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Byron Stingily, born in Chicago, was an American R&B and house-music singer. He lived on the West Side of Chicago from the age of five. In 1985, he released his first single "Funny Love" under Trax Records. After meeting producer Marshall Jefferson, he recorded "Can Not Stay Away" and "Just a Little Bit", forming the house trio Ragtyme with Byron Burke and Herb Lawson. After making an impression in New York, Atlantic Records signed Stingily and his bandmates as Ten City, achieving ten hits on the Billboard Dance Charts from 1987 to 1994. Stingily began his solo career after Ten City disbanded. In 1996, he released "Get Up (Everybody)", a cover of Sylvester's "Dance (Disco Heat)", which reached Number one on the Billboard Dance Chart and Number fourteen in the UK. His subsequent singles included "Testify" (1998), "That’s the Way Love Is" (1999), and "U Turn Me" (2000). Stingily continued to release music through independent labels, collaborating with various artists such as Kim English and Maysa Leak.
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