Yvonne Fair signing

[luckyluckyme]

When did Yvonne Fair officially sign to Motown?
DFTMC indicates May 1969 to be the first finished recording on which she was the lead vocalist.

[BigAl]

She and Chuck Jackson [[as separate acts, not a duo) opened for DRATS in the summer of 1968, so I would have to assume she signed with the label prior to that.

[reese]

I recall reading an interview with Chuck Jackson where he talked about signing with Motown, and I believe he said that he and Yvonne had been signed at the same time, somewhere around 1967, possibly.

[heikki]

Hi!

That's right, Reese. Chuck told me that he went to Motown in October 1967 and a part of his deal was to take Yvonne Fair with him.

Best regards
Heikki

[theboyfromxtown]

She seemed to have been teamed up with Chuck first before being assigned a solo track in May 1968 on We Should Never Be Lonely My Love

[reese]

She seemed to have been teamed up with Chuck first before being assigned a solo track in May 1968 on We Should Never Be Lonely My Love

They have a nice duet on the first A CELLARFUL OF MOTOWN! collection, "It Must Be Love."

[honest man]

[QUOTE=BigAl;419491]She and Chuck Jackson [[as separate acts, not a duo) opened for DRATS in the summer of 1968, so I would have to assume she signed with the label prior to that.[/QUOTE Wow ,What i would have given to see those 3 acts appearing on the same bill,especially DRATS my all time fave group,and Chuck my all time fave male singer and Yvonne Fair just pure TNT,what an experience-dream for me,cheers.

[kenneth]

I think the notes with the reissue of "The Bitch is Black" include a brief bio of Yvonne's early career, and as I recall I think they interviewed someone from her family also. Of course, I can't find my copy at the moment to verify that.

[TomatoTom123]

“Yvonne was touring with Chuck Jackson when the Motown connection was made”

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8JRHnCMUVb8C&pg=PA238&lpg=PA238&dq=yvonne+fair+motown&source=bl&ots=qU2ZDhJtpq&sig=M3M0VAFqri35-Tasz1XNCHdufVo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjXqoK05_PWAhWFQBoKHcXMDK84ChDoAQgqMAI#v =onepage&q=yvonne%20fair%20motown&f=false

:)