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The Golden World Story
Detroit Emeralds |
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The Detroit Emeralds perform "Show Time" at The Apollo
Theater, Harlem in 1968; L-R Ivory, Abe and James
photograph
courtesy Ivory & Cleofas Tilmon (special thanks to SisDetroit)
The Detroit Emeralds
consisted of Abe Tilmon, Ivy (Ivory) Tilmon and James
Mitchell, and came to prominence via "Show Time"
which was released in March 1968 and achieved Pop #89,
R&B #22.
The song was
recorded at United Sound Systems, and was written and
produced by Hamilton/Weems/Garrett, and arranged by Sonny
Sanders. The follow-up, "Shades down",
was released in April and was written by
Hamilton/Toney. The Emeralds final Ric-Tic
release came in July with "Take me the way I am"
and they moved to
Westbound in 1969. Apparently they went
on to own a bar in Detroit called the Emerald Lounge which
showcased themselves and other artists such as Cody Black. Two months after the
Emeralds final release, the curtain came down on Ric-Tic when
Berry bought out the remaining assets. The Flaming Embers
"Just like children" was the last throw of the
dice in September 1968. Ric-Tic145.
Five years later the
Golden World label would make a dramatic re-appearance with
a 45 by the Modern Times but like most revivals the magic
was gone.
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DESIGN
AND GRAPHICS BY
LOWELL BOILEAU
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Soul and the great Motown era of Detroit Musics. It covers Golden
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Mae Matthews, Rose Battiste, Tera Shirma, Fred Bridges, Supremes,
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