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It would be nice to know who the Chevelles were. (can I guess they aren't the same band the backed Gloria Walker and Angela Davis ?)

It did indeed and another

I came across this info on Calvin Blues man and Producer from Arkanas and thought would share it Calvin James “Slim” Leavy, was born in Arkansas, USA, on April 20, 1940, he was 70-years-old when he died, June 6, 2010, One of Calvin Leavy's best known songs was about the state prison in southeast Arkansas. "They sent me to Cummins baby, down on Cummins Prison Farm..." Leavy was jailed for the last two decades of his life on drug charges. "Down there I started thinking, thought I'd tell you some of it in this song..." Prison spokeswoman Dina Tyler says he died Sunday afternoon... likely of complications from diabetes. I think there may had been some sad irony in that one of his more famous songs was Cummings Prison Farm which was recorded before he ever came to prison, and certainly before he was incarcerated at Cummings. He didn't spend much time at Cummings, less than a year, because of his ill health," Tyler said. Leavy had been convicted in 1992, accused of running a drug ring in Little Rock. As a result of his convictions, he was sentenced to life plus 25 years. In May of 2000, then Governor Huckabeen commuted his sentence to 75 years, which meant, had he lived, he would have been eligible for parole in just about a year," Tyler said.

I was listening to Cookie Scott this morning and wondered who Prince Shell actually was A little digging found out this. I wondered if we can have some more of the stuff he was credited with please Eutrice Ulysses "Prince" Shell, accomplished musician, was born in Lott, Texas, USA, on December 31, 1928. He died on April 11 2007. He began playing piano as a child and later studied valve trombone at Chicago's DuSable High School with music educator and band director Walter Dyett. Shell honed his arranging skills while a member of the Tennessee State Collegians big-band at Tennessee State University and also at the Navy School of Music. During his service in the Air Force, Shell became "chief arranger" for the Strategic Air Command Band at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. He performed and toured with Gene Ammons and Gene McDaniels, and became the house pianist at Chicago's original Regal Theater where he appeared with Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, and others. Shell teamed up with Jesse Jackson and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1970 to arrange for and record their Operation Breadbasket Orchestra and Choir for Chess Records. Sun Ra and other nationally known musicians have performed and recorded his arrangements, and his works have been featured in concerts at the Berklee College of Music and the New England Conservatory of Music.

Great name.....do we know anything about this please ?

which do we think was pressed first

I was just pointing out to the previous submitter who "thought" they may have been linked that they weren't the same group

I know this an old thread but perhaps needs revisiting (unless it's happened again !!!) This is Roy & The Dewdrops and under them is The Servicemen (with names)

I was doing some research on Nickie lee who also recorded as Leroy and found this info which made me smile Nickie Lee was originally (before he started singing) a DJ in Miami, Florida for WAME and claimed in 1963 to be the world's champion DJ, having done a continuous broadcast (despite medical advice to stop) for 226 hours (nine days, 10 hours) The previous record was held by David Hunt, Jacksonville, who went on for 225 hours, in 1959

Here's one for sale https://www.ebay.com/itm/ERNEST-ERNIE-SINCERITIES-Do-Something-When-NEW-MODERN-SOUL-45-NORTHERN-VINYL/163497832954?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D20131003132420%26meid%3D0cb9bbb2c0c646439e2260c7e399e347%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D233119930480%26itm%3D163497832954&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

I seem to remember that the boot has the titles in the matrix run outs Original image and the boot....you can tell the difference

Spot indeed, Pittsburgh label this time same design ?

I would like to know if this is coincidence please, as I could only find the one release on Friar Records

Don't tell Chris Eubank, he will punch your lights out

What do you think about the credits for the song ? would the LP version just be a big mistake

I was listening to this tune and after looking at the label decided to investigate further....please bear with me until the photos Peg Leg Bates was a well known "One-Legged Tap Dancer" his story is below...he owned the above label and is so famous in The USA What I loved so much was his final resting place grave stone (please read) and will make me smile all day https://www.atdf.org/awards/pegleg.html

Hi Robb Thanks to Gilly, yes (he still hasn't said how he knows though !!!) I only sort of picked it up from the credit on"Modern Day Woman" (which he apparently wrote with James Shorter on the LP) it credits him. Of course on the single by James, it is completely different writers credits (just to make this more complicated) and that's another story I guess

Good spot

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As I don't do facebook thought Patrick Adams would be a good idea https://www.facebook.com/PapMus

I think you spelt it wrong

Here's Sammy

This one US label founded by Ronald Holmes and Charles Stokes in Detroit, Michigan.

Do we have info on him (or is it in your new book :))