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Eddie Hinton sounding a lot like his hero Otis Redding -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9xUFfNN_jE

Thank you Spyder, you've made my day.

Roscoe Robinson was born in 1928 and still going strong.

A nice piece on Johnny Truitt can be found on the Sir Shambling site -

http://www.sirshambling.com/artists/J/johnny_truitt.htm

Nice record, and Lenny has a touch of the Sam Cooke's in his vocal style which I like. You can read more about him and hear a sound clip of the flip of his End 45 "Who You Gonna Run To" here -
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The label was called Frisco because the owner Connie LaRocca [[originally Connie Sculco) was born there.

I have two Frisco discographies - one lists the Voice Masters "Two Lovers" / "In Love In...

I will remember James both as a very fine soul singer and as a terrific gospel lead with groups like the Clefs of Calvary and the Soul Stirrers in the early sixties. He had that Sam Cooke feel but...

What about The Soul Children? John "Blackfoot" Colbert, Norman West, Shelbra Bennett and Anita Louis were all first class singers and were continually swapping leads.

Thanks Copley, I'd not heard "Old Fashioned" before and it's a real beauty. Fabulous old style soul ballad and superbly sung too. Brings back memories of how it used to be.

One of soul's true pioneers gone. And he was still making fine music right up until the end.

It came out on the 2001 Kent compilation "Our Turn To Cry".

The original release of Tamla 54030 coupled "What Makes You Love Him" with "That Child Is Really Wild", but Berry Gordy had a last minute change of heart and put it out with "Who's The Fool" as the...

Here is a UK demo of the original version of Dee Clark's "Nobody But You".

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I don't think there was ever a follow up to "Ride A Wild Horse", and it may well have been his last recording. As far as I'm aware he never visited the UK to promote it.

"Nobody But You" Parts 1 &...

tsull -

No, you are not a lone dissenting voice. Jimmy has a pleasing quality and warmth to his voice which David lacks, but for sheer vocal virtuosity there are few singers outside of gospel who...

I'm glad you got it resolved Robb, the slowed down flip was definitely the clincher. Just a shame I had to be the party pooper!

mikey -

No, Jimmy Oliver was an arranger, conductor and composer who had written the Sue label's first big hit - Bobby Hendricks [[Ex Drifters) "Itchy Twitchy Feelling" in 1958. He had earlier...

An old favorite of mine from 1962, and the flip "Lonely Battle" is good too. Crackerjack was a Sue subsiduary, and although the label only had a handful of releases almost all were of a very high...

Robb,

I have attempted to use the upload attachment facility but can't get it to work. If you could let me have your email address I can send you an mp3 that way.

Robb,

The cut on the Birth Of Soul Chicago CD is faster and in a higher key that the youtube version referred to in your original post. As far as I can tell they are otherwise the same, although...

Robb,

"Phyllis" has recently appeared on an ACE / Kent compilation - "Birth Of Soul, Chicago Edition", and this is the one I've been listening to. I'm sure that had there been a slower version it...

Robb

I'm sure I will be shot down in flames for suggesting it, but are you sure it's not the original 45 played at a slower rpm?

I think we are drifting [[no pun intended) away from honest man's original point. He was wondering why Clyde hadn't received the recognition he deserved, particularly when compared to Ben E. King. I...

Here's another one on FTP -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaUySIM0eco

Yes mr_postman, I totally agree, Cyde was a hugely influential figure, and his high tenor style was much copied. Unfortunately by 1964 the style had gone out of fashion, and not only Clyde but many...