Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly

BET pays homage to the legendary, show-stopping band.

Maze feat. Frankie Beverly Timeline - The BET Awards shines a light on the next generation of game changers, but it also honors the O.G.s who paved the way. This year we’re saluting legendary San Francisco-based band Maze featuring Frankie Beverly. With their near-mythical live show and a decades-deep catalog of hits, the group is the definition of staying power and timeless consistency. Click on to follow Frankie Beverly and Maze’s long road to the 2012 BET Awards.(Photo: Quantrell Colbert/Getty Images)
Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly Timeline - Frankie Beverly, the singer, songwriter, producer and guitarist who led Maze through its four decades of success, was born Howard Beverly on December 6, 1946, in Philadelphia.  (Photo: Richard E. Aaron/Redferns/Getty Images)
Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly - Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly initially formed under the name The Butlers, first recording together in 1963. (Photo: Courtesy Capitol Records)
Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly - The Butlers caught the eye of legendary songwriter/producer Kenneth Gamble, who released some recordings with the group. (Photos: David Corio/Getty Images; BMI/Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images)Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly - Beverly and the band relocated to the Bay Area and rechristened themselves as Frankie Beverly's Raw Soul around 1970. They released several singles under the new name. (Photo: Courtesy Gregar Records)

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Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly Timeline - Frankie Beverly, the singer, songwriter, producer and guitarist who led Maze through its four decades of success, was born Howard Beverly on December 6, 1946, in Philadelphia.  (Photo: Richard E. Aaron/Redferns/Getty Images)

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