New Kids on the Block
New Kids On The Block was a commercially successful boy band of the late 1980s.
The members of the band were Donnie Wahlberg, Jordan Knight, brother Jonathan Knight, Danny Wood, and Joe McIntyre, all from Boston. Based on R&B/Pop quintet New Edition and assembled by their former manager & producer Maurice Starr, their self-titled first album in 1986 was largely ignored. Their second album, 1988's 1990's Step by Step, with some of the songs co-written by the group members.
Faced with the constant derision of people outside their preteen fan base and the maturation of that base, in the 1990s they split off from Starr and released one album of self-composed R&B, Face The Music, which, despite a mildly positive critical reception, sold poorly. The group broke up in 1994.
After the group's demise, Wahlberg and Danny Wood formed a record label, and Wahlberg also produced two albums of his brother Mark Wahlberg, who has gone on to become a successful actor. Joey McIntyre and Jordan Knight each released moderately successful solo albums. Also, McIntyre has performed in Broadway musicals.
More recenly, Donnie Wahlberg has been involved in movies such as "Sixth Sense" and the short-lived series "Boomtown" in which he played Detective Stevens.
