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In the later ’60s, the female-male duo of Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson produced the pop Top 40 3 x (charting higher in the R&B section) using a clutch of good-natured Southern pop/soul tunes. Semi-legendary manufacturer Huey Meaux, who acquired worked thoroughly with such spirit and rock and roll …

Hailing from Phenix City, AL, Jo Jo Benson (real name: Joseph Hewell) started performing in church as a kid and, by age 14, was sneaking into golf clubs to sing on-stage with local rings. Although he toured with Chuck Willis and fulfilled such acclaimed performers as B.B. Ruler and Smokey …