Homer Banks

Composer and maker Homer Banking institutions was among the unsung heroes at the rear of the rise of Stax Information; though an excellent soul vocalist in his very own right, he hardly ever documented for the label, rather teaming with Bettye Crutcher and Raymond Jackson once we Three, the songwriting troika in charge of many of the company’s traditional singles. Blessed August 2, 1941, in Memphis, Banking institutions co-founded the gospel group the Spirit Consolidators before signing up for the office personnel of the neighborhood Satellite Studios, afterwards re-christened Stax. He dwelled in comparative anonymity during his early years with the business, although co-workers Isaac Hayes and David Porter demonstrated instrumental in getting him a program using the Genie label, leading to the 1965 discharge of Banking institutions’ debut one “Sweetie Pie.” The much-imitated and oft-covered “A WHOLE LOT of Appreciate” followed over the newly-revived Minit imprint in 1966, and on the next 2 yrs Banks released four even more singles for the label — “60 Mins of Your Like,” “Woman of Rock,” “At any hour Lover Guy” and “(Who You Gonna SET YOU BACK) Me or Your Mama?” — all to small notice beyond the Memphis region. As his performing profession floundered, he significantly focused on composing, teaming with Crutcher and Jackson once we Three to writer strikes for Stax performers Johnnie Taylor (“Who’s HAVING INTERCOURSE”), the Staple Performers (“Be EVERYTHING YOU Are,” “IF YOU ARE Ready (Arrive OPT FOR Me)”), and Isaac Hayes (“[If Caring You Is Incorrect] I Don’t Desire to be Right”). Furthermore to producing classes for the Spirit Kids and Albert Ruler, Banks also published the Sam & Dave traditional “I CANNOT OPERATE (For Falling Down),” later on included in Elvis Costello; his additional hits consist of “Contact a Hands (Make a pal)” and “Female to Female.” In 1977, Banking institutions cut the single recording Passport to Ecstasy, and pursuing Stax’s demise he worked well for several brands, including TK and Malaco.