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Guitarist Marv Tarplin started dealing with the Wonders in 1958, both in the studio room so that as a touring guitarist. Tarplin acquired a knack for discovering interesting melodies and catchy riffs. Wonders member Warren “Pete” Moore and Smokey Robinson would frequently pay attention while Tarplin noodled around on his …

A funky guitarist using a hard and powerful deep spirit singing design, Atlanta musician Lee Moses deserved a very much wider market during his life time, but although he released many dynamite singles and an engaging album in the later ’60s and early ’70s, he’s a true dropped figure in …

A longtime fixture of the brand new York Town jazz panorama, pianist John Hicks was an artist of unusual flexibility, moving effortlessly from pop requirements towards the avant-garde while retaining the dense physicality and intense energy which were the hallmarks of his approach. Created Dec 12, 1941, in Atlanta, Hicks …