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At 8:49am on April 28, 2012, Edie Antoinette said…

You and me both! I am so overjoyed to be HOME. I feel like this is my child...lol! I'm equally happy to see you again my dear!!!

At 11:18am on April 20, 2012, Edie Antoinette said…

My Baby Ceeeeeeeee!!!! Yep, we're BACK to stay! Now git in here and hook it up!!!! You're jamming though! Gather up your friends and let them know. There is no better site than this. IMO ♥

At 11:16am on August 27, 2011, Edie Antoinette said…
Hey C! Good to see you!
At 12:50pm on October 26, 2010, Edie Antoinette said…
Thanks C... that was terrible how that site did us. Just terrible. I would hate to think that someone from that "crowd" is pulling strings here. I just don't want to lose my site---but cannot do it alone.
At 7:26am on October 26, 2010, Shelley "SoleMann" King said…
What up OSC my Brother
At 2:07am on October 25, 2010, Calihoney said…
Hello my adopted son!!! LOL You sure are well known!Really,May all of your dreams come true Old School C!1 LOVE

At 10:00am on October 7, 2010, Edie Antoinette said…
That is a JAM! Truly! It reminds me of you, too!
At 12:40am on October 7, 2010, Edie Antoinette said…
Nice joint! *bouncin*
At 8:36am on September 20, 2010, Tone said…
C, send me your email address in a private message
At 7:44am on September 19, 2010, Tone said…
What's Good C, I pray all is well with you and yours...
Tone
At 1:31am on September 19, 2010, Calihoney said…
Hey C~My BROTHER IN LAW is Jay Lamonts Good friend!!!I gave a party once for my brother in law and he came!He is too funny.

Nice to see you "old man"! lol Love,Cali
At 12:37pm on September 11, 2010, Edie Antoinette said…
Man that's tight!!!!!! BRAVO and thanks for your sweetness ♥
At 12:36pm on September 11, 2010, Edie Antoinette said…
That Profile Icon is tighter than Two Ton Baker's Thong! *clapping* Go C!
At 8:30am on September 10, 2010, Shelley "SoleMann" King said…
What up Old School Funk....LOL
At 8:33am on July 1, 2010, Edie Antoinette said…
Oh yes, thank you!!!
At 6:34pm on June 28, 2010, Edie Antoinette said…
Hey C! Not sure..which song?
At 4:38pm on June 26, 2010, Patricia OldSkooler said…
At 9:51pm on June 14, 2010, Patricia OldSkooler said…
Hello My Friend!!!
At 9:18pm on April 16, 2010, Edie Antoinette said…
Hey C! I would say the rarest stuff is on the Chicago Dusties Page that I did here.
I have been dividing my time with schoolwork lately---ugh. This friend of mine on FB asked about Finis Henderson and I was trying to find the album..the one with Skip To My Lou on it from '83. You got that one?
At 9:18am on January 21, 2010, Edie Antoinette said…
It's about time! LOL

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.
:: Funkinsoulman ::

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