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The Sons of Truth

A unique act for the Stax label, and a unique act inside the early-’70s gospel picture generally, the Sons of Truth produced an obscure 1972 album for Stax’s subsidiary the Gospel Truth. Their mainly original material got a lot better contemporary spirit and funk advantage than most African-American gospel of …

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Tony Drake

One of spirit music’s esteemed program guitarists, Tony Drake spent some time working with a number of the genre’s best artists. An associate of blues and R&B rings led by Johnnie Taylor, Ronnie Dyson, and T-Bone Walker in the 1960s, as well as the Checkmates from 1981 until 1985, he …

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Damita Jo

R&B diva Damita Jo remains to be most widely known for the million-selling 1960 smash “I’ll Save the final Dance for you personally,” her ingenious riposte towards the Drifters’ “Save the final Dance for me personally.” Given birth to Damita Jo DuBlanc in Austin, TX, on August 5, 1930, she …

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Bill Doggett

Along with his instrumental hit “Honky Tonk” in February 1956, Bill Doggett (given birth to William Ballard Doggett) created among rock’s greatest instrumental tracks. Though it produced scores of gives to execute in rock and roll & roll night clubs throughout the USA, Doggett remained linked with the jazz and …

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Margaret Whiting

Margaret Whiting was a prominent pop singer within the ’40s and ’50s, using a very clear, striking tone of voice and the type of quasi-innocent sensibility that done such tracks as “IT COULD as Well End up being Springtime” and “Moonlight in Vermont.” The girl of composer Richard Whiting (her …

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Etta Jones

An understated, active singer within jazz and popular requirements, Etta Jones was a fantastic singer always well worth hearing. She was raised in NY with 16, toured with Friend Johnson. She debuted on record with Barney Bigard’s pickup music group (1944) for Dark & White, performing four Leonard Feather tunes, …

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Della Reese

Famous as both a television star along with a top-flight interpreter of jazz, blues, R&B, gospel, and straight-ahead pop music, Della Reese’s many talents possess ensured an extended, varied, and renowned display biz career. Not only is it nominated for both an Emmy along with a Grammy and finding a …

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Jo Armstead

Singer/songwriter Jo Armstead’s biggest strike was “Rock Cold Fan.” She also co-wrote Ray Charles’ number 1 R&B traditional “Let’s Obtain Stoned” with Ashford and Simpson, Ruby Andrews’ TOP R&B smash “Casanova (Your Playing Times Are Over),” and Garland Green’s yellow metal single “Jealous Sort of Fella.” Created Josephine Armstead on …

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