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At 5:54pm on February 8, 2011, Cherene Snow said…
Heyyyyy Harold!!!!
At 1:05pm on November 16, 2009, Edie Antoinette said…
I'm SO glad that you even give this little 'space' consideration. I ♥ YOU....~E
At 11:25am on October 19, 2009, Edie Antoinette said…
I was in Chicag over the weekend and we took a tour down 63rd. I thought about you. The station sits right where The Englewood was, like you said...*sigh*

Wow...it was nostalgic..indeed. How are you?
At 3:40pm on April 13, 2009, Edie Antoinette said…
You okay??? We miss you!
At 7:38am on March 19, 2009, Gary said…
Thanks for the add! I'm glad to have you on board. :-)
At 1:30am on March 19, 2009, Edie Antoinette said…
Man, I've been remiss in visiting my favorite place! How are you Harold? Hope all is well.
At 9:18am on January 20, 2009, Shelley "SoleMann" King said…
TODAY IS ALL ABOUT CHANGE, MAY YOU ENJOY THIS MOST HISTORIC DAY THAT WE ARE TRULY BLESSED TO WITNESS...

At 9:45am on January 18, 2009, Shelley "SoleMann" King said…
Good morning to you Brother Harold. Have a blessed Sunday.
At 2:12am on December 30, 2008, TJ said…
Hi Harold. I enjoyed the video.
At 12:44am on December 30, 2008, Edie Antoinette said…
You take me on the BEST journey with that video...oh my goodness! "got fiftyleven cousins all over chi-town.." LOL!!!
At 12:38am on December 30, 2008, Edie Antoinette said…
Hi Harold! Thinking about you..hoping all is well!
At 2:13pm on December 8, 2008, Edie Antoinette said…
It's so wonderful to see you Harold. I had been thinking about you and hoping all is well. Thanks for stopping in and joining the two groups too.

~e
At 8:51am on August 25, 2008, No1Alky said…
At 10:38pm on August 12, 2008, No1Alky said…
At 8:45am on August 12, 2008, Edie Antoinette said…
*clapping* Thank You!!!!! I'll be there today for the whole program..
Thanks so much again.
At 10:14am on August 9, 2008, Shelley "SoleMann" King said…
Rest In Peace Mr. Bernie Mac

At 9:47am on August 7, 2008, Edie Antoinette said…

My Baby has begun his 2 year around-the-world tour
starting in Madrid. He says he made it safe
but US Airways lost his bags!
I wish you success precious Evan!
~Momma loves You~
At 7:43pm on August 5, 2008, saraphen said…
Hi Harold. Welcome aboard.
At 5:36pm on August 5, 2008, Edie Antoinette said…
I got to listen until 12:15 today and it ...was...SLAMMIN!!! When I heard my whole name, Edie Antoinette...*sigh* that was just soooo deliciously wonderful..and the plug you gave the site!!!!

You are the man!!!! Just thee total MAN!!!! Thank you so much, and I'm now a loyal KKCedie-ite! Whew-wee!!!

I still want Dustie Diner too, please.
At 5:25pm on August 5, 2008, LuvinDat said…
~~~just stopping by to give you a shout-out...I am Joy...pure Joy...and I would like to give you a warm welcome and to let you know that I will be tuning in~~~

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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