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JUDY CLAY:
Related to Dionne Warwicke and with a similar gospel background, Judy recorded as a solo on Ember and Stax, but it was her duets with Billy Vera ("Storybook Children" and "Country Girl-City Man" Atlantic, 1967-68) and William Bell ("Private Number" Stax, 1968) which brought her most success.

1000 GIANTS OF BLACK MUSIC - JUNE 1974: - PART FOUR
Black Music June 1974: - Vol. 1 / Issue 7

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OTIS CLAY:
A series of searing soul ballads on One-Derful including the classic "That`s How It Is" brought some success, as too did "She`s About A Mover" (Cotillion, 1968) but his potential has yet to be fully explored even by his latest label, Hi.

1000 GIANTS OF BLACK MUSIC - JUNE 1974: - PART FOUR
Black Music June 1974: - Vol. 1 / Issue 7

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BUCK CLAYTON:
Fine jazz trumpeter who spent seven years (`36-`43) with Count Basie before fronting own groups and playing on many an all-star jam session.

1000 GIANTS OF BLACK MUSIC - JUNE 1974: - PART FOUR
Black Music June 1974: - Vol. 1 / Issue 7

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DOCTOR CLAYTON:
Peter `Doctor` Clayton was a Chicago based blues singer whose exuberant, often salacious songs found a highly appreciative audience. His "On The Killing Floor" (Victor) is a minor, much revived, classic. He died in 1946 from alcoholic poisoning.

1000 GIANTS OF BLACK MUSIC - JUNE 1974: - PART FOUR
Black Music June 1974: - Vol. 1 / Issue 7

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MERRY CLAYTON:
After years of obscure singles in the `60s (she cut the original, unsuccessful version of "It`s In His Kiss") and faceless session work, she gained a reputation as one of THE backup singers. She`s had some fair selling singles on Ode ("Gimme Shelter").

1000 GIANTS OF BLACK MUSIC - JUNE 1974: - PART FOUR
Black Music June 1974: - Vol. 1 / Issue 7

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CLEFTONES:
New York group who gained success in the late fifties and early `60s with doowop ballads and finger-snapping rockers. Their bigest hit was a hiccuping version of "Heart And Soul" (Gee, 1961).

1000 GIANTS OF BLACK MUSIC - JUNE 1974: - PART FOUR
Black Music June 1974: - Vol. 1 / Issue 7

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JIMMY CLIFF:
He had his first Jamaican hit in 1962 with "Hurricane Hattie", and after a series of tours in America with Byron Lee & The Dragonaires, he came to England with Island Records. "Wonderful World Beautiful People" in `69 established him as an exceptional composer/singer and his lead role in the film The Harder They Come, established him as the first Jamaican superstar.

1000 GIANTS OF BLACK MUSIC - JUNE 1974: - PART FOUR
Black Music June 1974: - Vol. 1 / Issue 7

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CLOVERS:
One of the classic R&B vocal groups of the `50s. Their varying styles (smooth doowops: "Blue Velvet" and "Devil Or Angel" and raucous rockers: "Your Cash Ain`t Nothin` But Trash") made them one of the great groups. On leaving Atlantic they hit with "Love Potion No. 9" (UA) in 1959.

1000 GIANTS OF BLACK MUSIC - JUNE 1974: - PART FOUR
Black Music June 1974: - Vol. 1 / Issue 7

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COASTERS:
The fact that a book is soon to be published about this historic R&B/R&R group indicates their importance. The popularity of the Coasters with their wry vocals set to a rockin` beat courtesy of producer/writers Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller and rockin` saxman King Curtis have ensured that such goodies as "Searchin`" (1957), "Yakety Yak" (1958), "Charlie Brown" (1958) and "Poison Ivy" (1959) are listened to as well as written about by historians.

1000 GIANTS OF BLACK MUSIC - JUNE 1974: - PART FOUR
Black Music June 1974: - Vol. 1 / Issue 7

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BILLY COBHAM:
A new hero to rock freaks through his work with the Mahavishnu Orchestra and his recent solo work on Atlantic, Cobham`s pyrotechnic drums have accompanied Miles Davis, Horace Silver and (on record) scores of soul singers.

1000 GIANTS OF BLACK MUSIC - JUNE 1974: - PART FOUR
Black Music June 1974: - Vol. 1 / Issue 7

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