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The Alabama Condition Troupers was a big-band soul outfit formed by ex-Markey member Don Nix in 1971. Nix slice a solo recording, entitled Living by the times, for Elektra Information in 1971, and come up with a touring group comprising Lonnie Mack — changed by Furry Lewis — Jeannie Greene, …

Gospel psalmist, vocalist, and songwriter Earnest Pugh’s five-octave vocal range and crystal clear delivery have produced him an all natural for interpreting gospel ballads, and he tackles them with pleasure and conviction. A Memphis, Tennessee indigenous, Pugh showed huge singing talent even while a kid, and by his teenagers he …

b. Thomas Wayne Perkins, 22 July 1940, Battsville, Mississippi, USA, d. 15 August 1971, Tennessee, USA. Wayne was a traditional one-hit artist, younger sibling of Luther Perkins, the guitarist who created and first performed the brand two-string guitar design behind Johnny Money. Wayne went to Humes SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in …

Among the popular family acts for the ’70s R&B circuit, Memphis’ Sylvers documented for Satisfaction, MGM, Capitol, Casablanca, and Geffen throughout their 13-year graph run. A minimum of nine from the ten siblings within the family members — Olympia, Leon, Charmaine, Wayne, Edmund, Ricky, Angie, Pat, Foster — performed within …

The quintessential American power pop music group, Big Superstar remains perhaps one of the most mythic and influential cult acts in every of rock & roll. Originally led with the performing and songwriting duo of Alex Chilton and Chris Bell, the Memphis-based group fused the most powerful components of the …