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[email protected] R&B SENSATION, NEW EDITION, COMES TO SAN MANUEL New Edition Brings “Candy Girl” to the IE in December San Manuel Indian Nation, Calif. – November 11, 2011 – Thursday, December 29, San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino welcomes R&B hip-hop group, New Edition to the San Manuel stage, where all six members Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill, Ralph Tresvant, Mike Bivins, Ricky Bell, and Ron Devoe will sing crowd favorites. Tickets are on sale today and available at Ticketmaster.com and the San Manuel Box Office for $55, $65, and $75. Beginning in 1978 with three young friends from the Boston area, New Edition grew to make their mark on music. From their initial Jackson 5-inspired material to their later more mature fusion of hip-hop and R&B, the group, which grew to have five members, established much of the groundwork for the style of music known as the ‘new jack swing’. They were discovered by producer Maurice Starr, who wrote their first smash hit “Candy Girl.” The single topped R&B charts, and was the title of the debut album. In 1984, they scored their biggest pop hit with the Top Five single “Cool It Now,” which ended with a short rap section, and claimed a spot of the next album All for Love. Later that year, they released a holiday album and struck an endorsement deal with Coke. Over the last 25 years, New Edition has taken different forms and has even split up.