Arthur “Babe” Clarke (alternately spelled “Clark”) found his nickname from getting the youngest person in the Clarke category of Birmingham, AL. He researched music in the Fess Whatley college in that town, but without doubt picked up a lot more of his understanding from his family members, the majority of …

Alabama spirit belters the Controllers began as the Epics in 1965. They truly became the Spirit Controllers in 1970, and lastly the Controllers. Reginald and Larry McArthur, Lenard Dark brown, and Ricky Lewis shaped the lineup, and had been specifically effective on heartache ballads, though in addition they did skilled …

The Chordettes were among the longest-lived vocal groups with root base in the mainstream pop and vocal harmonies from the 1940s and early ’50s. Even though the four women’s preparations owed more towards the Andrews Sisters than doo wop, they do, unlike a lot of their peers, confirm fairly adaptable …

The Charleston Chasers was a name utilized between 1925 and 1931 for some documenting groups that didn’t exist beyond the studios. The 1925 release (which documented two figures) matched up cornetist Leo McConville with trombonist Miff Mole and pianist Arthur Schutt. By their second program two years later on, the …

The Fiestas’ career spanned almost 20 years, plus they came along at the same time when soul music was gaining prominence in the vocal group scene. Their biggest strike was 1959’s “Therefore Great,” which reached number 3 over the R&B graphs before crossing to amount 11 over the Sizzling hot …

Kairos is a phrase used by ancient greek language authors to signify “the proper point of your time…the precise or critical time…” of actions, a good planetary conjunction, or elsewhere. Cliburn’s profession was an illustration. In the tensest times of the Cool Battle — of Civil Protection, atmosphere raid sirens, …

San Francisco-based Bob Hillman is a quirky folk-rocker having a dry love of life and a knack for witty, smart lyrics. The obscure but skilled vocalist/songwriter relocated to NY in 1994. By day time, Hillman gained his living assisting prepare students for the SAT and additional standardized assessments, and during …

The Flairs were a significant West Coastline doo wop group, best remembered to be the starting pad for both Richard Berry and Cornell Gunter, who both continue to success within their subsequent solo careers. The initial group — Arthur Lee Maye (tenor), Thomas “Pete” Fox (2nd tenor), Obediah “Obie” Jessie …

Blind Blake is really a figure of tremendous importance in American music. Not merely was he one of the biggest blues guitarists of all-time, Blake appears to have been the principal builder of “finger-style” ragtime on your guitar, the six-string equal to playing ragtime over the piano. Blake learned this …

Ideal remembered for “The Syncopated Time clock” and the vacation classic “Sleigh Trip,” Leroy Anderson was among America’s most widely used composers of light, melodic orchestral music. A talented conductor and arranger on top of that, he had a specific knack for creating funny sound files with regular orchestral devices …