BARBARA GEORGE IS,ALONGSIDE FATS DOMINO,LEE DORSEY,AARON NEVILLE AND ERNIE K. DOE,
ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN SINGERS TO COME OUT OF NEW ORLEANS.
SHE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE EARLY SUCCESS OF THE A.F.O. LABEL,SET UP AS AN ARTIST'S
CO-OPERATIVE IN NEW ORLEANS IN 1961.
HER SELF-PENNED HIT 'I KNOW' WAS THE LABEL'S ONLY BIG HIT,REACHING NUMBER 3 ON
BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S HOT 100 AND SPENDING 4 WEEKS AT NUMBER ONE ON AMERICA'S R&B
CHART.IT REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR OF ALL THE RECORDS PRODUCED IN NEW ORLEANS.
ALBUM REVIEW COURTESY OF GMORTARS
A TASTER BELOW!
TRACKS ON BACK COVER BELOW(FLAC)
14 comments:
Thanks, a fascinating review
Thank for this Not a lot of recordings for such a great singer never seem to get the break great review All Music Man
Cheers Pedro
Thanks Gmortars for Jasmine George.
Barbara George made some good sounds back in the days. She knew what she was singing when she said" I know"
A nice review. Should be interesting 🎸🎸🎸
thanks to GMORTARS and AMM for shring this
Reb
many thanks gmortars for a superb review!
Great singer, may I read the review please ? Thanks in advance.
Absolute top class music.
Rocco
Thank you GMORTARS & MM for reviewing BG with the bonus tracks.
cheers,ELtel
Thank you for the review GMORTARS
Looks good, I really need to hear this.
Beautiful new compilation of this great singer.
Yves
Very nice GMORTARS and AMM! I have sought out several of her singles over the years. What a great set and what a great and sadly mostly overlooked talent.
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