There is such a thing as in Christian groupies versus R&B groupies…at least, according to Shalamar member and “Say Amen” crooner, Howard Hewett. A while back, Howard sat down exclusively with I LOVE OLD SCHOOL MUSIC, and broke down the differences between what he’s encountered with groupies in both the R&B and gospel industries; as well as if he’s ever gotten busy with any of ’em…

(VIDEO) WATCH HOWARD HEWETT TALK GROUPIES IN THE CHURCH

*SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO* Howard Hewett tried his hardest to be polite about his experiences with groupies and such, but sometimes you just gotta tell it like it is…and that’s what he ultimately did. When asked whether or not he, as a newly engaged man, still gets tested by groupies, Howard (66), said ‘yes’ and that pretty much no environment is groupie-free for entertainers. He also said his fiancee’ understands.

Seeing him break down the differences between the Christian groupies sitting in the church and the R&B groupies bumpin’ n’ grindin’ at his shows was interesting I must admit. He also touched on pastors who fly high class on private jets and a few other topics, including if whether or not he, as a Christian man, breaks a very prominent Christian principle.

Watch his interview and just like Howard’s hit suggests, “Say Amen,” if you agree with what he’s saying. Okay, I know that was a cheesy song reference, but hey, it’s one of my favorite Howard Hewett joints, so…had to throw it in here somehow. Anywho, check out Howard’s ILOSM interview up top.

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Back in the day, Shalamar member and R&B crooner, Howard Hewett, had a brush with prison life when he was facing a possible 49 year jail sentence. Luckily for him, things turned out for the better, but boy, was it a close call! His then-fiancée wasn’t so lucky though. She ended up reportedly living the prison life for about 4 years.

In 1986, while we were all singing along to Hewett’s classics, like “I’m For Real,” “Stay,” and “Say Amen,” he was about to face the fight of his life in federal court on — get this — drug trafficking charges. Hewett and his then fiancée, Mari Molina, were originally arrested in 1985, in a shopping mall parking lot, by federal officers for possession with intent to distribute a kilo of cocaine.

According to the Sun Sentinal, he was facing up to 49 years in the pen. Check out what else was reported below:

‘Howard’s defense lawyer, Richard Sharpstein, called Howard’s involvement a case of guilt by association. The day they were busted, Hewett rode to Dadeland Mall with his fiancee, Mari Molina, who he has since married, Sharpstein said.

The defense attorney says Molina had been negotiating to sell the kilo, not Hewett. It was Molina who delivered the kilo to an undercover agent in the mall parking lot, not Hewett, he said. Hewett was just waiting in the car, Sharpstein told the jury.’

Just before Hewett’s trial his label, Elektra Records, made sure they had a completed album from him and proceeded to promote it, likely in the event that their then newly signed controversial artist was not going to see the light of day for the next 49 years.

When Hewett stepped out of the courthouse is when he exclaimed, “Praise the Lord. I’m just elated. I feel a new kind of freedom.'”

According to what Hewett’s attorney revealed to the press at the time, Hewett married his fiancée, Molina, soon after she was busted as a drug trafficking queen of sorts. However, the relationship didn’t last, and he went on to marry twice more.

Words can’t express how relieved we are that Hewett didn’t end up in jail for 49 years. He would have still been serving that sentence to this very day, with 14 more years to go and his career and those timeless soul jams he’s given us would have been a wrap. This is one time that the American legal system didn’t fail us.

Source 1, Source 2

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Listen up ILOSM family: There is such a thing as in Christian groupies versus R&B groupies…at least, according to Shalamar member and “Say Amen” crooner, Howard Hewett. During the pre-COVID era, Howard sat down exclusively with I LOVE OLD SCHOOL MUSIC, and broke down the differences between what he’s encountered with groupies in both industries; as well as if he’s ever gotten busy with any of ’em…

(VIDEO) WATCH HOWARD HEWETT TALK GROUPIES IN THE CHURCH

*SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO* Howard Hewett tried his hardest to be polite about his experiences with groupies and such, but sometimes you just gotta tell it like it is…and that’s what he ultimately did. When asked whether or not he, as a newly engaged man, still gets tested by groupies, Howard (65), said ‘yes’ and that pretty much no environment is groupie-free for entertainers. He also said his fiancee’ understands.

Seeing him break down the differences between the Christian groupies sitting in the church and the R&B groupies bumpin’ n’ grindin’ at his shows was interesting I must admit. He also touched on pastors who fly high class on private jets and a few other topics, including if whether or not he, as a Christian man, breaks a very prominent Christian principle.

Watch his interview and just like Howard’s hit suggests, “Say Amen,” if you agree with what he’s saying. Okay, I know that was a cheesy song reference, but hey, it’s one of my favorite Howard Hewett joints, so…had to throw it in here somehow. Anywho, check out Howard’s ILOSM interview up top.

The post Exclusive: Howard Hewett Tells What Thirsty Christian Groupies Do In The Name Of The Lord appeared first on I Love Old School Music.

Back in the day, Shalamar member and R&B crooner, Howard Hewett, had a brush with prison life when he was facing a possible 49 year jail sentence. Luckily for him, things turned out for the better, but boy, was it a close call! His then-fiancée wasn’t so lucky though. She ended up reportedly living the prison life for about 4 years.

In 1986, while we were all singing along to Hewett’s classics, like “I’m For Real,” “Stay,” and “Say Amen,” he was about to face the fight of his life in federal court on — get this — drug trafficking charges. Hewett and his then fiancée, Mari Molina, were originally arrested in 1985, in a shopping mall parking lot, by federal officers for possession with intent to distribute a kilo of cocaine.

According to the Sun Sentinal, he was facing up to 49 years in the pen. Check out what else was reported below:

‘Howard’s defense lawyer, Richard Sharpstein, called Howard’s involvement a case of guilt by association. The day they were busted, Hewett rode to Dadeland Mall with his fiancee, Mari Molina, who he has since married, Sharpstein said.

The defense attorney says Molina had been negotiating to sell the kilo, not Hewett. It was Molina who delivered the kilo to an undercover agent in the mall parking lot, not Hewett, he said. Hewett was just waiting in the car, Sharpstein told the jury.’

Just before Hewett’s trial his label, Elektra Records, made sure they had a completed album from him and proceeded to promote it, likely in the event that their then newly signed controversial artist was not going to see the light of day for the next 49 years.

When Hewett stepped out of the courthouse is when he exclaimed, “Praise the Lord. I’m just elated. I feel a new kind of freedom.'”

According to what Hewett’s attorney revealed to the press at the time, Hewett married his fiancée, Molina, soon after she was busted as a drug trafficking queen of sorts. However, the relationship didn’t last, and he went on to marry twice more.

Words can’t express how relieved we are that Hewett didn’t end up in jail for 49 years. He would have still been serving that sentence to this very day, with 14 more years to go and his career and those timeless soul jams he’s given us would have been a wrap. This is one time that the American legal system didn’t fail us.

Source 1, Source 2

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Listen up ILOSM family! There is such a thing as in Christian groupies versus R&B groupies…at least, according to Shalamar member and “Say Amen” crooner, Howard Hewett. Howard sat down exclusively with I LOVE OLD SCHOOL MUSIC and broke down the differences between what he’s encountered with groupies in both industries; as well as if he’s ever gotten busy with any of ’em…

(VIDEO) WATCH HOWARD HEWETT TALK GROUPIES IN THE CHURCH

*SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO* Howard Hewett tried his hardest to be polite about his experiences with groupies and such, but sometimes you just gotta tell it like it is…and that’s what he ultimately did. When asked whether or not he, as a newly engaged man, still gets tested by groupies, Howard (63), said ‘yes’ and that pretty much no environment is groupie-free for entertainers. He also said his fiancee’ understands.

Seeing him break down the differences between the Christian groupies sitting in the church and the R&B groupies bumpin’ n’ grindin’ at his shows was interesting I must admit. He also touched on pastors who fly high class on private jets and a few other topics, including if whether or not he, as a Christian man, breaks a very prominent Christian principle.

Watch his interview and just like Howard’s hit suggests, “Say Amen,” if you agree with what he’s saying. Okay, that was a cheesy song reference, but hey, it’s my favorite Howard Hewett joint, so I had to throw it in here somehow. Anywho, check out Howard’s ILOSM interview up top.

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In 1986 while we were all singing along to his classics like, “I’m For Real” and “Stay,” as well as singing “Amen” with him on his hit, “Say Amen,” Hewett was about to face the fight of his life in federal court on drug trafficking charges. He and his then fiancee, Mari Molina, were originally arrested in 1985 in a shopping mall parking lot by federal officers for possesion with intent to distribute a kilo of cocaine.
According to the Sun Sentinal:
‘Howard’s defense lawyer, Richard Sharpstein, called Howard’s involvement a case of guilt by association.

The day they were busted, Hewett rode to Dadeland Mall with his fiancee, Mari Molina, who he has sincemarried, Sharpstein said.

The defense attorney says Molina had been negotiating to sell the kilo, not Hewett.

It was Molina who delivered the kilo to an undercover agent in the mall parking lot, not Hewett, he said. Hewett was just waiting in the car, Sharpstein told the jury.’

Just before Hewett’s trial his label, Elektra Records, made sure they had a completed album from him and proceeded to promote it, probably because just in case their newly signed controversial artist was not going to see the light of day for the next 49 years.

When Hewett stepped out of the courthouse is when he exclaimed “Praise the Lord. I’m just elated. I feel a new kind of freedom.'”

According to what Hewett’s attorney revealed to the press at the time of the drug trial, Hewett married his fiancee soon after she was busted as the drug trafficking queen. The realtionship didn’t last though and he went on to marry two more times.

Words can’t express how relieved we, soul music lovers, are to know that Hewett didn’t end up in jail for 49 years. He would have still been serving that sentence to this very day, with 19 more years to go and his career and those timeless soul jams he’s given us would have been a wrap. This is one time that the American legal system didn’t fail us.

Source 1, Source 2

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