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At 12:42pm on February 22, 2011, Edie Antoinette said…
Oh yes indeed. Sometimes I have me a Marathon when I feel that way.

I bought some stuff for just that purpose, like The Getaway w/Steve McQueen and Ali McGraw and some old sci-fi: The Time Machine and journey To The Center Of The Earth. I'm a geek, what can I say. I just started Club2k2. What music would you like to hear there? amybe we'll have some Spoken Word and Karaoke too...LOL!
At 8:19pm on February 21, 2011, Shelley "SoleMann" King said…
Happy Monday Evening To You Brother Lydell
At 10:52am on February 14, 2011, Edie Antoinette said…
*clapping* Thanks for the return of the clocks! YAY!!!! I was not knocked out by the other one so I will pass and be grateful that I can see the clocks again. It's tight.
At 9:01pm on February 13, 2011, Edie Antoinette said…
Stomping foot! I want my clocks back!!!!! LOL! Ohhh the fickle female...*hanging head* Were you planning on putting the clocks on the Main??? If so...that would be too hott to handle! If not--- *picture little ladies marching with signs in front of your page: "We Want The CLOCKS!!!! We Want The CLOCKS!!!!" LOL!
At 2:47pm on February 12, 2011, Dr. Simon F. Quattlebaum said…
Will definitely have your info at the top o' my list. You and Sister Edy have it going on!!
At 1:15pm on February 12, 2011, Shelley "SoleMann" King said…
Good afternoon to you Brother Lydell
At 11:12am on February 12, 2011, Edie Antoinette said…
Hey L! Can you adjust the Genre info in the header and take out that Gospel genre---as OOTP does not have any. I don't condone it. Thanks! E
At 9:25pm on February 11, 2011, Dr. Simon F. Quattlebaum said…
Simply wonderful, my brother!
At 12:48pm on February 10, 2011, Ricky Le Blanc said…
2 thumbs up Brother[you did yo thang]
At 11:07am on February 10, 2011, Victoria Lynn said…

Oh you're more than welcome. You've inspired me. I am going to put some Van Hunt on my page!.

At 10:32am on February 10, 2011, Victoria Lynn said…
I am diggin your page the layout is awesome. I am a Van Hunt fan as well. You don't have to ask where is your character. It's on your page. : )
At 9:27am on February 10, 2011, Shelley "SoleMann" King said…
Lydell my Brother, I have to agree with Dena and Mama Edie, this layout is AWESOME!!!!
At 9:17am on February 10, 2011, Dena Rivera said…
Really thoughtfully and skillfully done.  Great job.
At 1:28am on February 10, 2011, Edie Antoinette said…
This layout is tighter than Two Ton Baker's G-String! My, my.....my. *wiping brow*
At 6:24pm on February 9, 2011, Shelley "SoleMann" King said…
Hey Lydell my Brother, i meant to stop by earlier today to greet you, but i had to take off for a little while, i'm enjoying the pics you uploaded
At 11:28am on February 7, 2011, Edie Antoinette said…
Hey L!!!! I be try'na tell folks that I poured myself into that playlist! Do they listen??? I was delighted to read your comment! Thank you so much. Your illustrations are always so tight as well. That IH montage is off the chain---actually the whole layout.
At 7:57pm on May 7, 2010, The Spa said…
L ♥...You're better than me Man. I forgot all about that page! Pit-eeee-ful! LOL!
Good to see you my dear.
At 2:11pm on April 13, 2010, Edie Antoinette said…
L ♥... My heart jumped to see your comment. I miss our chats too. Nobody on this earth like YOU! How are you??? How is married life? It's probably a million of us broads out here wishing we were Michelle. LOL!!!!!
At 10:37pm on December 30, 2009, Shelley "SoleMann" King said…
Heyyyyyyyy Brother Lydell, how you and your wonderful Bride doing? i am truly ready for 2010
At 9:51am on December 30, 2009, Edie Antoinette said…
...The boys had a crush on Claudine and us girls on Roop (Rupert). I put the movie up on her page too:
http://msoldschool.ning.com/profiles/blogs/claudinethe-movie-1974

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  1. play Norman Brown — Night Drive
  2. play Norman Brown — Feeling
  3. play Norman Brown — Still
  4. play Miles Davis — miles 1
  5. play miles 2
  6. play miles 3
  7. play miles 4
  8. play miles 5
  9. play Marvin Gaye — I Met A Little Girl
  10. play Santana — 01 Singing Winds, Crying Beasts
  11. play Santana — 02 Black Magic Woman-Gypsy Queen
  12. play Mongo — 02. Afro Blue



The history of the Butlers/Raw Soul is dense, but for all of us music nerds, that's normal. It is not totally clear what year the Butlers actually formed but they released their first single in 1963 on Liberty Records. That single was "She Tried To Kiss Me" and another single followed on Guyden entitled "Lovable Girl." After the Guyden single the Butlers took a break not recording another record until the single "Laugh, Laugh, Laugh" was released on the Phila label in 1966. The group also backed Charles Earland and Jean Wells on one Phila single ("I Know She Loves Me"). 


As you might be noticing, the Butlers were doing a fair amount of recording but not achieving much success. The group's recordings sold regionally but never had the promotion to make an impact on the national scene. After the single with Phila, the Butlers moved to the Fairmount label (part of the Cameo-Parkway family) and released a handful of singles, some being reissued singles of the past. The Butlers were with Fairmount for 1966-67 and then moved to Sassy Records. Sassy released the group's greatest single (in my opinion) "Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" b/w "If That's What You Wanted." A copy of that 45 sold for just under $500 last summer on eBay. Even though that isn't that much in the world of record collecting--it's still a hefty sum. The Butlers released another single on Sassy ("She's Gone" b/w "Love Is Good") that appears to be even 
harder to come by then the "Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" single.

 

The true history become a bit blurred here as the AMG biography states that the Butlers last record was released on C.R.S. in 1974 (". However, between 1971 and that single, Frankie Beverly formed a group called Raw Soul and released a number of singles. Some of the songs recorded by Beverly during this period are "While I'm Alone," "Open Up Your Heart," (both on the Gregor label) and "Color Blind." "Color Blind" was released by the Eldorado label and rerecorded by Maze. Beverly's big break came when Marvin Gaye asked Raw Soul to back him on a tour. Gaye helped Beverly/Raw Soul get a contract at Capitol. Beverly decided to take the group in a different direction, a name change occurred, and Maze was created. 

The above isn't the most complete history of Beverly but hopefully someone will know a way to get in touch with the man or his management because a comprehensive pre-Maze history needs to be done on Frankie Beverly (his real name is Howard, by the way). Below you'll find every Frankie Beverly (pre-Maze) song available to me right now ("Color Blind" will be up soon). 

If you have a song that is not included below, shoot it over to funkinsoulman (at) yahoo.com and it will go up in the next Frankie Beverly post (later this week--highlighting Maze). Also, if you have any more information please share your knowledge. The Butlers material has been comp-ed sporadically (usually imports) but the entire Maze catalog has been reissued and is available. 

Enjoy.  "She Kissed Me" (Fairmount, 1966 or 1967) 
 
 "I Want To Feel I'm Wanted" (not sure which label or year) "Laugh, Laugh, Laugh" (Phila, 1966) "Because Of My Heart" (Fairmount, 1966 or 1967)
   
 "Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" (Sassy, 1967)
   
 "If That's What You Wanted" (Sassy, 1967)
 



Frankie Beverly is one of those cats that has lasting power. He started in the music business doing a tour with doo wop group the Silhouettes and then formed his own group called the Blenders. The Blenders never recorded a single, Beverly wouldn't appear on wax until forming the Butlers a few years later. Along with Beverly, the Butlers included Jack "Sonny" Nicholson, Joe Collins, John Fitch, and Talmadge Conway.

Beverly would later enjoy great success fronting Maze and Conway would become a
well-known penning Double Exposure's
"Ten Percent" and the Intruders' "Memories Are Here To Stay." 
 While Maze is a phenomenal group, Beverly's work before that group will always stand out as his best (imo).

The Butlers produced tunes that most Northern Soul fans would kill for and Raw Soul gave the funksters something to pursue. If, by chance, you know of a way to get in touch with Frankie Beverly or his management, please drop me an e-mail. It would be absolutely great to do an interview with him about his pre-Maze work. He's still playing out, most recently doing a New Year's Eve show in Atlanta.
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