One of the pioneers of R&B. Mr. Clyde McPhatter. He had such a unique voice.....
One of the pioneers of R&B. Mr. Clyde McPhatter. He had such a unique voice.....
Marv,don't get me started on the great one who influenced a whole generation of soul singers,i believe he was regarded as a soprano as a child,i don't think he ever made a bad song from his days with[the dominoes]to his founding and leading[the drifters]and his great solo career,i'm still trying to find his[1965]gem[crying won't help you now]i have a picture of the original drifters with clyde front and center,marv if you have a copy of his gem[only a fool-1969]just listen to his smooth presentation,a founding father of smooth-the great clyde mcphatter!
By the way, Clyde's cousin is the one who posted the above video on Youtube. He has since passed in 2013.
Last edited by marv2; 01-31-2018 at 10:56 PM. Reason: cousin, not son
Here is that song, Clyde McPhatter and "Only A Fool" -
This is why[sdf]is the best,we keep the legends alive.
Well as a man of great musical taste,i knew you would like it.
Hi!
Here Clyde does a fine version of Book of Memories - originally by Percy Wiggins - as one of his last recordings in 1970
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rraVe77RDL4
Best regards
Heikki
Clyde McPhatter is one of my all time favorites! I was born in 1965 but was exposed to Clyde by my mother. First the Drifters and then the Dominoes and then after that the solo years...that's how I found out about Clyde. My favorites period was his time with the Dominoes; that was pure, raw, gut bucket R&B. The Atlantic stuff , once he went solo, started gravitating towards pop but was still quite good. He was, in my mind, one of a kind!!
"Money Honey" is going to play in my head for the next few hours thanks to this post. That's one of my favorite songs ever. Thanks, Marv [[sincerely).
Have any of you read the Marv Goldberg writeups on the Drifters [[The early Drifters) and the Dominoes? Really good information there:
http://www.uncamarvy.com/Drifters/drifters.html
http://www.uncamarvy.com/Dominoes/dom01.html
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