This guest post is by Tom Cooney of a.tom.called.cooney. The Bar-Kays first played together in 1966 as a backing band on Stax Records. There were 6 original band members; Jimmy King, Ronnie Caldwell, Phalon Jones, Carl Cunningham, Ben Cauley, and James Alexander. Just as their career was taking off King, [...]
This guest post is by Tom Cooney of a.tom.called.cooney. Barry Eugene White was born in Galveston, Texas in 1944. His family eventually moved to South Central Los Angeles where he began playing piano at an early age. White started gang banging with his brother Darryl and eventually was locked up [...]
This guest post is by Tom Cooney of a.tom.called.cooney. Thirteen original band members formed the New York City Players in the early 70s. By 1974 they had changed their name to Cameo to avoid confusion between them and a similar funk band, The Ohio Players. By this time the band [...]
This guest post is by Tom Cooney of a.tom.called.cooney. Leon Haywood started his career in the 1960’s in Houston, Texas as a singer/songwriter. After relocating to Los Angeles he recorded over 20 US R&B singles on Decca Records, Columbia Records, and MCA Records. His most popular single is “I Wanta [...]
This guest post is by Tom Cooney of a.tom.called.cooney. Brothers Roger Troutman, Larry Troutman, Terry “Zapp” Troutman, Lester Troutman, and Tony Troutman formed Zapp in Dayton, Ohio in 1978. Their blend of funk and soul, mixed in with the classic “hand-clap” snare drum made their sound unmistakable. Bootsie Collins (childhood [...]
This guest post is by Tom Cooney of a.tom.called.cooney. Isaac Hayes was born on August 20, 1942 in Covington Tennessee. He is best known for his musical score of the film “Shaft” for which he was awarded an Academy Award in 1971. The single was also #1 on the Billboard [...]
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