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Re: 1000 Giants Of Black Music
Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 12:17 pm
by stepping razor
JOHN COLTRANE:
Worked in several jazz bands in the `40s but it was when John Coltrane joined Miles Davis that his tenor and soprano sax improvisations began to shake the jazz world. He had a brief spell with Thelonious Monk in `57 and John finally broke from Davis in `60. His towering influence has survived his death in 1968 at the age of 41.
1000 GIANTS OF BLACK MUSIC - JUNE 1974: - PART FOUR
Black Music June 1974: - Vol. 1 / Issue 7
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Re: 1000 Giants Of Black Music
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 11:30 am
by stepping razor
ARTHUR CONLEY:
Possessing an expressive, Sam Cooke-ish voice, Arthur benefited from Otis Redding`s guidance and hit in 1967 with the million selling "Sweet Soul Music". A succession of uptempo `Memphis sound` hits propelled him into the `70s when the white backlash against soul meant a fall from favour.
1000 GIANTS OF BLACK MUSIC - JUNE 1974: - PART FOUR
Black Music June 1974: - Vol. 1 / Issue 7
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Re: 1000 Giants Of Black Music
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 11:37 am
by stepping razor
CONTOURS:
Although never able to come up with another disc as big as "Do You Love Me"--that hysterical, bellowing stomper of 1962--the Contours, despite personnel changes, sold steadily for Motown Records (Gordy) until 1967. They faded into oblivion by 1970.
1000 GIANTS OF BLACK MUSIC - JUNE 1974: - PART FOUR
Black Music June 1974: - Vol. 1 / Issue 7
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Re: 1000 Giants Of Black Music
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 11:44 am
by stepping razor
SAM COOKE:
The original "Mr. Soul". After leaving the phenomenally successful gospel team the Soul Stirrers he cut a series of smash hits for Keen ("You Send Me", `57) Speciality ("I`ll Come Running Back To You" `57) and RCA ("Love You Most Of All" `58, "Only Sixteen", `59, "Wonderful World", `60; "Cupid" `61) and so on right up until his tragic death in a shooting incident in 1966. His mellow relaxed and warm vocals were sometimes close to easy-listening, but Sam`s roots were never completely lost, despite RCA`s often inept productions. His compositions and his vocal influence have never died.
1000 GIANTS OF BLACK MUSIC - JUNE 1974: - PART FOUR
Black Music June 1974: - Vol. 1 / Issue 7
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Re: 1000 Giants Of Black Music
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 11:51 am
by stepping razor
COOKIE & HIS CUPCAKES:
Down Louisianna way you can still hear this band who`ve known national R&B (and even pop) hits with numbers like "Matilda" (Judd, 1959) and "Got You On My Mind" (Chess 1963). Everything from blues to rock to soul--Cookie has "a sound from the swamps".
1000 GIANTS OF BLACK MUSIC - JUNE 1974: - PART FOUR
Black Music June 1974: - Vol. 1 / Issue 7
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Re: 1000 Giants Of Black Music
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 11:56 am
by stepping razor
COOKIES:
Featuring the sweetly coy voice of Earl Jean with assorted backups from Little Eva, Idalia Boyd (Eva`s sister) and even Carole King, the Dimension dolls had some beautiful schlock-rock hits with "Chains" (`62), "Don`t Say Nothin` Bad About My Baby" (`63), and "Girls Grow Up Faster Than Boys".
1000 GIANTS OF BLACK MUSIC - JUNE 1974: - PART FOUR
Black Music June 1974: - Vol. 1 / Issue 7
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Re: 1000 Giants Of Black Music
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 12:02 pm
by stepping razor
LES COOPER:
Pianist Les wrote a big doowop hit "Desire" (for the Charts in 1957) but had to wait `til 1962 for fame when the monotonous "Wiggle Wobble" by Les Cooper & The Soul Rockers was a huge hit. Subsequently he slipped back to obscure session work.
1000 GIANTS OF BLACK MUSIC - JUNE 1974: - PART FOUR
Black Music June 1974: - Vol. 1 / Issue 7
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Re: 1000 Giants Of Black Music
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 12:04 pm
by stepping razor
CORNELIUS BROTHERS & SISTER ROSE:
Eddie Cornelius (and sisters) smashed the charts in 1970 with the pulsating "Treat Her Like A Lady" and his head through a car windscreen in an accident shortly afterwards. A year or so off the scene didn`t affect the group`s hit status and a string of pop successes has followed for UA records.
1000 GIANTS OF BLACK MUSIC - JUNE 1974: - PART FOUR
Black Music June 1974: - Vol. 1 / Issue 7
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Re: 1000 Giants Of Black Music
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 12:07 pm
by stepping razor
CORSAIRS:
Anybody who has heard of the voices of Jay Bird Uzzell and King Moe Uzzell featured on the Corsairs smash hits of 1961-1962 "Smokey Places" and "I`ll Take You Home" (Tuff) might well nominate them as the most bizarre group ever to enter a recording studio.
1000 GIANTS OF BLACK MUSIC - JUNE 1974: - PART FOUR
Black Music June 1974: - Vol. 1 / Issue 7
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Re: 1000 Giants Of Black Music
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 12:09 pm
by stepping razor
DAVE BABY CORTEZ:
Veteran keyboard session man of the `50s and `60s. Dave Clowney, alias Dave `Baby` Cortez, made No. 1 in the Hot 100 in 1959 with "The Happy Organ" (Clock) and almost hit as big with "Rinky Dink" (Chess, 1962). Numerous, rather ghastly, albums on Roulette eventually led to a mini-revival as a soul singer/organist on All Platinum.
1000 GIANTS OF BLACK MUSIC - JUNE 1974: - PART FOUR
Black Music June 1974: - Vol. 1 / Issue 7
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