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Garnet Mimms

Most widely known for his initial rendition of “Cry Baby,” later on a significant item in Janis Joplin’s repertoire, Garnet Mimms’ pleading, gospel-derived strength made him among the first true soul performers. His legacy continues to be criminally underappreciated, since for reasons uknown he never obtained another strike on the …

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Mosley & Johnson

Sam Mosley and Robert A. Johnson are songwriters for Malaco, and in addition documented as the duo Mosley and Johnson for Muscle mass Shoals Audio, a subsidiary of Malaco. They produced two LPs for the label in the past due ’80s and early ’90s, but experienced no hits.

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Otis Clay

A Chicago-based vocalist whose music was steeped in Southern gospel and deep spirit, Otis Clay never really had a significant pop hit, but he was a periodic visitor towards the R&B graphs and an long lasting presence in the world of blues and vintage spirit, while also savoring a long …

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Ruby Johnson

A significant Southern spirit vocalist whose capability to convincingly sing heartache ballads rates with any active performer, Ruby Johnson by no means got a breakout single through the spirit period. The Memphis vocalist started documenting for V-Tone in 1960 and authorized with Volt in the middle-’60s, but she documented less …

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Jewel Akens

Doo wop veteran Jewel Akens was created Sept 12, 1940, in Houston, TX. He started singing in cathedral as a kid, but was also inspired with the blues joint in his community. In the past due ’40s, his family members moved to LA. In his teenagers, Akens sang with an …

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Roy Head

In fact a country and rock vocalist instead of an R&B star, Roy Mind nevertheless cut among the great bits of uptempo soul in the mid-’60s. “Deal with Her Best” on Back again Beat managed to get to number 2 in the R&B graphs and number 2 pop, and the …

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Percy Sledge

Percy Sledge can forever be connected with “Whenever a Guy Loves a female,” a pleading, soulful ballad he sang with wrenching, convincing anguish and interest. Sledge sang most of his music that way, providing them in a robust hurry where he quickly transformed from soulful belting to quavering, tearful pleas. …

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Freddie Scott

Ideal remembered for his 1966 R&B chart-topper “Are You Lonely for me personally,” deep spirit belter Freddie Scott was created Apr 24, 1933, in Providence, RI. In his early teenagers, he performed along with his grandmother’s gospel group, Sally Jones & the Gospel Keyes, but gravitated toward a profession in …

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Booker T. Jones

Booker T. Jones was among the architects from the Memphis spirit sound from the 1960s as the first choice of Booker T. & the MG’s, who have scored several hits independently aswell as portion as the Stax Information house music group. But Jones’ achievements don’t end there, so that as …

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Bobby King

The duo of soul singers Bobby Ruler and Terry Evans 1st teamed for the LA club circuit of the first ’70s; both also liked prolific session professions, and in 1974 lent their special harmonies to Ry Cooder’s Heaven and Lunch time, the 1st in some collaborations using the acclaimed guitarist. …

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