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Lattimore Dark brown was a fixture around the “chitlin circuit” of the first and mid-’60s, and worked directly into the subsequent 10 years — he enjoyed some achievement as a saving artist, mainly reaching audiences around the Gulf Coastline, and was seen frequently on the spirit showcase The !!!! Defeat. …

The deep bass voice of New Orleans R&B vocalist Benny Spellman boomed through loud and very clear on many early-’60s Allen Toussaint productions, but he enjoyed a significant hit of his own in 1962, “Lipstick Traces (On the Cigarette).” Spellman spent time with Huey “Piano” Smith as well as the …