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Kiddo was a P-Funk offspring group at A&M Records formed by former Parliament - Funkadelic guitarist [a=Michael Hampton] and writer [a=Donnie Sterling] in the early '80s. They recorded 2 albums for A&M Records. Before they were signed, the group called themselves "Donnie Sterling & Above and Beyond". They were managed by [a=David Libert] and later by Don Butler. [a=Jheryl Busby] started to promote Kiddo after they signed to A&M. The band also signed to [a=Norby Walters Associates] for tours on the same concert bill with George Clinton and his p-funk army, and for an appearance on [l=Don Cornelius' Soul Train] tv show series when their single "Try My Loving" was released. After Busby left to MCA and did not succeed to buy the Kiddo masters, the promotion for the group stopped. They disbanded then after their second album release. Around 1988, their manager Don Butler reunited the group with six members, including Donnie Sterling, Arthur Brown, Leroy Davis, a female artist and two other members. They performed in Japan and also planned to tour the USA around October 1988. Donnie Sterling, Arthur Brown and a few other musicians performed again live as a reunited Kiddo group with tracks such as "She's Got The Body", "What I See, I Like", (etc) on the Funk Freaks Elevated Tour (posted online, April 30, 2016) and "Try My Loving", (etc) at an event by Curious Entertainment Funk Rehab (posted online, May 13 & 22, 2020)