Shelley "SoleMann" King's Blog – November 2009 Archive (8)

The Sylvers

Prior to becoming "The Sylvers", the four eldest members (Olympia, Leon, Charmaine, and James) recorded as the Little Angels, appearing on variety shows such as "Make Room For Daddy" and "You Bet Your Life," and opening for such acts as Johnny Mathis and Ray Charles.

During 1972 the act was joined by brothers Edmund and Ricky. The sextet changed their name from the Little Angels to the Sylvers and released three albums on the… Continue

Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on November 24, 2009 at 11:37am — 2 Comments

Stevie Wonder...Stevie At The Beach

Almost a precursor of California Motown in the 70s, given that the young Stevie Wonder spends a day at the beach!

Stevie at the Beach is the fifth album by Motown singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder released on the Tamla (Motown) label in 1964. This album—with the exception of the mild hit—"Hey Harmonica Man", was a concept album of sorts, focusing on beach and surfer anthems as an attempt to get Wonder to now sing surf… Continue

Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on November 17, 2009 at 10:44am — 4 Comments

SoleMannKing...Simply Soleful (ROFLMBO)

BLUES AND SOUL MAGAZINE ARTICLE...1987

Although SoleMann was never a Major Music Star, he was well known throughout the south from 1982 to 1986. He had 1 album titled "Come and Get Your Sole" which was released in the spring of 1982 and was well recieved throughout the south...

The Album contained 12 songs, all of which was written by SoleMann himself, but the one song that generated heavy airplay, was a song that he had… Continue

Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on November 14, 2009 at 5:38pm — 7 Comments

The Temptations & Funk Brothers...In Studio Session Rehearsal (1967)

Given the fact that Motown had not been conducting Live sessions with the vocalists and instrumentalists recording at the same time since at least 1963, this session was clearly staged for the CBS News cameras that were doing a brief piece called The Motown Sound.

Pictured in the studio are songwriters Lamont Dozier (Standing on the steps at the back of the studio), Brian Holland (The guy who cuts in on the band), Ivy Jo Hunter (Does… Continue

Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on November 13, 2009 at 8:17am — 12 Comments

Impact Featuring Damon Harris

Damon Harris is most notable as a member of The Temptations from 1971 to 1975. Twenty years old when he joined the group, Harris was the youngest member of The Temptations during his tenure in the group. As a teenager Harris had formed a Temptations tribute band named The Young Tempts (AKA The Young Vandals).

After leaving the group, the dejected Harris decided to reform The Young Vandals with Simms, Timmons, and Tighman, renaming the… Continue

Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on November 6, 2009 at 12:33pm — 4 Comments

People's Choice

Vocalist/keyboardist Frank Brunson formed People’s Choice in Philadelphia in the early ’70s.

Drummer/percussionist David Thompson, vocalists Valerie Brown and Marc Reed, guitarists Darnell Jordan and Johnnie Hightower, keyboardists Clifton Gamble and Bill Rodgers, and bassist/vocalist Stanley Thomas were in the original lineup.

Despite the vocalists, the group’s biggest hits were instrumentals. They were signed to… Continue

Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on November 3, 2009 at 3:41pm — 1 Comment

Chicago Gangsters

Despite their name, the Chicago Gangsters were originally from Ohio,

consisting of brothers James, Sam, Chris, and Leroy McCant. Their sound ranged from heavy funk and disco to sweet, smooth soul.

They adopted the name Chicago Gangsters after catching on with the Gold Plate label, where they worked with prolific songwriter/arranger Richard Evans and a number of Chicago's top studio musicians.

Their debut LP,… Continue

Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on November 3, 2009 at 10:57am — 13 Comments

Ronnie & The Hi-Lites

Ronnie & The Hi-Lites was a Doo-Wop Musical Group from the United States.

They formed in Jersey City, New Jersey in the early 1960s. Their song "I Wish That We Were Married" reached the 1962 Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The group originally called The Cascades, initially consisted of tenors Sonny Caldwell and John Whitney, bass singer Kenny Overby and baritone Stanley Brown. Adding 12-year-old Ronnie Goodson as their… Continue

Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on November 2, 2009 at 1:58pm — 3 Comments

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