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R.I.P. Lillian Lopez of Disco Group Odyssey
(September 5, 2012) We've just learned that Lillian Lopez, a founding member and lead singer of the group Odyssey, known to most music fans for their 1977 hit "Native New Yorker," has died at age 76 after an extended illness. Lillian, along with sister Louise, formed the group with singer Tony Reynolds, who was later replaced by Bill McEachern.
The group rode the disco wave, and while they had moderate success in the US with songs like "Inside Out," they had much more acclaim in Europe, where they scored several hits between 1977 and 1983. But "Native New Yorker" became their calling card for the next three decades. The group, which changed members over the years, continued to perform around the world into the last decade. The Odyssey tribute page on Facebook included the following message from Lillian's son Steven Andre: "It is with tremendous sadness that I announce the passing of my Mother, my mentor, and my very best friend, the founder and first voice of ODYSSEY, Lillian Lopez Collazo Jackson, who died peacefully in hospice on September 4th due to stage four cancer at the age of 76... She will live on in spirit through Annis, Anne, and me as we endeavour to carry on her legacy; to continue the musical journey that is, and always was, ODYSSEY... And of course, her magical voice can still be heard on practically any day, anywhere in the UK: When next you do, and if you can, TURN IT UP! She'd like that... Goodbye Ma, and Thank You..."
http://www.soultracks.com...lopez-dies
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U 'gon make me shake my doo loose! http://www.twitter.com/nivlekbrad | |
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Rip Lillian | |
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Aww man. | |
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R.I.P For some reason last weekend i was going through Odyssey on youtube. I was just filled with nostalgia. This makes makes music like Native NEW YORKER even more poignant. | |
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This song is amazing. I've always loved it.
You guys remember Thelma dancing to this on a "Good Times" episode?
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This is one of my favorites by Odyssey...
"Don't Tell Me,Tell Her" (1980) | |
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Nick715 said: This song is amazing. I've always loved it.
You guys remember Thelma dancing to this on a "Good Times" episode?
R.I.P. I do.  | |
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"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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Still listen to "Native New Yorker" to this day. It would be on my Top 100 list. Love it! "Funkyslsistah… you ain't funky at all, you just a little ol' prude"!
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I just recently found out they recorded this song. I'm only familiar with Phyllis Hyman's version. BBR is reissuing that particular Odyssey album, if they haven't already. "It's not nice to fuck with K.B.! All you haters will see!" - Kitbradley
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I could agree with that....top 100 of all time. I always wondered why this song wasn't bigger than it was. It should be played on the radio everyday on Old School stations but it's not. It's an amazing song that I never get tired of.
RIP Lillian Lopez Do you remember lying in bed
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The follow-up single to "Native New Yorker"....
"Weekend Lover" by Odyssey (1978)
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