Throughout the sixties, seventies and eighties we were so enriched by vocal lead singers and the soul "group" sounds.

Looking back today it's "embarassing". Very few solo artists left still around today recording, be them ex Philly, Detroit. Chicago or Cleveland band members.

So others and I would find it "benifically educating" that over a period of 40/50 years of soul music, we could put the faces of solo artists who left to have a known or little undiscovered solo career's without the groups they had roots with.

Here's a few obvice artists from the seventies groups who soloed in the eighties................Shirley Jones, Curtis Mayfield, Bobby Womack, Jean Carn, John Blackfoot, Lenny Williams, Glen Jones, Cuba Gooding, Rance Allen and John Whitehead etc.

Thanks.

Jerry Butler, Bobby Womack, Ollie Nightingale, Marvin Smith, Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Billy Griffin, Teddy Prendegast & many, many more.

Jerry Butler, Bobby Womack, Ollie Nightingale, Marvin Smith, Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Billy Griffin, Teddy Prendegast & many, many more.

Thanks Roburt- but could we put artist to previous related bands. Sorry if my post was not clear.

Example's

Glen Jones - ex Modulations.

Lenny Williams - ex Tower Of Power.

John Blackfoot - ex Soul Children.

John Whitehead - ex MacFadden and Whitehead

Thanks everyone .

Edited March 18, 201213 yr by Nick Harrison

Jerry Butler -- Impressions

Bobby Womack -- Valentinos

Ollie Nightingale -- Ollie & Nightingales

Marvin Smith -- Artistics

Eddie Kendricks -- Temptations

David Ruffin -- Tempts

Billy Griffin -- Miracles (after Smokey R)

Teddy Prendergrass -- Harold Melvin & BlueNotes

PLUS numerous gospel group lead singers quit to sing secular music as solo artists.

Throughout the sixties, seventies and eighties we were so enriched by vocal lead singers and the soul "group" sounds.

Looking back today it's "embarassing". Very few solo artists left still around today recording, be them ex Philly, Detroit. Chicago or Cleveland band members.

So others and I would find it "benifically educating" that over a period of 40/50 years of soul music, we could put the faces of solo artists who left to have a known or little undiscovered solo career's without the groups they had roots with.

Here's a few obvice artists from the seventies groups who soloed in the eighties................Shirley Jones, Curtis Mayfield, Bobby Womack, Jean Carn, John Blackfoot, Lenny Williams, Glen Jones, Cuba Gooding, Rance Allen and John Whitehead etc.

Thanks.

Hi, I'm confused by the first part of your post. I understand from your last sentence that you are asking for singers who used to lead a group and then went solo. I think a lot of this was inspired by a move away from vocal groups in the 70s (as well as overdubbing in the studio), spearheaded by people like Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, Minnie Riperton, etc.

What are you saying is "embarassing" though?

Anyways, another one for your thread is Phillipe Wynne. Also Minnie Riperton was in the Gems right before she cut her first solo record as andrea davis ... of course she then spent time in the rotary connection before going solo again.

Hi Bob - by "embarrasing" I mean there was so "many quality groups/singers around back then". The volume and quantity available was embarrasing, when compared with todays drained market.

It can be any band group member or front women or man who went onto etch out a solo recording career.

Thanks.

Holloway sisters were in the Belles.

Hi Bob - by "embarrasing" I mean there was so "many quality groups/singers around back then". The volume and quantity available was embarrasing, when compared with todays drained market.

Thanks.

ok, you're just saying that the talent today is embarrassing compared to what it was back then, got it.

There's probably a lot of reasons for the situation today but the most annoying one for me is autotune. Nobody can be a good or bad singer anymore because it will take out the qualities that make someone's voice soulful and unique and it will make crappy singers sound just as good.

Which group was Jean Carn in?

Which group was Jean Carn in?

I don't think she was in a group (that recorded at least). I think her first recordings are with Doug on that Black Jazz LP.

That's right Bob. She also guested for Norman Connors but thought I was missing something.