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The sky-high degree of soulful intensity John Ellison taken to his lead vocals using the Soul Brothers Six came straight from the church. No real surprise there, since he was raised in a spiritual household. However the method Ellison harnessed that sanctified enthusiasm for the group’s secular edges was not …

This hard-hitting soul group formed in Rochester, NY, comprising the multi-talented Willie John Ellison, alongside Lester Freeman, Vonell Benjamin, and Charles, Moses, Sam, and Harry Armstrong. (That’s seven, but among the Armstrong brothers’ bounced early.) They debuted with “End Harming Me” on Great Information (1965) and another on Lyndell Information …