Rick James and Neil Young
Rick James was born James Ambrose Johnson.
He was raised by his mother in a family of eight boys and four girls.
James only had vague recollections of his father, who he labeled a womanizer he “wished” he could “kill.” (continue reading RareSoul.com)...
The Delfonics
With his brother Wilbert Hart and original member Randy Cain, the group took the sound of Philadelphia international behind a string of hits like “La, La Means I Love You,” “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)” and others.
The Delfonics formed around 1964, at Overbrook High School in Philadelphia. They were initially a five-man group known as The Orphonics, founded by brothers William Hart (17) and Wilbert Hart (15). (continue reading RareSoul.com)...
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Eddie Kendricks
Kendricks moved to Detroit at 18 and started a singing group The Primes which performed Doo-Wop and also capably covered Mills Brothers tunes.
Eventually Eddie rose to fame singing first tenor for The Temptations, also often singing with a distinctive falsetto. (continue reading RareSoul.com)...
