The Valentine Brothers
John Valentine William Valentine and his brother William “Billy” Valentine were
born in Columbus, Ohio, and began their musical journey as a sibling duo in the
mid‑1970s. After Billy performed with Young‑Holt Unlimited, the brothers formed
The Valentine Brothers in 1975 and joined the touring company of The Wiz in
1977. Their first self‑titled album was issued by Source Records in 1979,
followed by First Take in 1982, which produced the single "Money's Too Tight (to
Mention)", written by the duo and produced by Bobby Lyle; the track spent 14
weeks on the Billboard R&B chart, peak...
