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b. 8 November 1944, Jackson, Kentucky, USA, d. 2 Might 1974, Breathitt Region, Kentucky, USA. Centers was raised in Breathitt Region, a location noted not merely because of its bluegrass music also for the lawlessness caused by various family members feuds. An excellent vocalist, he discovered to play acoustic guitar …

While R&B singer Luther Ingram continues to be best kept in mind for the piercing 1972 ballad “(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Desire to be Best,” he was also a gifted songwriter, teaming with Mark Rice to co-write the Staple Singers’ vintage empowerment anthem “Respect Yourself.” Given birth …

Not to end up being confused using the “Tremble, Rattle, & Move” vocalist, Big Joe Turner was a bassist with B.B. Ruler and transferred to fronting his very own Memphis Blues Caravan.