Half Mile Home

Ohio vocal trio Half Mile Home make dynamic R&B- and hip-hop-infused gospel music. Since growing out of their earlier incarnation as a secular R&B ensemble in the '90s, Half Mile Home features siblings Terence (lead vocals/guitars) and Todd Burton (vocals/drums), along with Youngstown native Darryl Brownlee (piano/production). Influenced by classic soul acts like the O'Jays, the Ohio Players, James Ingram, and Babyface, the Akron-based group initially came together in the early '90s with the goal of launching a mainstream R&B career. Going under the name 1-900, they released a...