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johnny_raven
10-21-2018, 12:56 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfi7BU5qoNs
splanky
10-21-2018, 02:25 PM
Now that just made my mollyfockin' day,week, month and possibly year with all the doodyplop I've been having to deal with in 2018!...Somebody point Unsung or any of the
other musical documentary folks in the direction of New Birth Inc, please....Thanks for
posting that Johnny, like 10 times...
marv2
10-21-2018, 06:56 PM
Oh wow! I don't think I've ever seen this before or New Birth with Ann Bogan. Thank you!
johnny_raven
10-21-2018, 08:49 PM
The entire series was released on DVD in 2015. It flew under my radar until recently. Blinky performs 2 songs on it as well ... it's in another thread.

https://www.amazon.com/Black-Omnibus-James-Earl-Jones/dp/B00OZOIL9Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1540169240&sr=8-1&keywords=black+omnibus
marv2
10-21-2018, 09:02 PM
The entire series was released on DVD in 2015. It flew under my radar until recently. Blinky performs 2 songs on it as well ... it's in another thread.

https://www.amazon.com/Black-Omnibus-James-Earl-Jones/dp/B00OZOIL9Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1540169240&sr=8-1&keywords=black+omnibus
This is great! Thank you Johnny_Raven!
lockhartgary
10-21-2018, 09:26 PM
This was educational for me as I've never even heard of this show. Pity it didn't last for long. Thanks for posting!
johnny_raven
10-21-2018, 10:39 PM
You're welcome!

Many others appeared on the show: The Sylvers, Alex Haley, Beah Richards, The Spinners, Richard Pryor and so on ...
daviddesper
10-21-2018, 11:48 PM
Pardon me if this is a dumb question but I really could not tell. Was Ann the one that had the solo spots and got all the close-ups or was she the other woman in the group?
johnny_raven
10-22-2018, 12:49 AM
Ann is the one wearing shorts singing backup ... the other one :)
splanky
10-22-2018, 05:28 AM
Pardon me if this is a dumb question but I really could not tell. Was Ann the one that had the solo spots and got all the close-ups or was she the other woman in the group?

More reason I think New Birth deserves an Unsung...The lead female vocalist
is Londee Wiggins aka Londee Loren at one point. She came into the organisation as a member of a girl group called the Mint Juleps and worked
her ass off for her position in the group. I assume Anne was the reason Johnny posted the link here as she was the only one with a Motown connection
because they were not on Motown but RCA.Their only other links to the company would be Susaye Green whom Harvey Fuqua used as a lead on
Until It's Time For You To Go. There's a lot more to the story but I don't
have the time to go into it. Hope this explains a bit....
lockhartgary
10-22-2018, 07:31 AM
More reason I think New Birth deserves an Unsung...

Agree wholeheartedly! My older brother and I talk about Unsung quite a bit; I think that they are after a certain demographic that does not include those of us who want to see a lot more older groups featured.
stingbeelee
10-22-2018, 06:51 PM
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Johnny raven for posting this!!! Wow, Wow, Betcha by golly wow!!! Who is singing the lead with Londee? The other Wilson brother?
lakeside
10-22-2018, 07:31 PM
What year[[s) was Ann Bogan in the group? Did she record any LP's with the group
and did she ever get a lead?
lockhartgary
10-22-2018, 10:01 PM
I just read that Ann Bogan is leading here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wGaITnSV64

That's her in the photo along with the Wilson Brothers.. This group was absorbed into New Birth.
PeaceNHarmony
10-23-2018, 08:32 AM
Yes, great find! Thanks - will order my dvd as well.
CoolKatz
10-25-2018, 09:04 PM
Ann also did the lead on Honeybee


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxo788imppc
marv2
10-25-2018, 10:41 PM
I remember the show "Black Omnibus". It was syndicated and would come on Sat. afternoons and then sometimes on Sun. afternoons.
marv2
10-25-2018, 10:42 PM
Didn't Leslie Wilson go on to join LTD as their lead singer replacing Jeffrey Osborne after he went solo?
robb_k
10-27-2018, 11:34 PM
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Who is the male lead singing on this song. I know that voice. I think he was the lead with a Detroit mid and late '60s group.
sansradio
10-28-2018, 12:09 PM
Didn't Leslie Wilson go on to join LTD as their lead singer replacing Jeffrey Osborne after he went solo?

Sure did. "Kickin' Back" was their hit with him.
splanky
10-28-2018, 12:39 PM
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Who is the male lead singing on this song. I know that voice. I think he was the lead with a Detroit mid and late '60s group.

robb, the cat singing lead if I'm not mistaken is a guy named Bobby Downs who was in
the group at the time but was gone by their next release. I expect it was due to some
disagreement with management or the Wilson Bros [[Mel and Les) or both. I don't know of any post or pre New Birth work by Bobby Downs, more reason for a closer look at
this group I still devote a lot of time listening to, to this day....
BTW, loved Les, hated his move to LTD...JMO...