HISTORY OF POP AND ROCK MUSIC - part 273 torrent

PART 273

( soul music )


THE DRAMATICS - What You See Is What You Get (1971)
RUFUS THOMAS - The Breakdown (1971)
STAPLE SINGERS - Are You Sure (1971)
WILSON PICKETT - In The Midnight Hour (1971)
WILSON PICKETT - Land of a Thousand Dances (1971)
LITTLE MILTON - Walking the Back Streets and Crying (1972)


The Dramatics were an American soul music vocal group, formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1967. They are best known for their 1970s hit songs \"In the Rain\" and \"Whatcha See is Whatcha Get\", both of which were #1 R&B and Top 10 Pop hits.
Rufus Thomas, Jr. (1917 - 2001) was an American rhythm and blues, funk and soul singer from Memphis, Tennessee, who recorded on Sun Records in the 1950s and on Stax Records in the 1960s and 1970s.He made his professional singing debut at the Elks Club on Beale Street in Memphis, filling in for another singer at the last minute. He made his first 78 rpm record in 1943 for the Star Talent label in Texas, \"I\'ll Be a Good Boy\", backed with \"I\'m So Worried.\" The prime of Rufus\' recording career came in the 1960s and early 1970s, when he was on the roster of Memphis label, Stax, having one of the first hit sides at the historic soul and blues label, \"Walking the Dog\", (#5 R&B, #10 Pop) in 1963. Rufus is thus the first, and still the only, father to debut in the Hot 100\'s top 10 after his daughter debuted there. Rufus\' daughter Carla also reached #10, with \"Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes)\" on 27 March 1961.The early 1970s brought him three major hits, including \"(Do The) Push and Pull\" in 1970, his only number one R&B hit (#25 Pop). Earlier that year, \"Do the Funky Chicken\" had reached #5 R&B and #28 Pop. A third dance-oriented release in 1971, \"The Breakdown\" climbed to #2 R&B and #31 Pop. He had several more less successful hits until Stax closed its doors in the mid-70s.
The Staple Singers were an American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group. Roebuck \"Pops\" Staples, the patriarch of the family, formed the group with his children Cleotha, Pervis, Yvonne and Mavis . They are best known for their 1970s hits \"I\'ll Take You There\", \"Respect Yourself\", and \"Let\'s Do It Agai
Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American R&B/rock and roll and soul singer and songwriter.A major figure in the development of American soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, and frequently crossed over to the US Billboard Hot 100. Among his best known hits are \"In the Midnight Hour\", \"Land of 1,000 Dances\", \"Mustang Sally\", and \"Funky Broadway\".The impact of Pickett\'s songwriting and recording led to his 1991 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
James Milton Campbell, Jr. (September 7, 1934 – August 4, 2005), better known as Little Milton, was an American blues and soul singer and guitarist, best known for his hit records \"Grits Ain\'t Groceries\" and \"We\'re Gonna Make It.\"

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