theAudience said:

mjscarousal said:

Little Richard

That is not a young Little Richard...

...It's Frank "Sugar Chile" Robinson doing Caldonia and that clip is from the 1946 movie "No Leave, No Love".

Music for adventurous listeners

tA

Tribal Records

Yeah Little Richard's professional career didn't start until he was 18.

Best child singers to me:

• Judy Garland
• Frankie Lymon
• "Little" Stevie Wonder
• Michael Jackson
• Tevin Campbell
• Christina Aguilera
• Aretha Franklin (find "Never Grow Old" and "Precious Love" which she recorded at 14 and tell me I'm lying)
• Shanice Wilson
• Brandy (hearing a 15-year-old girl sing "Brokenhearted" SOLO...wow)
• Monica (that entire first album - )

[Edited 10/26/11 13:30pm]

Aretha wreckin' havoc in church @ 14 y/o.

That is all.

yanowha said:

Aretha wreckin' havoc in church @ 14 y/o.

That is all.

Great minds think alike. (scroll up )

I would say Clyde McPhatter since his first professional records were at the age of 17 ("Do Something for Me") but I don't think he qualifies... same with Little Willie John but maybe they do I don't know, what you guys think?

Aretha sanging....anything....game over haha!

Timmy84 said:

Great minds think alike. (scroll up )

Young Michael

Tevin

theAudience said:

mjscarousal said:

Little Richard

That is not a young Little Richard...

...It's Frank "Sugar Chile" Robinson doing Caldonia and that clip is from the 1946 movie "No Leave, No Love".

Music for adventurous listeners

tA

Tribal Records

Okie Dokey.. thanks for correction!!

I really posted him and the Nicohals Brothers just to show children with ridiculous talent not so much vocals

^ And you forgot to mention this guy:

I did hear Little Richard was a prodigy on the piano but unfortunately there's no footage of him doing anything pre-18 years old.

Also, y'all also fail to mention this great child singer:

SEVEN YEARS OLD!!!!

Since Patti Austin performed at The Apollo Theater at the age of 4 (and lived to tell about it)...

[img:$uid]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b59/jbodine/Music%20II/Female/PA-WithDinahW.jpg[/img:$uid]

...and was taken under the wings of Dinah Washington and Sammy Davis Jr., she had to be killing it.



Music for adventurous listeners

tA

Tribal Records

theAudience said:

Since Patti Austin performed at The Apollo Theater at the age of 4 (and lived to tell about it)...

[img:$uid]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b59/jbodine/Music%20II/Female/PA-WithDinahW.jpg[/img:$uid]

...and was taken under the wings of Dinah Washington and Sammy Davis Jr., she had to be killing it.



Music for adventurous listeners

tA

Tribal Records

TRUE TRUE!

And even though there's no footage of him, but little Ronald Isley was not so shabby himself as a kid. LIKE Patti, he also sung in front of Dinah Washington. I don't know if he sang with her but apparently Dinah was impressed. He was so impressive as a kid that once when he sang at a church talent showcase, he won a $25 war bond! And of course he was still a kid when the Isleys began recording (15, 16-ish).

Timmy84 said:

^ And you forgot to mention this guy:

Best I've ever heard/seen:

Not one mention of the most gifted child singer ever?

Pokeno4Money said:

Not one mention of the most gifted child singer ever?

Milli Vanilli Mark Two

Timmy84 said:

Best child singers to me:

• Judy Garland
• Frankie Lymon
• "Little" Stevie Wonder
• Michael Jackson
• Tevin Campbell
• Christina Aguilera
• Aretha Franklin (find "Never Grow Old" and "Precious Love" which she recorded at 14 and tell me I'm lying)
• Shanice Wilson
• Brandy (hearing a 15-year-old girl sing "Brokenhearted" SOLO...wow)
• Monica (that entire first album - )

[Edited 10/26/11 13:30pm]

Really good list, Timmy!!!

NewPowerSista said:

Timmy84 said:

Best child singers to me:

• Judy Garland
• Frankie Lymon
• "Little" Stevie Wonder
• Michael Jackson
• Tevin Campbell
• Christina Aguilera
• Aretha Franklin (find "Never Grow Old" and "Precious Love" which she recorded at 14 and tell me I'm lying)
• Shanice Wilson
• Brandy (hearing a 15-year-old girl sing "Brokenhearted" SOLO...wow)
• Monica (that entire first album - )

[Edited 10/26/11 13:30pm]

Really good list, Timmy!!!

Thanks!

No Justin Bieber ...

But really, lil Jermaine Jackson was good. Evelyn King at 16.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

No Justin Bieber ...

But really, lil Jermaine Jackson was good. Evelyn King at 16.

Yeah Jermaine was good. Evelyn, I'm still like "16?!"

Forgot to mention Etta James too. Singing "Work With Me Henry" at 16 lmao

There was a child singer who came out shortly after Frankie and the Teenagers. I cant' remember his names, it was Ronnie something, but he sounding amazing.

DID ANYBODY LOOK AT MY DAMN VIDEO!?

LittleBLUECorvette said:

There was a child singer who came out shortly after Frankie and the Teenagers. I cant' remember his names, it was Ronnie something, but he sounding amazing.

Ronnie Dyson!

NewPowerSista said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

There was a child singer who came out shortly after Frankie and the Teenagers. I cant' remember his names, it was Ronnie something, but he sounding amazing.

Ronnie Dyson!

Ronnie Dyson

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/wa...YVjSd14dRo[/youtube]

Did I do that right, tA?

NewPowerSista said:

NewPowerSista said:

Ronnie Dyson!

Ronnie Dyson

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/wa...YVjSd14dRo[/youtube]

Did I do that right, tA?

Make sure your link's not highlighted lol

Timmy84 said:

NewPowerSista said:

Ronnie Dyson

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/wa...YVjSd14dRo[/youtube]

Did I do that right, tA?

Make sure your link's not highlighted lol

Thanks, Babe! Is that why I only got a link? (Well, it DID work! LOL) If it's not highlighted will the image come up or do I have to add that part, too? Tks!!

NewPowerSista said: