A guy whos great 45,s i,ve been collecting for a long time now, & this is his first ever album compiled of those 45,s....Northern Soul hero Otis Brown Jr. was born in 1942 in Memphis, Tennessee, before moving out to the hinterlands of Marianna, Arkansas, on the periphery of the Mississippi Delta. Discovering a bad childhood case of asthma, Brown's mother moved the family to Chicago to visit the (then) state-of-the-art Cook County Hospital facility to treat his ailment. Growing up in the now notorious Englewood neighborhood, it was at the time a cultural oasis, with the Tivoli Theater near by, and doo-wop groups everywhere. Soon he was carousing with local luminaries Tyrone Davis and Major Lance, and opening for the Isley Brothers at Club Delisa or Jr. Walker & the All-Stars at The Packing House. His career on the rise, he joined forces with his mother's boyfriend, Browly Guy, and his uncle King Bevil to form the Ole label. Their first release was Brown's ode to his adopted hometown, Chicago's South Side, recorded at the top studio in town, Universal. The label was short-lived, only issuing another single on Brown and one other single on The Paramonts. After disputes with his partners disintegrated the enterprise, Brown would found his own pair of labels within a few years, Lujuna (named after his daughter), Gossip Tree, and ExSpectMore, continuing to release records on himself, his son, and groups that he managed for several more years before leaving the music business behind altogether. All his great Dancers are here together for the first time...Essential Soul highly recommended with a few blues tracks and what a voice at times sounds like Major lance his pal!
AMM
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24 comments:
Great Review Thank you very much AMM
Thanks for this superb review, new to me
Wonderful mate, thank you kindly for the review
Another great review, thank you AMM.
Fantastic review , thanks AMM .
Chicago - a city of great music through modern history. Thanks for review, P.
Thanks for the review AMM should be great
Very nice review AMM, thanks for this gem
Thanks for reviewing another gem AMM
Looking forward to this release-Thanks AMM
Thanks AMM. Really looking forward to this.
No, I won't wait. I want this stuff pronto! 😂
Thanks, AMM!
Thanks for this great review AMM
Another star named Otis :)
Many thanks for this review AMM
BigD
Great review
Great find by AMM and Numero.
Thanks AMM for another fine Numero collection
Thanks for this gem AMM great review another great singer left the business after a hit below the belt seem to be all to common back in the day probably still the same now
Cheers Pedro
nice review AMM many thanks
Great review thanks AMM
You've piqued my curiosity with your review!
Nice one yes please AMM
Thanks for more Numero MM.
cheers,ELtel
This looks real cool. Please and thank you!
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