Each show shed light on why all of their careers never really saw their fullest potentials given the many challenges they faced – some of which were never truly overcome.ĭespite all their demons – primarily suffered at the hands of an abusive father and drug addictions that more than half the singing siblings struggled with – the DeBarge family collectively made a musical mark in the 1970s and ‘80s that, at their peak, rivaled just about anyone else’s. Unfortunately, the TV broadcasts also told the sad, darker stories about the family that touched on common themes of physical and emotional abuse, drug addictions, and an inability to properly deal with those problems at the times when they needed to most. The singing DeBarge family (clockwise from top left): Randy, El, Bunny, James, Mark, Bobby, Tommy, and Chico. Recent airings of the new made-for-TV movie “The Bobby DeBarge Story” along with the 2017 Unsung episode about his former band, Switch – plus an earlier 2008 episode showcasing his siblings’ group DeBarge – have reminded fans just how much talent this family really had.
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