Five Special has been played over 10 times on NTS, first on 28 January 2014. Five Special's music has been featured on 17 episodes.

This Detroit vocal group included lead singer Bryan Banks, the brother of the Dramatics' Ron Banks.

Five Special had a promising start to their careers in 1979, as their Elektra single 'Why Leave Us Alone' made it to number nine on the R & B charts.

It was their lone big hit.

Two other singles just made the R & B Top 30, and they disbanded after the release of their second album 'Special Edition'.

The album was produced by Ron Banks, Bryan's brother and contained a track penned by the late Garry Glenn entitled 'Why Not Be Mine For A While'.

Wayne Henderson worked on the project in a role as Executive Producer.

A third album, entitled 'Trak'n' was released in 1981, which contained the songs 'Now and Then' and 'Spread Love (All Over The World)'.