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Arnie C. Joseph aka “ The Gospel Teddy Bear ” ,who is half-brother of singer Toney Lee,  started his career as a drummer and played with The Commodores for one night in 1972. As a singer in the mid 70s he appeared in various clubs of New York. In the early 80s Arnie Joseph collaborated with Jeremiah Yisrael and released a few singles on Jeremiah Yisrael's label called  Tap Records . Arnie Joseph released an EP under the name  Arnie Love  entitled " Break out / Heaven really knows / Stop and make up your mind " in 1981. At the same time he released a 7-inch as Arnie Love & The Loveletts entitled " We had enough / Break out " on the same label .  Finally at that time, he released an EP as  Arnie Love & The Loveletts  entitled " Invisible Wind / Me,Myself & I / We Had Enough " on the same label. After these recordings of Tap Records, Arnie Joseph   released three singles with his group under the name  A...

Clarence Mann is a great singer from Alabama. He graduated from Stillman College, Alabama. He began writing and performing at an early age. He was 14 years old, when he completed his first recording with a high school choral group on the RCA Record Label. After high school, he sang with various bands and vocal groups while attending college. He began his commercial career with T&M Productions. In 1973 he released his first single entitled " Man's Temptation / Have Faith In Me " on T&M Records from Alabama. Two years later, he released two singles on Gram-O-Phon Inc. entitled " Please accept my love " and " You met your match " respectively. After his solo career, he joined the group called " True Image " as lead vocalist. The group was formed by James Terry in 1977. He was their manager. In the beginning the group was consisted of (5) members. In 1978 three of the original members left the group and the brother-sister te...

(Left to right, Reese Palmer, Ron Henderson Sr, Wilbur Stewart (Wes), Johnny Johnson and William Britton. Ron Henderson Sr  was born in 1936. He is a great composer, producer, singer, guitarist and label owner from Charlotte, NC. He appeared strongly on the stage of soul music in the early 70s along with his own band called Choice of Colour . The members of the group were Ron Henderson Sr, Reese Palmer , Wilbur Stewart (Wes),   Johnny Johnson and William Britton . In 1972 Choice Of Colour released a single entitled " You're twenty-one today / Your love " on APT Records. The label was a subsidiary of ABC Records. ABC Records used this label to release exclusively the singles. In 1974 Ron along with late Chester Simmons formed a label called Choice Records . The same year Ron released a single entitled " Bad sign " on his own label. This song was written by himself. Produced, arranged and conducted by late  Duke Hall . Somewhere here started the colla...

The last two years some collectors have been looking for the album " Let it be me " by Sylvester Smith III . They are mainly interested in the song " I'll do it all for you ". Sylvester Smith III is a great performer. He was born in Montgomery, Alabama, but he was raised in Oklahoma City. He has released six albums and a number of singles. All his albums were released under the label called Empac Records . In 1983 he released the album " Let it be me ". It was recorded at Star Track Studio, Tulsa, Oklahoma. The best song of the album is " I'll do it all for you ". It is strange that Sylvester Smith III doesn't know the composers of this song. For this reason Sylvester Smith III mentions on his site that the composers are unknown. This song was written by Roger Cook and Stephen Allen Davis . However a few people really know that the original recording of " I'll do it all for you " went out  by Johnny Mathis and Paul...

The Embers are one of the most popular bands of beach music scene. The band was started in 1958 by Bobby Tomlinson and Jackie Gore . The Embers have released eighteen albums and numerous singles. In 1982 the group released an album entitled " This one's for you " on Ripete Records. At that time members of the group were  Johnny Barker  on keyboards and vocals,  Gerry Davis  on bass,  Jackie Gore  on guitar and vocals,  Johnny Hopkins  on trumpet, Bobby Tomlinson on drums and  Craig Woodlard  on sax. Additional musicians were Tony Hayes and Don "Cannonball" McClure on baritone and alto sax, Ziad Rable on tenor sax, Doug Burns and Don Eisamann on trumpet, Jeppy White and Brad Kelly on trombone, David Brussel on french horn, David "Bongo" Newson on congas and percussion. Background vocalists by Terri Gore ( daughter of Jackie Gore ) , Debbie Dobbins , Joyous Perrin , Carolyn Moore and Butch Stone . All string arrangements b...