A version of Sam Cooke`s "A Change Is Gonna Come"

It always pleases me to find a decent version of a soul classic.... from an unlikely source.

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Comment by KnightD12 on May 22, 2009 at 2:27pm: I THINK ITS JUST BECAUSE THIS GUY IS A LIL WEIRD LOOKING THAT YALL AIN`T GIVING HIM HIS PROPS. YA HAVE TO CLOSE YOUR EYES WHILE YOU LISTEN. LOL
I PREFER THE OTIS REDDING VERSION. BUT , THATS JUST ME. :)

Comment by Boo on April 2, 2009 at 12:15am: Thanks Edie for that info....I wonder would they have fired him if he had not resigned? something to think about.......

Comment by KnightD12 on April 1, 2009 at 11:53pm: Edie, I saw that Barny Fife resigned. He just saw the hand writting on the wall. Now he can get a job as a night watchman..... graveyard shift. That way he never comes into contact with the public again. haha

Comment by KnightD12 on April 1, 2009 at 11:48pm: Delete Comment The more I listen to it....THE MORE I LIKE IT! ROFL The chubby can Sang his but off!
And that band is "tight". I don`t know what you talking bout. This song doesn`t need any violins! :)~

Comment by Edie Antoinette on April 1, 2009 at 7:35pm: LOL @ Miss Bert!! Did yall see where that terrible cop resigned???

Comment by Boo on April 1, 2009 at 7:23pm: NO...NO.....I don't like it. ...he's trying hard,..lol.. don't like the background either or the band.... 2 thumbs down LOL

Comment by KnightD12 on March 31, 2009 at 12:50pm: I feel ya. He doesn`t come close to Sam. But the fact that a blue eyed dude could do as well as he did...surprised me.

Comment by Edie Antoinette on March 31, 2009 at 12:28pm: Pretty Good..I'm spoiled though..by Sam.

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Quincy Jones is thoroughly entwined in the musical background of my young adulthood. A genius of unique quality. I have been posting blogs and music throughout the years and decided to embark on the arduous but satisfying task of gathering some of it to remember the excellent legacy that he left.

Maze Feel That You're Feelin
Maze Somebody Elses Arms
Maze Southern Girl
Cant Get Over You
Maze Golden Time Of Day

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. The Butlers recorded their first single in 1960 titled "Loveable Girl". Left to right John Fitch, T Conway, Frankie Beverly, Sonny Nicholson and Joe Collins.