Minnie Riperton "Unsung"
Inspired by our Dear Gene, I am grateful for his Unsung on Donny Hathaway, and reminder of this wonderful Unsung feature on Minnie.
The full blog and bio that I did are Here in case you want to read it. Thanks~E
MINNIE RIPERTON ::
There are not many artists that touched me the way Minnie Riperton did.
Her pureness and beauty permeated this planet with a song that only 'she' could master,
and on the day that she died...I cried--edie
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Unsung (Documentary) - Minnie Riperton... by GENERATIONDISCOFUNK
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Comment by Edie Antoinette on June 28, 2013 at 12:42pm
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She probably knew Daddy! he was assigned to Hyde Park HS.
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Thanks so much Gene! Miss you!!!!
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Comment by KnightD12 on December 3, 2009 at 11:45pm
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Oh My! You have been a busy bee indeed. You dug up with good music. I learned a lot about Minnie also, but I didn`t know much to start with. lol Had no idea she was married to a white guy or that she sang with a psychedelic/rock band. but that was back in the Love, Peace and Flower Child era, so it makes sense. I enjoyed listening to the tunes you posted. Rare gems indeed. You have really put your foot in this blog. Great job! :)
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Here I go again. Crying for Minnie. This was such a wonderful piece of work. Bravo "Unsung".
I learned many things about sweet Minnie that I didn't know. To be honest, it angers me the way people in general ignore beauty--like mindless scalliwags, much more readily exhibiting either apathy or subtle and sometimes not so subtle forms of hatred.
It's a scandal that "Perfect Angel" didn't get it's due. It did in MY household however. It was special in many ways to me. I played it over and over and the album cover made me smile. Minnie's husband is a gem and the love that they shared--pure unadulterated ecstasy. Both 'real' people. Minnie will live again, right here on earth in Paradise. It is Jehovah God's sure promise! His beloved Son, Jesus gave his life for it. I am going to hug her for about a year (at least)...and like I cried when she died? You ain't seen nothin' yet compared to the tears that will flow when she awakens. I can't wait.---e
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Tracklisting:
1. All of It - Minnie Riperton
2. Lonely Girl - Minnie Riperton (Andrea Davis)
3. Happy New Love - The Gems, Minnie Riperton
4. Magical World
5. Christmas Love
6. Silent Night
7. We're Going Wrong
8. Respect
9. Tales of Brave Ulysses
10. Burning of the Midnight Lamp
11. A-Muse
12. Love Me Now
13. Living Alone
14. Stormy Monday
15. Want You to Know
16. If I Sing My Song
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Here's an EXTRA-SPECIAL TREAT for OOTP Members! I was watching this Unsung when Minnie, singing under her pseudonym, Andrea Davis came on...Lonely Girl. It put me on a mission...LOL! Here it is--in it's entirety, yes--the whole album from her beginnings at Chess. Enjoy!
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Thanks Edie! This is just great stuff. I never got to see the whole episode before, just bits. I remember back in da day when I first heard 'Loving You', I didn`t believe it was possible for a human being to hit those notes. lol That song just blew me away. It`s a shame she died so young. I love this show.
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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).
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