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Artist: Sweet Sable
A female hip-hop/dance artist from the mid- to late '90s, Sweet Sable issued a lone album (1996's Love on My Mind) and several singles ("Friends," "Tonight," "Old Time's Sake," "Love Thang," "I'll Never Go Back") for the Scotti Bros. label. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Pat Patrick
Pat Patrick, like John Gilmore, spent virtually his entire career with Sun Ra's Arkestra, leading to him being somewhat underrated. Patrick had a particularly appealing sound on baritone and, although he did not lead any record sessions of his own, he was one of the better baritonists of the 1950s and '60s. As a child he studied piano, drums,... [+] Read More
Artist: Johnny Williams
Hard-singing soul/blues singer Johnny Williams' biggest hit was "Slow Motion, Pt.1," a 1972 Top Ten R&B single for Gamble & Huff's Philadelphia International Records. He also recorded sides for Epic and Chicago Soul producer Carl Davis' Dakar subsidiary, Bashie.
Born Johnny Lee Williams on January 15, 1942, in Tyler, AL, he moved to Chicago in... [+] Read More
Artist: The Cruisers
The Cruisers from Philadelphia, PA never had a significant record. Patterning themselves after the Harptones, group leader Gene Williams, Randy Hamilton, Paul Long, and McKinley Anthony began recording on V-Tone Records. The deal resulted in two single releases in 1960: "Miss Fine" b/w "If I Knew," and "Don't Tease Me" b/w "Crying Over You;" the... [+] Read More
Artist: The Five Chances
In 1950, on the south side of Chicago, a group of eighth graders from Felsenthal Grade School joined together and began singing on street corners for the next few years. These original five -- Darnell Austell (lead), his brother John Austell (bass), Howard Pitman (baritone), Harold Jones (baritone and second tenor), and Reggie Smith (first and... [+] Read More
Artist: Joanne Garrett
As a 15-year-old student at Chicago's DuSable High School, Joanne Garrett won a recording contract with Chess Records for finishing first in a Regal Theater talent show, no small feat considering Chicago's vast talent pool. The deal produced "Stay by My Side," a huge local hit, in 1966.
She followed with Dee Clark's "You Can't Come In" (March... [+] Read More
Artist: Eddie Harris
Long underrated in the pantheon of jazz greats, Eddie Harris was an eclectic and imaginative saxophonist whose career was marked by a hearty appetite for experimentation. For quite some time, he was far more popular with audiences than with critics, many of whom denigrated him for his more commercially successful ventures. Harris' tastes ranged... [+] Read More
Artist: Fushitsusha
Japanese guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist Keiji Haino had been a prominent figure in the Tokyo underground since the mid-'70s before forming this incredible group that stands as one of Japan's most inventive and extraordinary and powerful groups of the era. Their work draws on noise,rock, free improvisation, and psychedelia, yet... [+] Read More
