Sunday, January 25, 2015

January 26, 1955: Number ONE R&B tune in the country…





"Sincerely  is a popular song written by Harvey Fuqua and Alan Freed and published in 1954….





It was originally recorded by The Moonglows, who scored a #1 single on the Billboard R&B Juke Box chart and #20 on the Billboard Top 100 charts…




The original Moonglows disbanded in 1958, and Fuqua put together a new group called Harvey And The Moonglows that included a young Marvin Gaye. Featuring Fuqua on lead, 'Ten Commandments Of Love' (number 9 R&B/number 22 pop, 1958) was the last of the group's major hits...


 In 1960 Fuqua disbanded this group and he and Gaye went to Detroit to work in the city's burgeoning music industry...


 Fuqua worked with Berry Gordy's sister, Gwen Gordy, on the Anna label and Gaye joined Berry Gordy's Motown Records operation. Fuqua carved out a very successful career as a producer and record executive, working with Motown artists in the 60s…



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Wednesday, January 21, 2015

January 22, 1968: R ‘n B Is ROCKIN’ in the EVOLUTION of ROCK ‘n ROLL…



January 22, 1968: R ‘n B  Is ROCKIN’
in the EVOLUTION of ROCK ‘n ROLL…

A little band outta Houston, Texas,
Archie Bell & the Drells,
hit #1 with "Tighten Up"…

Bad Ass Johnnie Taylor hits # 5
 with "Who's Makin Love"…

James Brown hits # 6
 with "I Got The Feelin'"

AND  #10 with
 "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud"

 Sly & the Family Stone
 (Outta Denton, Texas and San Francisco, CA)
 hit #8 with "Dance to the Music"

Not a bad day in the R’nB side of the EVOLUTION of ROCK ‘n ROLL…

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Thursday, January 15, 2015

January 16, 2007: Pookie Hudson, the lead singer and songwriter for the Doo Wop group, The Spaniels, died of complications from cancer of the thymus at the age of 72…






Dig this: Pookie and the Imperials with Sammy Strain doing the high work. Pookie had left the Spaniels during this period and Billy Taylor of the Castelles was brought in to do the lead of the group to rave reviews. When Pookie came back several years later he so liked Billy Taylor's voice that he kept Billy in the Spaniels…


One of my favorite Spaniels tunes wasn’t a ballad at all:
 Great Googley Moo...

 (co-penned by Pookie)…

R.I.P. Pookie

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