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Cavin Yarbrough(1954-2025)

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Cavin Yarbrough started his music career with a #1 Billboard smash, Don't Stop the Music. He is indeed that voice that resounds "don't you stop it, don't you stop - don't stop the music"!! Along with that success, came several television appearances along with his wife/partner, Alisa P. Yarbrough. They toured extensively, both in the United States and abroad - showcasing Don't Stop the Music along with Guilty, I Wouldn't Lie to You...and many other songs.

Soon, Cavin was approached about acting in theatre. He acted in several performances, and then Blind Lemon Blues came along, and he played three characters as well as performing with the ensemble. He and Alisa performed in this piece, and they, along with Director Akin Babatunde Wrote/Arranged the music. Blind Lemon Blues was performed at the Guggenheim Theatre in New York, and Off-Broadway...and off to Europe.

Soon after that, Cavin and Alisa were asked to act in a movie called "The Rings That Bind Us". It was an amazing 1st experience, acting in a movie. Soon after that, they were again approached to act in a short film called Flesh and Bones...and just recently, they filmed in a A Miracle Christmas! They now have the "acting bug", along with music and stage!!
BornJanuary 22, 1954
DiedJune 19, 2025(71)
BornJanuary 22, 1954
DiedJune 19, 2025(71)
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Known for

Top of the Pops (1964)
Top of the Pops
6.9
TV Series
  • Soundtrack("Don't Stop the Music")
The Rings That Bind Us (2022)
The Rings That Bind Us
9.1
  • Lovie Garrett
  • 2022
A Christmas Miracle (2023)
A Christmas Miracle
4.0
  • Host
  • 2023
The John Davidson Show (1980)
The John Davidson Show
4.8
TV Series
  • Self(as Yarbrough & Peoples)

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Actor



  • A Christmas Miracle (2023)
    A Christmas Miracle
    4.0
    • Host
    • 2023
  • The Rings That Bind Us (2022)
    The Rings That Bind Us
    9.1
    • Lovie Garrett
    • 2022

Soundtrack



  • Top of the Pops (1964)
    Top of the Pops
    6.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "Don't Stop the Music"
    • writer: "Don't Stop the Music"
    • 1981

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  • Alternative name
    • Yarbrough & Peoples
  • Born
    • January 22, 1954
    • Dallas, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • June 19, 2025
    • USA(complications from heart disease)
  • Spouse
    • Alisa P. Yarbrough1987 - June 18, 2025 (his death)
  • Relatives
    • Barbara Yarbrough(Sibling)

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    Brother-in-law of Luvenia Peoples Punch, Linda Peoples, Luther Peoples, and Troy Peoples.

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