I was just watching the post in media that Pete S put up with The Lil' Soul Brothers on the Mike Douglas Show.

If you haven't seen it it's well worth a look. Cheers Pete. I thoroughly enjoyed that after spending years trying to picture them.

Funny for some reason I thought there was a whole bunch of them.

But it got me thinking how many artists started performing at a young age?

Now I know lots started in church singing in the choir and I know that artists like Patti Labelle, and Esther Philips were child performers and obviously so were Little Stevie and Carl Carlton.

I'm wondering just how early some of the 'stars' we revere go back to their beginnings.

Wasn't Darrow Fletcher a child prodigy?

How many others...........?????..................there must be loads.

Kev

I was just watching the post in media that Pete S put up with The Lil' Soul Brothers on the Mike Douglas Show.

If you haven't seen it it's well worth a look. Cheers Pete. I thoroughly enjoyed that after spending years trying to picture them.

Funny for some reason I thought there was a whole bunch of them.

But it got me thinking how many artists started performing at a young age?

Now I know lots started in church singing in the choir and I know that artists like Patti Labelle, and Esther Philips were child performers and obviously so were Little Stevie and Carl Carlton.

I'm wondering just how early some of the 'stars' we revere go back to their beginnings.

Wasn't Darrow Fletcher a child prod

How many others...........?????..................there must be loads.

Kev

les chansonettes, was told once that they were only kids

Edited December 20, 200816 yr by lenny h.

les chansonettes, was told once that they were only kids

Don't know anything about them.

Any more information?

Thanks Kev

wasnt gladys knight one of the early ones too

kev

wasnt gladys knight one of the early ones too

kev

I think I read that Gladys Knight had her own radio show when she was only eight years old! That must take some beating! (She'd started performing several years before even that!)

Offhand The Emotions and Stairsteps spring to mind, also Mavis Staples with the Staples Singers.

A few that spring to mind are:

Carla Thomas

The Bobbettes

Carolyn Crawford

Suz

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You can add Irma Thomas to that list

Spyk