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Source Material: Syreeta – “Just A Little Piece Of You”
Syreeta was a singer-songwriter whose career spanned three decades at Motown. In 1965, Syreeta started at the label as a receptionist. One year later, she became the secretary for William "Mickey" Stevenson (the head of Motown's A&R…
Source Material: George Benson – “Turn Your Love Around”
George Benson is one of the most well-known guitarist and vocalist of all-time. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Benson's musical prowess began at the age of seven. He played the ukulele at a neighboring drug store, and one…
Source Material: Little Beaver – “Let The Good Times Roll”
Little Beaver, a blues and funk guitarist from Forest City, Arkansas, enjoyed a limited run in the mid '70s. He released five albums between 1972 and 1976. His third album, Party Down (1973), featured "Party Down," "I Can Dig It Baby,"…
Source Material: Cymande – “The Message”
Cymande is a British funk band that rose to prominence in the early '70s. The group was originally comprised of nine self-taught, Caribbean born, London based musicians and singers. In 1972, Cymande released their debut album, Cymande. …
Source Material: Stevie Wonder – “Black Man”
Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life is one of the most important albums in the canon of American popular music. Featuring songs like, "Isn't She Lovely," "As," and "I Wish," his album debuted at #1 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart in…
Source Material: Grady Tate – “Be Black Baby”
Grady Tate was a well-renowned Jazz drummer from Durham, North Carolina. He was a self-taught drummer who played a major role in the expansion of soul-jazz. In 1963, Tate moved to New York City to enroll at The New York Academy of…
Source Material: Honey & The Bees – “Love Addict”
Honey & The Bees were a girl group from Philadelphia that formed in 1965. During that year, the group recorded their first single, "Two Can Play The Same Game." According to Phill Hurtt, one of the co-writers of "Two Can Play The Same…
Source Material: The Salem Travelers – “Tell It Like It Is”
The Salem Travelers were a Chicago-based soul/funk group that enjoyed a limited run in the '60s and '70s. Their music bordered between classic gospel and the soulful and funk music of the late '60s and early '70s. On "Tell It Like It Is,"…
Source Material: Grant Green – “Upshot”
Grant Green was a jazz guitarist from St Louis, Missouri. He's most well-known for his contributions as a leader and a sideman for Blue Note Records. Green is considered to be one of the most prolific and least celebrated guitarists of…
Source Material: Lamont Dozier – “Break The Ice”
Lamont Dozier is a singer, songwriter, and producer from Detroit, Michigan. After a slow start as a solo artist in the '50s, Dozier began writing and producing music with songwriting brothers, Brian and Eddie Holland. In the early '60s,…