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Vic Doucette (vic_doucette) 2-Debutant Username: vic_doucette
Post Number: 30 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.73.32.183
| Posted on Tuesday, October 05, 2004 - 7:02 pm: �� | ��� |
The few pictures I've seen of the group show only the vocalists. I've never seen pix of the backing band. A few years ago, a guy I worked with claimed to have been the bass player for the group for a while, and said he was the guy who came up with that killer bass riff on "Do Me Right." I didn't know him well enough to know if he was pulling my leg or not. Can anyone post names/pix/other information about the backing band for the group? Thanks! |
Chancellor of Soul (harlem_144) 5-Doyen Username: harlem_144
Post Number: 266 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 63.78.189.114
| Posted on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 5:56 pm: �� | ��� |
Hi Vic, The musicians on 'Do Me Right' were the same session musicians that played on all of Al Green records. Teenie Hodges on guitar, Leroy Hodges on bass, the Memphis Horns, and on drums, Al Jackson of (Booker T. & the MG's fame) and Howard Grimes. Peace, Mike Boone (Chancellor of Soul) chancellorofsoul.com |
Vic Doucette (vic_doucette) 3-Pundit Username: vic_doucette
Post Number: 31 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.73.32.71
| Posted on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 9:14 am: �� | ��� |
Thanks. This guy sure wasn't Leroy Hodges. But did those guys also tour with the group, or was it strictly a studio-only arrangement? Maybe they guy I worked with was on the road with them? |
Chancellor of Soul (harlem_144) 5-Doyen Username: harlem_144
Post Number: 267 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 66.207.40.18
| Posted on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 12:58 pm: �� | ��� |
Vic, there was a group they did travel with named Chapter 8. Peace, Mike Boone (Chancellor of Soul) chancellorofsoul.com |
Juicefree20 (juicefree20) 6-Zenith Username: juicefree20
Post Number: 2769 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 24.46.184.162
| Posted on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 9:11 pm: �� | ��� |
Hey Chancellor!! Would that be the same Chapter 8, whom spawned Anita Baker??? |
Vic Doucette (vic_doucette) 3-Pundit Username: vic_doucette
Post Number: 32 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 67.37.84.16
| Posted on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 9:15 pm: �� | ��� |
And who were the players? |
mike s (mike_s) 5-Doyen Username: mike_s
Post Number: 214 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 195.93.33.7
| Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 6:29 am: �� | ��� |
Looks like they were the Emeralds backing group,according to Billboard's Top RnB singles book, from 1971 when they were formed for about two years.They then emerged as Chapter 8. They were a Detroit band originally with Michael J Powell (guitar and producer,of course),David Washington (bass), Vernon Fails (keyboards),and Courtlen Hale (sax). Gerald Lyles and Valerie Pinkston were the vocalists when the band were produced by Powell for Capitol and Beverly Glen in the mid80s. Not sure for the earlier Ariola album as I have never seen or heard it but believe Anita Baker was on there as that year she replaced Carolyn Crawford who had joined in 75.Baker left to go solo in 1983. So it looks like they were the backing band during the Emeralds' hit years. |
Raymond Ennifer (benlynx) 3-Pundit Username: benlynx
Post Number: 60 Registered: 8-2004 Posted From: 81.77.198.156
| Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 7:51 am: �� | ��� |
info on abrim from the emeralds can be found at: http://we_luv_grandpa_abrim.tr ipod.com/index.html |
Davie Gordon (davie_gordon) 5-Doyen Username: davie_gordon
Post Number: 252 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 81.157.113.195
| Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:54 am: �� | ��� |
Vic, "Do Me Right" was issued in January 1971 so I think we can take it that's too early for the band who became Chapter 8 to be involved in the genesis of the song. Chapter 8 were the road band for the Detroit Emeralds' UK tour in Oct 1973 and their lead ainger at the time, Carl Johnson, was drafted into the Emeralds to replace Abe Tilmon when he left in December 1973. However I've a feeling that the Emeralds had an earlier band - maybe the group who eventually ended up on the Fee label calling themselves The Flaming Emeralds. It's entirely possible that their road band's bassist came up with the idea for "Do Me Right"'s bass line. It would be reasonable to suppose that the Emeralds had worked on the material before going to Memphis to record the song. Probably the reason that the Hi studio band were used for recording is that they were more experienced at working in studios and they of couse knew Willie Mitchell's working methods - an advantage that the Emeralds' road band wouldn't have had. Davie |
Chancellor of Soul (harlem_144) 5-Doyen Username: harlem_144
Post Number: 269 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 66.207.40.18
| Posted on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 12:43 pm: �� | ��� |
Hey Juice ! No, that was another group called Chapter 8 that Anita Baker worked with. This particular group was a road band that Abe Tilmon traveled with in the early 70's. Yeah Davie, just like Motown would use their session players for a better quality sound, Willie Mitchell did the same for the Detroit Emeralds and Denice LaSalle's hit from the same year of 1971, 'Trapped By A Thing Called Love'. Peace, Mike Boone (Chancellor of Soul) chancellorofsoul.com |