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Thread started 09/12/06 11:28am

Harlepolis

Your Fave Obscure Soul Sirens?

Its really beyond me how this woman never got a chance in the industry,,,


She was one of the REALLY most 'genuine' soul sirens. I could fearlessly rank her in the same breath as Aretha, Gladys, Chaka and Patti.

Record labels not knowing what to do with her must the main reason why she vanished without a trace.
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Reply #1 posted 09/12/06 11:46am

Icicle

I don`t know how obscure she is, but i`ve mentioned her several times here, without a single respond.

RUBY TURNER worship

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Reply #2 posted 09/12/06 11:47am

Harlepolis

Forgive me brotha, but I'm bluff.

Who is she?
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Reply #3 posted 09/12/06 11:52am

Icicle

Harlepolis said:

Forgive me brotha, but I'm bluff.

Who is she?

She`s a british singer, who released a now unknown album called "Women held up half the sky" in the late 80s, and a few albums after that. She still records...

My favorite song from her is her cover of Gladys Knight and the Pips` "Nobody but you"

Here`s a short clip: http://www.artistdirect.c...src=search

Enjoy biggrin
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Reply #4 posted 09/12/06 11:53am

sosgemini

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Space for sale...
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Reply #5 posted 09/12/06 12:40pm

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...Mary Wells - My Guy, Two Lovers, You Beat Me To The Punch


...Barbara Acklin - Love Makes a Woman


...Maxine Brown - Oh No Not My Baby


...Linda Jones - Hypnotized (or Hip-ma-tized)


...Barbara Mason - Yes, I'm Ready


...Brenda Holloway - Every Little Bit Hurts
(co-wrote You've Made Me So Very Happy - Blood, Sweat & Tears)


...Barbara Lewis - Hello Stanger


...Doris Troy (Payne) - Just One Look


...Erma Franklin - Piece of My Heart


...Betty Everett - You're No Good, The Shoop Shoop Song

...
...Fontella Bass - Rescue Me


tA

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Reply #6 posted 09/12/06 12:45pm

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Minnie Riperton.
THE TRAFFIC JAMMERS, The Org's house band: VAINANDY -- lead singer; NAJEE -- bass; THE AUDIENCE -- guitar; PHUNKDADDY -- rhythm guitar; ALEX de PARIS -- keyboards; Da PRETTYMAN -- keyboards; FUNKENSTEIN -- drums. HOLD ON TO YOUR DRAWERS!
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Reply #7 posted 09/12/06 12:51pm

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Not sure if she's necessarily soul (more jazz, pop, and a mix of everything I guess) but I love her:





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Reply #8 posted 09/12/06 2:17pm

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minneapolisgenius said:

Not sure if she's necessarily soul (more jazz, pop, and a mix of everything I guess) but I love her:


I'd put her in the Jazz camp and she's got a great voice.
Her style is influenced a lot by the male vocalist Little Jimmy Scott.

Started to say, "Obscure?".
Then I thought that if you hadn't included pics some may have thought you were referring to the Heart guitarist. smile


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theAudience said:

minneapolisgenius said:

Not sure if she's necessarily soul (more jazz, pop, and a mix of everything I guess) but I love her:


I'd put her in the Jazz camp and she's got a great voice.
Her style is influenced a lot by the male vocalist Little Jimmy Scott.

Started to say, "Obscure?".
Then I thought that if you hadn't included pics some may have thought you were referring to the Heart guitarist. smile


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I don't think I've heard Little Jimmy Scott. hmmm

But I like Heart's Nancy Wilson as well. nod thumbs up! Although, I suppose she'd be TOTALLY wrong for this thread. lol
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Reply #10 posted 09/12/06 2:37pm

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minneapolisgenius said:


I don't think I've heard Little Jimmy Scott. hmmm

At your first opportunity rent this DVD...



...If You Only Knew

It's a heart wrenching story of the human spirit's triumph over adversity.
And he's got a truly phenomenal and unique voice.

tA

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Reply #11 posted 09/12/06 11:04pm

Harlepolis

Nancy Wilson is from the Dinah Washington school. I hear Little Jimmy Scott, but QUEENIE was the one behind Nancy's influence.
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Reply #12 posted 09/12/06 11:15pm

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Harlepolis said:

Nancy Wilson is from the Dinah Washington school. I hear Little Jimmy Scott, but QUEENIE was the one behind Nancy's influence.

From a January 2003 interview...

JEFFREY BROWN: I often see you referred to as one of the last greats of the golden era of singers. Who did you learn from, who did you listen to?

NANCY WILSON: My father was the one who really listened to the recordings. So my early influences were male, it was Billy Eckstein, Nat Cole, and Little Jimmy Scott. Then I found Sarah, I was around 15.

JEFFREY BROWN: Sarah Vaughn --

NANCY WILSON: Sarah Vaughn, the brilliance of that voice. The humor Diana Washington. The sound is Jimmy Scott. And then the overall picture, Lena Horne. And I never saw any of these people perform at 15. But I heard them on recording, and I saw their pictures, and I knew who they were. And I just loved the music, I loved the songs.

...http://www.pbs.org/newsho...01-07.html



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Reply #13 posted 09/13/06 2:02am

Harlepolis

Intersting!!!

Speaking of Dinah, she resented Nancy early in her career(Becoz of how Downbeat and other magazines saying that she would snatch her crown).
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Reply #14 posted 09/14/06 5:40am

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theAudience said:

minneapolisgenius said:


I don't think I've heard Little Jimmy Scott. hmmm

At your first opportunity rent this DVD...



...If You Only Knew

It's a heart wrenching story of the human spirit's triumph over adversity.
And he's got a truly phenomenal and unique voice.

tA

peace Tribal Disorder

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Cool. thumbs up! I'll keep an eye out for it. nod
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