Clyde McPhatter - Welcome Home (1970) Decca - Rare Soul (MP3)

I did a full length bio of him on the old blog so wont bore you to death with facts and figures as the music speaks for itself. One of THE greatest singers of all time.You could say a major influencer to other artists in the business in the soul/R&B world, Clyde McPhatter’s short life was marked by a steady stream of charttopping hits and unprecedented success. McPhatter achieved mainstream popularity in the early 1950s as the lead singer for Billy Ward & His Dominoes, applying the intensity of his well trained gospel tenor to the secular love songs of the group. This winning combination reached beyond McPhatter’s personal success to become a basic formula in R&B and soul music. Feeling stifled under the constraints of the Dominoes, McPhatter left in 1953 to form the Drifters. His unparalleled vocal style and name recognition helped create one of the most notable vocal groups in R&B. After being drafted in 1954 and serving a short stint in the Army, McPhatter embarked on a solo career. Although he continued to record hits like “A Lover’s Question” and “I Never Knew,” his alcoholism eventually eclipsed his distinctive and magical sound and led to his death from a heart attack in 1972 at the age of 39. Although neglected at the time of his death and unaware of his influence on music history, McPhatter had become one of the pioneer voices in Soul. many of his 45,s played to packed floors on the NNS.I can honestly say this man never made a record i disliked,which is rare even for me...A TRUE LEGEND!

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