Early 1970's teen soul group Black Ivory has just released a new album.

This is a recent performance of one of their classic tunes.

Here's a couple of the new songs.

Here's a audio interview recorded February 28, 2012.

Black Ivory

Wow, thanks. I will look into this. Good to know they're still performing.

never heard of em

scriptgirl said:

never heard of em

Here's an old Right On! article:

scriptgirl said:

never heard of em

One of them 70s soul groups with the brother with thw high voice.

Leroy also did some producing & writing for other acts in the late 1970's and 1980's. He wrote Big Time that Rick James sang.

For those of you who don't know Leroy Burgess (the bald brotha on the left), he's sung, written, arranged, produced, and/or played on some of the most sought after '70s/'80s disco/club classics.

^^That performance comes from this episode:

SOUL!

Here's a sample of some of their 'Blue light in the basement music' from back in the day. I always loved that falsetto voice.

Wow Black Ivory still performing, This is my all time favorite house headz track by Black Ivory

HuMpThAnG said:

I've never heard this before today. Brotha's voice is way up there, it!

yanowha said:

For those of you who don't know Leroy Burgess (the bald brotha on the left), he's sung, written, arranged, produced, and/or played on some of the most sought after '70s/'80s disco/club classics.

This was THE jam!

MadamGoodnight said:

I've never heard this before today. Brotha's voice is way up there, it!

Judging by the way his speaking voice sounds in the store performance video above, I'm not sure Leroy can do the high notes anymore. I guess that is why Stuart was doing the falsetto vocals.

MickyDolenz said:

MadamGoodnight said:

I've never heard this before today. Brotha's voice is way up there, it!

Judging by the way his speaking voice sounds in the store performance video above, I'm not sure Leroy can do the high notes anymore. I guess that is why Stuart was doing the falsetto vocals.

My guess also

Wow,this is a blast from the past! Their 1979 disco hit "Mainline" is my favorite.Didn't know that they were still releasing new music.

steelyd said:

Wow Black Ivory still performing, This is my all time favorite house headz track by Black Ivory

Yep,that's the one! That's my favorite

MickyDolenz said:

Early 1970's teen soul group Black Ivory has just released a new album.

There's a bizarre Gary Numan lookalike in this 'group'.

WOW! They look good too, I was wondering whatever happened to them!

Dont turn arooooooound...

I sampled their song If I Could Be A Mirror once.

Here's another new song.

I'm not familiar with them as well but I applaud their effort to put out new material when sales and airplay are virtually non exsistant. They look quite handsome and healthy for men in their 50's.

UncleGrandpa said:

I'm not familiar with them as well but I applaud their effort to put out new material when sales and airplay are virtually non exsistant. They look quite handsome and healthy for men in their 50's.

There's an older market who is not being catered to by the major labels and the media. The smaller labels like Alligator, Malaco, etc. have been around for years with little attention from radio, press, and TV. Some of these old acts are popular in Japan as well.

2elijah said:

Here's a sample of some of their 'Blue light in the basement music' from back in the day. I always loved that falsetto voice.

I had to come back through here. I missed this one. Now this, I have heard before. This is some serious ear candy!

You and I

have an understanding

Thanks orgers, I'm still lovin' on this group!

MadamGoodnight said:

Thanks orgers, I'm still lovin' on this group!

New song.