call the names of those with superior quality but due to bad luck or the wrong label or producer or manager failed to make the big time ,and missed out on fame and fortune.

 

not just the obscure labels without top quality in their DNA ,but those who merit special attention and could have been very big ...

 

you need to think about this so as to not clutter it with only one hit wonders on obscure labels .

they should be blue blood stars who missed the limelight ..

not sure what to make of the thread but imvho willie hutch should a been as big as marvin

Fame came late in life for her, but Betty Lavette should have been a household name in the 60s, 70s, 80s....

Did Gene Chandler.....or.....Eddie Holman ever get the international acclaim that they should have?

Did Gene Chandler.....or.....Eddie Holman ever get the international acclaim that they should have?

 

I think they did, they both sold a million records

Did Gene Chandler.....or.....Eddie Holman ever get the international acclaim that they should have?

Can't really put "Clean Gene" in this category - he has sold millions of records and had a career that most would sell their soul for - I don't think international recognition is a true measure of success - Our lovely Cliff Richard is not much liked Stateside after all. Mind you come to think of it he's not much liked over here either  

DeeDee Sharp.

Don't what kind of record sales he had after the Shrine & Bell stuff but always think BOBBY REED had a great voice.

 

Aid.

Sam Dees , million seller songwriter, but who,s recordings are overlooked by the mass public.

Another absolute favourite singer of mine, again don't know how he sold domestically or how much acclaim he actually received in his day as an artist, M-S & Thelma's, EDDIE HILL, Baby I Cried, You Got The Best Of Me, Nothing Sweeter, what a great, great vocalist, never seem to get tired of his voice, always a good sign that.

 

AId.

Garland green. , ollie nightingale, Freddie Hughes ,Keisa brown Barbara Lynn , Paul Kelly

Edited March 21, 201312 yr by drewid

Anthony White,one great album,a pretty average 45 on Salsoul and a couple of tracks on Paul Simpson's LP.Could have been big.

Anthony White,one great album,a pretty average 45 on Salsoul and a couple of tracks on Paul Simpson's LP.Could have been big.

Favourite by him Gary, for me, "I,m so much in love with you" got it on 45, on the album aswell I think, yep, great voice

 

Kev

John Edwards has always been a fave of mine, his voice is up with the best of em with 2 great albums and some ace singles.

Found some fame as a member of the Detroit Spinners but he should have been a star in his own right.

For me it can only be Ray Pollard . A voice to equal that of any of the greats .

Linda Jones! TRagic!

Nelson Sanders

Lee Rogers

Eddie Parker

Johnnie Mae Matthews

Jackey Beavers

Don Hart & James Shorter

Johnny Sayles

Think we often overlook the fact that to be a "big star" in the music industry, it often takes a lot more than just having a great voice.

 

Forget who it was now but I remember reading an interview years ago with a well known female Detroit soul personality (could have been Bettye Lavette ?) and she was asked why J J Barnes, with his fabulous voice, was never as big as Marvin Gaye and she said "the cold, hard, facts were that J J simply never had the looks or moved like Marvin, end of story ".

Edited March 21, 201312 yr by sunnysoul

think sandra wright, shudda sold millions

think sandra wright, shudda sold millions

Yes a fantastic album that got lost in the demise at Stax and could and should have led her on the same path as Shirley Brown and the like. 

Deon Jackson and Chris Bartley....full stop.

Linda  Jones RIP passed away at  the tender age of 26' great soulful voice.

Edited March 22, 201312 yr by giant

Linda  Jones RIP passed away at  the tender age of 21' great soulful voice.

i think she was 26 when she passed,,,, she was 21 when she had a million seller with hypnotized but after that big hit in 1967 she was criminally ignored

Got to be Miss Jones as already sited.  Voice of an Angel !

It'll always be Margie Hendrix/Hendricks for me  

Remembered for having an affair with Ray Charles and being his backing singer but should be remembered for her amazing voice!

Larry Sanders

Frankie L Saunders

Larry Saunders

Frankie Sanders

 

Any one of those   

Larry Sanders

Frankie L Saunders

Larry Saunders

Frankie Sanders

 

Any one of those   

   

 

Kev

Sam Dees , million seller songwriter, but who,s recordings are overlooked by the mass public.

The mass public reassuringly ain't into REAL soul Graham, know where you're coming from though

 

Kev

Edited March 22, 201312 yr by kev cane

Prince Philip Mitchell - Still had a great voice a Fleetwood afew years ago

David & Giants - Big on the Christian scene but nationally nowhere!

Tommy Tate... fantastic voice.. great songwriter too..

As above - Linda Jones. In my mind, still the greatest female vocalist.

i think she was 26 when she passed,,,, she was 21 when she had a million seller with hypnotized but after that big hit in 1967 she was criminally ignored

 

thanks for the correction Dave

Brenda Holloway should have been huge - such a better singer than Diva Diana !!!

 

& Lorraine Chandler - what a talent !!!!

Edited March 22, 201312 yr by epic

one more vote for Linda Jones  ......

Willie Kendrick 

 

Listen to his Pied Piper RCA stuff - incredible, incredible voice

 

Richard

Sam Dees

 

Bessie Banks

 

John Edwards

OTIS CLAY, OV WRIGHT

and spooner oldham could have been a lot bigger than he was ,lotsa talent

Marvin Jones (Jack Montgomery)

James Emanuel Laskey

James Epps.

dan penn great songwriter but could put a lot of"soul singers" to shame  great voice

Dean Parrish

 

Clay Hunt

 

Linda jones

 

Barbara Mason

Howard Tate - Verve and Turntable stuff was amazing, superlative voice!

 

Ruby Johnson - should have been the female Otis Redding!!