I'm not sure if there was more than one group that used the name BLACK MAGIC but the one I'm interested in is the one which contained Marva Holiday (a.k.a.Mary Holiday) and Jerry Peters, both of whom have had records spun on our scene as solo artists of course. I've found info on an album on ATCO recorded in the late 60's, which didn't get released until early 1970.

I remember a disco era poppy soul dance number on AVCO "Hey Boy Come & Get It" ( think this was an answer song to her girl ?) WHICH DID QUITE WELL IN THE NIGHT CLUBS IN THE MID 70'S, but didnt AVCO have a group called BLUE MAGIC. Was Blue a spin off group from Black ? Has anybody got a line up for Blue Magic ?

any help gratefully recieved

I'm not sure if there was more than one group that used the name BLACK MAGIC but the one I'm interested in is the one which contained Marva Holiday (a.k.a.Mary Holiday) and Jerry Peters, both of whom have had records spun on our scene as solo artists of course. I've found info on an album on ATCO recorded in the late 60's, which didn't get released until early 1970.

I remember a disco era poppy soul dance number on AVCO "Hey Boy Come & Get It" ( think this was an answer song to her girl ?) WHICH DID QUITE WELL IN THE NIGHT CLUBS IN THE MID 70'S, but didnt AVCO have a group called BLUE MAGIC. Was Blue a spin off group from Black ? Has anybody got a line up for Blue Magic ?

any help gratefully recieved

blue magic have nothing to do with black magic. they were on atco not avco. blue magic are a male group from philly led by ted mills. black magic (I think there's only one group with that name who did one record btw, at least in terms of 45s) were a female group on avco.

Edited May 12, 201114 yr by boba

Hi, this is Marva :-) - We started writing the songs in '68, were in the studio recording summer of '69 and the record was released in '70 (though I was no longer a group member). We were signed to Atco which a division of Atlantic Records. Sonny & Cher Bono were our executive producers and the guys in the band were their rhythm section who backed them up in their Vegas show. The group members were myself (Marva Holiday), Joyce Overman dba Niggy D'Oberoff (aka the black Twiggy),, Anita Poree, Jerry Peters, Greg Poree and Wayne Douglas. Jerry and Greg remained active in the business over the years. In fact Greg is a band member on "Dancing With The Stars." --Anita is more of an artist/poet now. Niggy acted for awhile but I believe she and her husband are retired. Wayne joined the corporate world years ago. -- I continued to write and sing gospel, while raising children, but am now writing again and slowly recording new music. -- We only had the one LP on Atco. I believe Blue Magic signed with Atco a few years after we did and of course had a slew of hits.... There is an extensive write up on our LP ("Echoes of Love") at a blog called Funk My Soul and a couple of the songs ("Miss Jessie" and "Tater Man") are on youtube.

Hope this helps :-)

P.s. - The album was entitled "Where Love Is"..."Echoes of Love" is the last tune on the LP and one I helped write...memory not what it once was...lol

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FOR A START CAN YOU TELL US ANYTHING ABOUT THIS RECORD ON GNP CRESCENDO OUT OF LA IN 68

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Edited May 29, 201113 yr by kevinsoulman

HELLO MARVA AND A BIG WELCOME TO SOUL SOURCE, WHAT A GREAT SITE THIS IS,AND JUST GETS BETTER. WELCOME ABOARD.WRIGHTY.

Hi Marva, It's a privilege to have you on Soul Source, welcome

Lorraine Chandler recently joined and has her own topic which is proving great reading, did/do you know Lorraine?

Hi Marva

Welcome to Soul Source.

Enjoy