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At 3:20pm on February 17, 2009, Lydell Jackson said…
Yeah man those were crazy times for our people and this nation! You look like you would have been down with the REVOLUTION if you had been their...Its all about the attitude...So many have lost the edge...Forgotten that the REVOLUTION was all about making our cities, this nation and the world better for our families. We still need REVOLUTIONARY minded young people even now!!! Be down with dat my brotha and pass it on!

PEACE! Delete Comment
At 3:15pm on February 17, 2009, Edie Antoinette said…
*crackin UP at Lydell* Thomas use to dress the same way and you couldn't tell him he wasn't Fly!!! LOL!!!! and he had these real fat belts..smh. You already know what Chris n Tre did with the platforms...gunboats for their army men..ROFLMBO I gotta find the pic of me with my plaid bell-bottoms..and back in them days..you could wear ANY color with any color and get away with it.

Sole, I'm going to get that blog of the clothes and bring it over..let's have some fun!

I'm glad my babies are well..and you can't stop having grands till you reach the majestic number.....7!!!! LOL
At 2:49pm on February 17, 2009, Lydell Jackson said…
Everytime I come to your page I have flashbacks listenin' to Bloodstone! "DAMN"
At 2:47pm on February 17, 2009, Lydell Jackson said…
OK young blood (LOL) What U know bout earth tone Bell bottoms (with the cuff), matchin' unisex topand Flag Brother's platform shoes? (LOL). We were OG fo sho!!! Stuff you got to see on TV and in the movies *smile*...I was livin' it dude! The whole NINE! "Crazy Baby"...
At 9:22pm on February 16, 2009, Edie Antoinette said…
Sole..go see Lydell's Soul Brother Poster on his page...that's him!!!!!
At 8:08am on February 16, 2009, Edie Antoinette said…
That was indeed pannycakes, as my kids used to call em..lol

I wish I could see that pic of you all. How is your mother these days? You seen the grands lately? I miss seeing pics of them, especially Jae.
At 6:58pm on February 15, 2009, Edie Antoinette said…
Greetings Sevenator!

I was just thinking about you and looking at that top pic. So special! Especially after seeing the pic of yall playing electric football.
At 9:06pm on February 14, 2009, ~Trinity~ said…

At 5:31pm on February 14, 2009, TJ said…
Hi Sole. You've left me a couple of very nice greetings, I promise, I'm not ignoring you. I've been sooooo busy. I haven't been on the site in a while. I do appreciate you taking a moment to send me greetings and well wishes. Keep em' coming. I've had a chance to read some of your blogs and I've truly enjoyed them.

~tj
At 11:50am on February 13, 2009, Evelyn Bibbs said…
Thank ;you
At 7:03am on February 13, 2009, Edie Antoinette said…
Where yat???
At 8:52am on February 12, 2009, Edie Antoinette said…
I'm...BACK!!!! My DSL just came on!!!!! Whew!!!!!!! Hoooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have a lot of catching up to do. I sure missed you too. Finally I can hear music!!!! And I love your pics. You are the image of your father in build.
At 9:36am on February 11, 2009, ~Trinity~ said…

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...SOLE...STOPPING BY TO WISH YOU A FABULOUS DAY...ENJOY!
At 6:35am on February 11, 2009, Jesse James Williams said…
I was actually inspired by the great Bass players that James Brown had. And also Jermaine Jackson. Who was actually a very underrated Bass player. It ain't easy to sing, dance and play Bass at the same time! I started to appreciate Jamerson later in life. And to think, he did it all playing with one finger! I think Operation Push and Jesse Jackson, still own the rights to the film Save The Children. They are sitting on a goldmine.
At 10:30pm on February 10, 2009, MsMerising said…
BTW...are you a Zulema fan? She was featured at the "Save The Children" concert...I did a tribute to her, Betty Wright, Gwen McCrae, Helene Smith last year titled "Ladies of the Sunshine State".
At 10:29pm on February 10, 2009, MsMerising said…
Wickid! I love DeBarge..."All This Love"? "A Dream"? Brilliant stuff.

El was the highlight on "Secret Garden"...still makes me swoon...lol...
At 6:07pm on February 10, 2009, Jesse James Williams said…
Where can I get a copy of that awesome Save The Children (1972) concert?
At 5:36pm on February 10, 2009, Edie Antoinette said…
Hi Baby! Waiting for my high-speed. Thanks for thinking of me. Love you!
At 1:54pm on February 10, 2009, MsMerising said…
From one Switch fan to another, thank you for the warm welcome :)

MsM
At 10:27am on February 10, 2009, KnightD12 said…
Yeah Man, its gonna be a very good week for me. We finally got some short sleeve weather! For this week anyway. And I`m loving it. :)

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.
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