When I say screamer I don’t mean a powerhouse gospel styled shouter
I mean an actual scream
The contenders:
James Brown: as Eddie Murphy once said, to James a scream was a lyric
Wilson Pickett: in the liner notes of one of my Pickett CDs someone said that “James Brown screamed screams, Wilson Pickett screamed notes”
David Ruffin: he didn’t do it nearly as often as the other two but he used it to devastating effect to perfectly punctuate a song. I also think that no matter how well you can sing a proper Ruffin scream is a whole different talent
Who else comes to mind?
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