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Source Material: Jo Armstead – “A Stone Good Lover”
Jo Armstead is a singer and songwriter from Yazoo City, Mississippi. She began her career as a backing vocalist for Bobby "Blue" Bland. After her stint as a backing vocalist, she became an Ikette. The Ikettes were a group of singers for…
Source Material: Don Bryant – “Can I Change My Mind”
Don Bryant is a rhythm and blues singer and songwriter from Memphis, Tennessee. In 1969, he released his debut album, Precious Soul, on Hi Records. The album featured songs like "Try Me," "Funky Broadway," and "Can I Change My Mind." …
Source Material: Robert Knight – “Everlasting Love”
Robert Knight was a singer from Franklin, Tennessee who released a handful of singles in the '60s and '70s. In 1967, he released his first single, "Everlasting Love," on Rising Sons, a label owned by singer/songwriters Buzz Cason and Mac…
Source Material: Smoked Sugar – “Keeping Up My Front”
Smoked Sugar was a soul group from Los Angeles, California who enjoyed a short-lived career in the late '70s. Jimmy Conwell (aka James Conwell, aka Richard Temple) was a singer-songwriter based in LA and the lead singer for Smoked Sugar. …
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: 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…