Career
He was from the Boston, Massachusetts area, growing up in Brockton, Massachusetts and later living in Waltham. At the age of 16, Bender recorded his first album, titled Baby Doll, for Epic Records. Bender"s manager Terryl L. Calloway later stated about Baby Doll: "lieutenant didn"t sell.
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The record didn"t sell anything." Bender nevertheless went on to secure a $500,000 contract with EastWest Records. He signed a seven-album contract, although only one album on that contract was released before his death.
The album hit Number. 92 on the Billboard magazine Rhythm & Blues album chart.
His two charted singles "I Knew" and "" broke into the top 70 on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart. Other songs he was known for included "Who Will I Choose" and "Kiss and Make Up".
On November 3, 1991, at 2:17 Master of Arts, Bender was shot and killed in Brockton while sitting in his black Mercedes Benz outside of the Crescent Court housing project where his mother lived. Eroy Kindell was convicted of second degree murder and has been recently released from prison.
His accomplice Stephen "Sticks" Fernandes was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life without parole.