Chris Bender is tagged as: pop Christopher Lamont Bender, known as Chris Bender, (August 2, 1972 – November 3, 1991) was an American R&B singer who reached the national music charts in 1991 with the album entitled Draped. He was from the Boston, Massachusetts area, growing up in Brockton, Massachusetts and later living in Waltham. At the age of 16, Bender recorded his first album, titled Baby Doll, for Epic Records. Bender’s manager Terryl L. Calloway later stated about Baby Doll: “It didn’t sell. The video was never [released]. The record didn’t sell anything.” Bender nevertheless went on to secure a $500,000 contract with EastWest Records.[2] He signed a seven-album contract, although only one album on that contract was released before his death. The album Draped hit No. 92 on the Billboard magazine R&B album chart. His two charted singles “I Knew” and “That’s Not The Way” broke into the top 70 on the Hot R&B Singles chart. Other songs he was known for included “Who Will I Choose” and “Kiss and Make Up”. On November 3, 1991, Bender was shot and killed in Brockton, while sitting in a car outside the housing project where his mother lived... Read More About Chris Bender Biography... Send Chris Bender ringtones to your cell |
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