Bobby Thurston was a native of Washington, D.C., and got his start singing and playing congas with a group called Spectrum Ltd. in his high school years. He caught his break when writers/producers Willie Lester and Rodney Brown heard him sing live, and signed him as part of their attempt to forge a stable of artists in the vein of Philadelphia International. Thurston recorded his first album, Sweetest Piece of the Pie, in 1978, and it was very much in the smooth, mellow Philly soul vein, with help from keyboardist/arranger Al Johnson. Thurston's subsequent recordings for Prelude were more consistently disco-oriented, starting with 1980's double-sided 12" club smash "You Got What It Takes"/"Check Out the Groove." The accompanying LP, You Got What It Takes, became his biggest seller, but the 1981 follow-up, The Main Attraction, was less successful, and Thurston faded from view as disco died out.
Mystery surrounds on whether or not Bobby passed away ?
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16 comments:
Great Artist, I like his rendition on "Sitting In The Park" Good Review AMM!!
Thanks for the review AMM
Looks very interesting thanks for the share Reb
Unknown artist ! Thanks for this discovery !
Thanks AMM. Back cover artwork is so flipping original.
Only have a few tracks by this lady , so thanks for the review.
cheers.ELtel
Looks interesting, thanks for the review.
Hi AMM, thank you for the review
thanks AMM for these philly dancer Prelude much welcome!
Always enjoy your writeups and now to listen to some good sounds. thank you AMM
Interesting background on this review gracias
Great review AMM thanks
This Artist is New to Me,Thank You AMM
Thanks AMM for an old favourite
A great find - again! Thanks for review, P.
Great album i remember getting You Got What It Takes 12inch before i heard it anywhere bought on a hunch thanks AMM
Cheer Pedro
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