Nolan Thomas
American musician
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Nolan Thomas (born Marko Kalfa; 24 August 1966 in Jersey City, NJ) is a fashion photographer and former Latin freestyle artist, mostly known for his 1984 single "Yo' Little Brother"[1] which peaked at #57 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Thomas appeared in the music video of "Yo' Little Brother". The original 12-inch single of "Yo' Little Brother" was initially released by Emergency Records. The music video was conceived by Stu Sleppin and Bob Teeman.
A full-length LP was released by Mirage/Atco/Atlantic Records in 1984, which yielded two more singles. In the UK during the mid-1980s "Yo' Little Brother" was aired on Channel 4's The Max Headroom Show. In 1989 he released the single "Once Around The Block", under the name Mark Kalfa.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Yo' Little Brother |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | |||||||||||||
| "Yo' Little Brother" | 1984 | 57 | 26 | Yo' Little Brother | ||||||||||
| "One Bad Apple" | 1985 | 105 | 48 | |||||||||||
| "Too White" | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Once Around the Block"* | 1989 | — | — | Single | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
