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the great Philippé Wynne | |
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Bobby McFerrin Bob McGrath (he released a few records in the 1960s before being cast on Sesame Street) Enchantment Jose Feliciano (he seems to be mostly known today for Feliz Navidad) Tavares Leon Bridges Joe Simon Tony Terry Jesse Powell Christión You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Rahsaan Patterson Will Downing Chris Walker Gary Taylor Glenn Jones Howard Hewitt Joe Michael Franks Noel Gourdin O'bryan Phil Perry Stephen Bishop
"It's not nice to fuck with K.B.! All you haters will see!" - Kitbradley
"The only true wisdom is knowing you know nothing." - Socrates | |
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Curtis Mayfield is wildly underrated and overlooked as a singer and Master Songwriter/Composer | |
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Damn, how could I forget Gary Taylor! Definitely Underrated, and one of my unsung heroes!
One of my prized possessions is a 45 single of his original version of "Just Get's Better With Time". When he wrote it as a single for his proposed second album, A&M, his label at the time, said they could not hear a hit.
Gary ended up giving the song to Alfie Silas, and later to the Whispers, who, of course, scored a huge hit with the song....
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.... [Edited 5/17/21 19:21pm] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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Little Richard (after 1959) You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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the great, great Marvin Junior (The Dells)...the man the great Teddy Pendergrass took his whole vocal style from | |
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- Little Jimmy Scott
- Eddie Kendricks (not lesser know but not the most talked about Temptation) - Emanuel “EJ” Johnson from Enchantment - G.C. Cameron - Al Hibbler - Screamin Jay Hawkins is mostly known for his antics, but few know that his reading of jazz standards were impeccable. He proved to be a serious artist when folks were too distracted by his self-made persona. - Johnny Ace - Little Junior Parker - Leroy Burgess - ZZ Hill (VainAndy hooked me to him) [Edited 5/19/21 1:10am] | |
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MickyDolenz said: Little Richard (after 1959) Agree! His Jimi Hendrix era is my fave Little Richard moment. | |
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Little Richard's music did not get the promotion and attention after his early success. Same for others like Fats Domino & Chubby Checker. They became oldies acts who people would go to see perform their 1950s hits. Elvis continued to get noticed because all of those movies he did in the 1960s. Elvis had TV specials & concert films later in his career and he still got radio airplay. Richard kinda became a celebrity personality that was seen on TV shows, like the kind who would be on Hollywood Squares or talk shows like Mike Douglas. Some people today know him as the guy who would say "shut up" on TV commercials. Richard's gospel records are pretty good too. On the gospel stuff, he often sings different, less screaming. He sings straight, you probably would not know it was him. You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Omg the gospel stuff! They really showcased his range and proved he sang like an Angel. I loved his gospel period too. His career is one of the most frustrating stories in rock & roll, combination of racism and missed opportunities. | |
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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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RJOrion said: the great, great Marvin Junior (The Dells)...the man the great Teddy Pendergrass took his whole vocal style from That one held note in the Chess version of “Oh What a Night”.., my God !! #SOCIETYDEFINESU | |
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MickyDolenz said: Little Richard (after 1959) “I Don’t know What You Got (But it’s Got Me”) #SOCIETYDEFINESU | |
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jjhunsecker said: RJOrion said: the great, great Marvin Junior (The Dells)...the man the great Teddy Pendergrass took his whole vocal style from
That one held note in the Chess version of “Oh What a Night”.., my God !! WORD!...legendary...and when you see the video clips on youtube of him doing that, he looks effortless holding that note...but wasnt the song "Stay (In My Corner)"? [Edited 6/7/21 16:12pm] | |
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RJOrion said: jjhunsecker said: That one held note in the Chess version of “Oh What a Night”.., my God !! WORD!...legendary...and when you see the video clips on youtube of him doing that, he looks effortless holding that note...but wasnt the song "Stay (In My Corner)"? [Edited 6/7/21 16:12pm] Actually, you’re correct... brain fog ! #SOCIETYDEFINESU | |
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Alot of people don't know that George Micheal sang background for Cassidy. I always felt he was underrated as a singer.  Just Music-No Categories-Enjoy It! |
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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Lewis Taylor
Jarle Bernhoft Jarrod Lawson [Edited 6/27/21 6:56am] It gets so salty baby (bittersweet by Lewis Taylor) | |
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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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