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RIP Steve Mancha
From onenationboardroom.com
Steve Mancha is the stage name for Clyde Wilson, one of the greatest Soul singers and songwriters to emerge from Detroit in the 1960s. His may not be a household name, but in Soul music circles, he is known as one of the best our town had to offer.
In the latter part of the '60s, Clyde signed on with Holland-Dozier-Holland's Invictus Records, singing on hits such as 100 Proof Aged In Soul's "Someone's Been Sleeping in My Bed" and 8th Day's "She Not Just Another Woman", both with brilliant McKinley Jackson arrangements. He was part of George Clinton's revolving Parliament cast delivering the goods on the quintessential Detroit funk "Breakdown" as an uncredited Parliamentarian, as well as "Come In Out of the Rain" on 1970's Osmium LP. Clyde made some big hits in the '70s, with four gold records to show for it, but H-D-H followed Berry Gordy's assembly line style of record production and many great artists were disparaged to obscurity by anonymity. Much like the Funk Brothers, Clyde Wilson never got the fame or fortune he deserved.
Clyde Wilson made his transition on January 8, 2011 at 4:08 p.m. at Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan after several years of suffering. He is in a better place and his music and his memory lives on.
A tribute and remembrance performance for Clyde will be held on Sunday, January 23 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Northern Lights Lounge, 660 W. Baltimore Ave, Detroit (313) 873-1739. Many friends including Melvin Davis, McKinley Jackson, Pat Lewis, Buddy Smith, Joey Kingfish, and Cody Black will be performing. Proceeds will go to Clyde's mother and brother to help offset his medical expenses.
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