New Kids on the Block

New Kids on the Block was a commercially successful boy band of the late 1980s and early 1990s formed in Boston in 1984.

The members of the band were Donnie

New Kids on the Block was a commercially successful boy band of the late 1980s and early 1990s formed in Boston in 1984.

The members of the band were Donnie Wahlberg, Jordan Knight, brother Jonathan Knight, Danny Wood and Joe McIntyre, all from Boston. Based on R&B/Pop quintet New Edition and assembled by their former manager and producer Maurice Starr, their self-titled debut album in 1986 was largely ignored.