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Source Material: Mighty Ryeders – “Evil Vibrations”
Mighty Ryeders were a funk group based in Florida that was formed in 1977. In 1978, the group released their one and only album, Help Us Spread The Message. The album included a range of sounds from funk to soul to jazz. It featured…
Source Material: Bruce Fisher – “In My Life”
Bruce Fisher is a singer-songwriter who was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Chicago, Illinois. In the early '70s, he relocated to Los Angeles and began his music career. As a songwriter, he co-wrote "Will It Go Around In Circles"…
Source Material: The Cytations – “Suddenly”
The Cytations were a soul group from Washington, D.C. who released two singles in the late '60s. Their debut single, "Hey Mr. Love"/"Two For The Road," was released on Solid Soul Records in 1966. Their second single, "Darling You…
Source Material: Linda Jones – “Hypnotized”
Linda Jones was a soul singer from Newark, New Jersey who released a few notable singles in the '60s and '70s. Her most successful single, "Hypnotized," (1967) was a song that she recorded for Loma Records, a subsidiary of Warner Bros.…
Source Material: 21st Century – “Remember The Rain”
21st Century was a young soul group from Chicago, Illinois most well-known for their song "Remember The Rain." The group was made up of five members: Pierre Johnson, Fred Williams, Alphonso Smith, Tyronne Morris, and Alonzo Martin. In…
Source Material: Bob James – “Nautilus”
Bob James is a jazz keyboardist and arranger from Marshall, Missouri. He was discovered by Quincy Jones in 1963 during a band competition at the Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival. Later that year, James recorded his first solo album,…
Source Material: The Whatnauts – “I’ll Erase Away Your Pain”
The Whatnauts were a soul group from Baltimore, Maryland that released a few albums and singles during the early '70s. They recorded three albums for Stang Records: Introducing the Whatnauts (1970), Reaching for the Stars (1971), and…
Source Material: The Controllers – “Somebody’s Gotta Win”
The Controllers were a soul group from Fairfield, Alabama that began their career singing gospel. The group was made up of two brothers, Reginald and Larry McArthur, and their cousins Ricky Lewis and Leonard Brown. They cycled through two…
Source Material: Ohio Players – “Players Balling (Players Doin’ Their Own Thing)”
Ohio Players are a funk band from Dayton, Ohio that enjoyed a successful career throughout the '70s. They're known for songs like, "Funky Worm," "Fire," and "Love Rollercoaster." Their second album, Pain (1972), was their first album that…
Source Material: Helene Smith – “You Got To Be A Man”
Helene Smith was a soul singer from Miami, Florida who released a number of singles in the 1960s. She began her career with Willie Clarke and her eventual husband Johnny Pearsall. Clarke and Pearsall were college friends who created Deep…