They had that old skool jam "release yourself"? I think it has been sampled many times? Did any of you guys ever have their album? I wish I could find this.

wow, that is certainly an old one. I remember the song but don't know anything about them or the album.

not sure but they sound like jimi hendrix´old buddys back in hendrix´time they were calling themselves "the ghetto fighters"

prettymansson said:

nope, it wasnt the twins thier lead vocalist was a cat named Leroy Burgess who was an original member of Black Ivory
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TheRealFiness said:

Now there's a name I haven't heard in decades!

TheRealFiness said:

Im sorry but u are not correct... check out this link..

http://www.ghettofighter.com/bio.html
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prettymansson said:

yeha and where are they now?... still following Jimi's shadow spewing the same garbage they did on the first documentary in the 70's. i admit i was wrong. but at this juncture, who cares the main person was Leroy Burgess.

TheRealFiness said:

Would you happen to know where I might be able to get a copy of the Aleems on cd? I've done a search online and it looks like they released an GH or something.

So what are Black Ivory like?

dancerella said:

Black Ivory had hit singles on Patrick Adams's "Today records" in the late 60's early 70's such as Dont turn around, spinning around and a few others. classic soul,

i was watching a band of gypsies documentary tonight on hendrix and the brothers seem to kiss his ass now...but on that first movie back from the 70´s they were dissing him...saying things like he purchased the black panthers paper to impress them...yada yada yada....i met those dudes...they seem like sorta shady characters ...

prettymansson said:

so they were in a band with hedrix??

dancerella said:

No...he lived in the same apartment as them when he first arrived in new york...and later he used them to sing background vocals on a few of his later recordings....he also had plans b4 he died to help them record a "ghetto fighters album.