Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly

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

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Maze feat. Frankie Beverly

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)

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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)

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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)

Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly - Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly initially formed under the name The Butlers, first recording together in 1963. (Photo: Courtesy Capitol Records)

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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)

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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)

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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 - 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)

Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly - Beverly and Raw Soul took a major step forward when they were brought to the attention of Marvin Gaye, who recruited them to open for him on the road. At his urging, they changed their name to Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly in 1976. (Photos: David Corio/Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images; Rob Verhorst/Redferns/Getty Images)

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Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly - Beverly and Raw Soul took a major step forward when they were brought to the attention of Marvin Gaye, who recruited them to open for him on the road. At his urging, they changed their name to Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly in 1976. (Photos: David Corio/Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images; Rob Verhorst/Redferns/Getty Images)

Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly - The renamed and reborn band signed a contract with Capitol Records in 1976 and released their debut, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, a year later. The album went gold on the strength of hit singles "Happy Feelin's," "While I'm Alone" and "Lady of Magic."(Photo: Courtesy Capitol Records)

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Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly - The renamed and reborn band signed a contract with Capitol Records in 1976 and released their debut, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, a year later. The album went gold on the strength of hit singles "Happy Feelin's," "While I'm Alone" and "Lady of Magic."(Photo: Courtesy Capitol Records)

Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly - The band followed their debut success with 1978’s Golden Time of Day and 1979’s Inspiration, which both helped the band attract a loyal following in the U.K. and stateside.(Photo: Gems/Redferns/Getty Images)

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Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly - The band followed their debut success with 1978’s Golden Time of Day and 1979’s Inspiration, which both helped the band attract a loyal following in the U.K. and stateside.(Photo: Gems/Redferns/Getty Images)

Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly - The band’s fame grew even further with their 1980 album Joy & Pain, which included the hit title track. (Photo: Courtesy Capitol Records)

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Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly - The band’s fame grew even further with their 1980 album Joy & Pain, which included the hit title track.(Photo: Courtesy Capitol Records)

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Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly - Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly’s live performances were already nearing legendary status when they released their first live album, Live in New Orleans, in 1980. The album also included some new studio recordings, including the band’s signature hit, the classic “Before I Let Go.”(Photo: Courtesy Capitol Records)

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Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly - Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly’s live performances were already nearing legendary status when they released their first live album, Live in New Orleans, in 1980. The album also included some new studio recordings, including the band’s signature hit, the classic “Before I Let Go.”(Photo: Courtesy Capitol Records)

Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly - In 1985, the band dropped Can't Stop the Love, which featured their most commercially successful single to date, "Back in Stride,” their first song to top Billboard’s R&B charts.

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Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly - In 1985, the band dropped Can't Stop the Love, which featured their most commercially successful single to date, "Back in Stride,” their first song to top Billboard’s R&B charts.

Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly - In 1989 they kept the hit parade coming with Silky Soul, which featured another R&B chart-topping banger, "Can't Get Over You."(Photo: Richard E. Aaron/Redferns/Getty Images)

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Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly - In 1989 they kept the hit parade coming with Silky Soul, which featured another R&B chart-topping banger, "Can't Get Over You."(Photo: Richard E. Aaron/Redferns/Getty Images)

Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly - In 2009, the R&B greats of today paid tribute with Silky Soul Music: An All Star Tribute to Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly, a power-packed album that featured Joe, Mary J. Blige, Ledisi and others performing the band's biggest hits accompanied by Maze.(Photo: Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

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Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly - In 2009, the R&B greats of today paid tribute with Silky Soul Music: An All Star Tribute to Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly, a power-packed album that featured Joe, Mary J. Blige, Ledisi and others performing the band's biggest hits accompanied by Maze.(Photo: Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly - Tragedy struck the band last year when percussionist and background singer McKinley "Bug" Williams died of an apparent heart attack at a hotel in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on September 2, 2011.(Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

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Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly - Tragedy struck the band last year when percussionist and background singer McKinley "Bug" Williams died of an apparent heart attack at a hotel in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on September 2, 2011.(Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly - Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly can’t stop, won’t stop. The band continues to take their legendary live show on the road throughout America and Europe to this day, with Beverly in his signature all-white everything.(Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

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Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly - Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly can’t stop, won’t stop. The band continues to take their legendary live show on the road throughout America and Europe to this day, with Beverly in his signature all-white everything.(Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)