Yvonne Fair Walk Out The Door Is You Wanna performance mindblowing

[MIKEW-UK]

What excitement she generates.... [[ just click on the youtube link if you get the disabled message)

[theboyfromxtown]

I so agree Mike.

She looks as though she was a good sport...the rapping between her and that guy is classic.

[motony]

Yvonne Fair was an exciting LIVE performer, ofcourse she had been part of the James Brown Show in the early 60's.She was a wonderful person too.

[cheekylincs]

Thank you for posting this - been looking on and off for this performance for years.

[Philles/Motown Gary]

Love it, Love it, Love it!!! One of Norman Whitfield's hottest productions -- EVER!

[imnokid]

Kicking ass and taking names! THANK YOU for posting.

[honest man]

I so agree Mike.

She looks as though she was a good sport...the rapping between her and that guy is classic.

Hey John i believe the guy was her husband Sammy Strain from OJAYS aND iMPERIALS ,love it,cheers

[MIKEW-UK]

Honest man, crikey, you have confirmed my suspicion that the guy is Sammy! I was going to suggest it was him when I posted, but knew of no link between Yvonne and Sammy, so too tenuous to mention. Fascinating. He's quite a mover too!

[honest man]

Glad to help you Mike,cheers.

[theboyfromxtown]

http://soulfuldetroit.com/showthread...r-If-You-Wanna

[BigAl]

I met Yvonne briefly in 1968 and at that time she told me that she had once been married to James Brown but I've not seen anything to corroborate that anywhere. She did have a daughter by him. Anybody know the deal?

[MIKEW-UK]

Hi Big Al, I didn't know about Sammy until honest man mentioned it above, but will this do?
Levert and Williams still reside within five minutes of each other in the upper-income Cleveland suburb of Shaker Heights. [[Strain commutes from L.A., where he lives with his singer wife, Yvonne Fair, and her 13-year-old daughter, Venisha.)

from the following article by People mag in June 26 1978. Note the O'Jays are referred to as an oldie group in 1978!!!!!!
http://www.people.com/people/archive...071154,00.html


Here's a link to an interview with Yvonne courtesy of Soulmusic.com

http://www.soulmusic.com/index.asp?S=62&T=65&ART=3098

and here's a link to an interview with Norman Whitfield in 1977 in which he refers to working with his friend Yvonne Fair
http://www.soulmusic.com/index.asp?S=3&T=36&ART=3071

[motony]

I don't think Yvonne & JB were married but they did have a daughter together.I met Yvonne through Mary Wells in 1974 in LA. I spent a wonderful evening over at Yvonne & Sammy Strain[[her husband & Imperial/Ojay)house. Sammy was working at a Record Distributor[[before he joined the Ojays) I gave Yvonne my 45 of "I Found You", she was so excited.