggin' After Dark (1994), Ladies Edition, Woman's World (1997).
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