Sam Cooke: The Posthumous Releases
During the two years following Sam Cooke’s tragic death in December 1964, RCA Victor released two studio albums, two compilation...
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The Soul Stirrers with Sam Cooke
When Sam Cooke joined the Highway QCs in 1945, he was fourteen years old. He had been singing Gospel in...
Two Surprising Percussionists at Motown: Brokensha and Hall
John Joseph Brokensha, known as Jack, was probably the most surprising of the arrivals at Motown. He was born in...
The Four Tops: Three Albums in 1967
Following the three excellent singles of 1966, the Four Tops released three albums in 1967 (two studio recordings and a...
The Horn Section at Motown
The horn section slowly gained in strength over the first three years, as Motown expanded its operation. Seventeen horn players...
Percussion Session Musicians at Motown
Eddie “Bongo” Brown was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, in 1932. He grew up in Memphis, where he learned to play...
Vocal Harmony Groups at Vee-Jay
In the early fifties, vocal harmony groups were among the most popular performers. The first group signed to Vee-Jay Records...
The Staple Singers at Vee-Jay
In 1936, Roebuck "Pops" Staples moved with his wife Oceola from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago , where he continued...
Four Lesser-Known Soul Singers in Chicago
Jamo Thomas was born in the Bahamas. He came to Chicago in the early sixties and made his first recording...
Eddie Floyd at Stax
Edward Lee Floyd was born in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1937. In 1955, in Detroit, where he grew up, he was...
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