Shelley "SoleMann" King's Blog – December 2007 Archive (5)

The Spook Who Sat By The Door

THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR:

In the early 1970's, the film "The Spook Who Sat By The Door," premiered, the film was about-the CIA accepting applications from blacks, expecting blacks to fail the exams. When one black man (Freeman) passed the exams, they

were shocked.…

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Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on December 24, 2007 at 5:36pm — 6 Comments

Baby Huey: The Baby Huey Story...The Living Legend

Fantastic! The lost link in the Chicago soul scene of the 60s was Baby Huey -- and he was a pretty darn big link too, if you've ever seen him in pictures! Weighing in at about 300 pounds, Baby Huey was sort of a rockin' soul star who played clubs on both sides of the city, to audiences of all types -- working in a party-styled blend of funk, rock, and soul that was one of the most powerful grooves going down in the Windy City… Continue

Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on December 23, 2007 at 4:42am — 9 Comments

LeRoy Hutson

Leroy Hutson is an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter, arranger, producer and instrumentalist , best known as the man who had the unenviable task of replacing Curtis Mayfield , one of the all-time great singer-songwriters, as lead singer of the legendary R&B vocal group, The Impressions.

He has been characterized as the best-kept secret of Seventies Soul, most recently noted in the June 29, 2006 issue of… Continue

Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on December 18, 2007 at 7:22pm — 2 Comments

The Mad Lads

John Gary Williams, William Brown, Julius Green, and Robert Phillips were students at Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis during the early Sixties when they formed a vocal group called the Emeralds. They

soon came to the attention of Stax/Volt Records, whose publicity

director, Deanie Parker came up with a new name for the group.

"We were practical jokers," John…

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Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on December 17, 2007 at 4:04am — 4 Comments

The Dynamic Superiors

From Wikipedia

The Dynamic Superiors are a motown group from Washington, D.C., United States.

The group formed in 1963 with members Tony Washington (lead), George Spann (1st tenor), George Peterback, Jr. (2nd tenor), Michael McCalpin (baritone), and Maurice Washington (bass). After a ten year wait, they received their first recording contract in 1974. They recorded with moderate success throughout the 1970s.… Continue

Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on December 16, 2007 at 5:54pm — No Comments

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