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Miles Dewey Davis III
10 members Latest Activity: Jul 11, 2010
Miles Davis' career spanned 50 years. He was the archetypal figure representing the jazz genre. For those that
love him, this is the place to…MixMasters
12 members Latest Activity: May 22, 2017 This group is dedicated to the Masters of The Mix...taking note of some 'blazing' mix-maestros right uppin here, like Hoss and Enrico.
The Warehouse
1 member Latest Activity: Apr 6, 2012
...that Frankie Knuckles built.
Rickey Smiley
9 members Latest Activity: Apr 22, 2012 In Progress...
HOTHOUSE Traxx
11 members Latest Activity: Jun 16, 2018 BYOF:Bring
Your Own FireExtinguisher..Blues Lounge..♪♫♪
13 members Latest Activity: Jul 17, 2018 ..dedicated to Blues Lovers everywhere.
Leroy Hutson
4 members Latest Activity: Sep 19, 2010 Let's celebrate this talented artist. He deserves some accolades..
AFRICA
19 members Latest Activity: Oct 1, 2018 The world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. Come, explore..share.
Soul Train
26 members Latest Activity: Sep 27, 2023 An integral part of my youth was "The S O U L...Train!!!
The Steppers Palace
24 members Latest Activity: Apr 22, 2012 Chicago..where it all began with The Bop. I know, because I was there. Welcome!
REGGAE
24 members Latest Activity: Aug 9, 2017 A wonderful place on the Island to be.
Opera Classical
5 members Latest Activity: Aug 13, 2009 Listen to full streaming Opera and Classical
Jazz Lounge
21 members Latest Activity: Jul 1 I went home to Chicago over the weekend and found me some JAZZ! Here it is.
BlueLight Basement Party
34 members Latest Activity: Jan 19, 2019 Remember when ...on any given night you could find a blue light shining from somebody's basement, to guide you to the house party? This is that place.
The PPP Alumni
7 members Latest Activity: Aug 1, 2013 These hallowed halls sure miss the pimps and pimpettes of the good ole days. Remember The P.P.P.?? Anyway, come one come all..to The MackDaddy…
The Spa
39 members Latest Activity: Dec 24, 2017 Serenity and Calm are essential in this fast-paced world. Come in and relax, meditate to the soothing sights and sounds of nature. Be…
Games
5 members Latest Activity: Jan 21, 2009 Relax and enjoy a game!
I ♥ CHICAGO
7 members Latest Activity: May 27, 2011 It's my town--what can I say?
Cinema Treasures
10 members Latest Activity: Feb 23, 2013
When I was little, there were 4 movie theaters on
63rd & Halsted in Chicago-The Englewood,
The Empress, The Kim and The Southtown.…E.FM Radio Lovers
20 members Latest Activity: Mar 26, 2020
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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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