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At 9:17pm on September 18, 2010, Tone said…
Well Thank you for the Trust Love... Now i have something you might find interesting. I'm actually looking for anything on a group call "The Magnificent Men"
Last night i was having a glass of wine at my favorite place and there was a guy there who said he sang back up at the Apollo for James Brown who was asked to do a few numbers. his Name was Buddy Hupp local guy from here in Pa. So ther eyou my Love happy hunting i posted one of there songs on my player. check it out...
At 4:46pm on September 18, 2010, Tone said…
Don't make me blush you....:)
At 4:45pm on September 18, 2010, Tone said…
We need to start the Hunt Game again that was so much fun...:)
At 4:39pm on September 18, 2010, Tone said…
I cannot believe how much i missed this place.. The music going thru my head phones is amazing... Thank You for letting the lost one come home...:)
At 4:12pm on September 18, 2010, Tone said…
Thank You, I love the way they compliment each other...
At 8:50am on September 18, 2010, Tone said…
Where are you My love? I need your help... :(
At 8:57am on September 16, 2010, Ricky Le Blanc said…
Thank you Edie! Love ya back!
At 6:20pm on September 15, 2010, Edie Antoinette said…
At 3:27pm on September 15, 2010, Shelley "SoleMann" King said…
Hi Mama Edie, i just uploaded 19 pics, i had to work on some of them in coral paint shop pro
At 9:33am on September 14, 2010, Saint said…
All is well Edie. Good to hear from you. Peace and Love, Saint

At 8:26am on September 11, 2010, Music Maker said…
At 4:55am on September 11, 2010, KnightD12 said…
Yeah Edie, i may get lost on the Information superhighway every now and then. But I always manage to find my way back HOME!
At 9:18pm on September 10, 2010, Shelley "SoleMann" King said…
I hate that Tone is gone to, but if it wasn't for you, i would not have songs from The Renaissance album. Every once in awhile Billy will put a pic up on FB and tell us a little story about the pic
At 3:14pm on September 10, 2010, Old School C said…
Sorry about that Mama Edie, I didnt find out you had the same exact picture till late. Thank you so much for starting a group for my favorite Funksters.
At 11:15am on September 10, 2010, Shelley "SoleMann" King said…
Good morning Mama Edie, i will respond to all your comments when i get back from running errands...I have a music request, can you find This Album


I know Tone had it before
At 3:09pm on September 9, 2010, Calihoney said…
Hi Edie~hope you are enjoying your day...Cali

lolllllllllllll...
At 6:16pm on September 8, 2010, Ramona Robinson said…
Thanks for the welcome!
At 11:06am on September 8, 2010, Calihoney said…
Enjoy your day Edie!!!Cali

At 12:30am on September 6, 2010, Shelley "SoleMann" King said…
Mama Edie, i would have never noticed, my eagle eyes mostly work on pics...LOL
At 1:44pm on September 5, 2010, Cherene Snow said…
I certainly will. This is Beautiful!!!

Introspection

Entr'acte

  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.
:: Funkinsoulman ::

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