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The 1965 classic “Rescue Me personally” is widely thought to be the best record Aretha Franklin under no circumstances made. The tune involved was instead lower by vocalist Fontella Bass, who like Franklin channeled the energy and interest of her gospel root base to create a number of the finest …

Pianist and vocalist Billy Stewart was a unique and influential R&B vocalist whose stuttering delivery and word-repetition technique borrowed liberally from your jazz practice of scat performing. Created in Washington, D.C., in 1937, Stewart began singing publicly along with his mother’s group, the Stewart Gospel Performers, as an adolescent. He …

The Casinos were an anomaly if they reached the very best Ten in early 1967 with “YOU’LL BE ABLE TO Tell Me Farewell,” a slow-dance smoocher using a swelling organ which was a throwback towards the sound of the first ’60s. So had been the group themselves, both within their …

The Swingin’ Medallions’ one claim to fame, “Two times Shot (Of My Baby’s Like),” charted at number 17 on July 2, 1966, and produced them an institution within the South. It had been the band’s second launch for Smash Information; the very first, “I Wanna Become Your Man,” proceeded to …

Shrimp Town Slim, whose real name is Gary Erwin, was created in Chicago, IL, in 1953. He discovered to try out piano as an adolescent, and soon discovered himself attracted to the blues. He performed in a number of blues combos within the Chicago area before shifting to Charleston, SC, …

NEW YORK group the Tempests trim a good record and some non-LP singles in the past due ’60s filled with assertive, brassy, good-time spirit within the seaside music custom, though they didn’t quite use nationally. These were created by brothers Roger Branch (acoustic guitar) and Michael Branch (keyboards), ultimately growing …