By Soulpuss (24.102.217.36) on Sunday, March 16, 2003 - 10:35 am:

BIG AL DOWNING
WILL HATCHER
ROGER HATCHER
WILLIAM DeVAUGHAN
AL WILSON
JOSHIE JO ARMSTEAD
HAMILTON BOHANNON
GENERAL CROOK
CAROL DOUGLAS
WILLIE HUTCH
CARL GRAVES
PAUL KELLY

By STUBASS (152.163.188.68) on Sunday, March 16, 2003 - 11:20 am:

SOULPUSS: YOU MENTION CARL GRAVES!!!...COULD YOU POSSIBLY BE REFERRING TO CARL GARVES...THE DRUMMER???...IF SO...I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW...IN THAT I WAS IN A BAND WITH CARL GRAVES...ALONG WITH NORMA JEAN BELL...KICKER WOMACK (TREATY'S BROTHER)...AND OTHERS!!!...THANKS...STU

By Soulpuss (24.102.217.36) on Sunday, March 16, 2003 - 01:12 pm:

Hey Stubass:
The Carl Graves I mentioned is the singer that had a fair size hit in 1974 called "Baby hang up the phone". It came out on A&M. He had some more singles. I seem to remember one was titled "Walk softly".

I don't know about his other musical talents. At the time he did "Baby hang ..." he was sporting a medium afro.

By John Lester (217.40.227.97) on Sunday, March 16, 2003 - 02:26 pm:

As I understand it....Willie Hutch is performing in the UK this very weekend!!

By Mark Speck (65.56.219.52) on Sunday, March 16, 2003 - 03:49 pm:

Prior to "Baby, Hang Up the Phone", Graves was a member of those great one-hit wonders, Skylark (remember "Wildflower"?).

I've heard that Big Al Downing has reverted to his rockabilly roots and is a big draw in Europe.

Best,

Mark

By STUBASS (205.188.209.38) on Sunday, March 16, 2003 - 10:47 pm:

SOULPUSS: I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD BE THE SAME CARL GRAVES...ALTHOUGH CARL WAS STRONGLY INFLUENCED INTO MUSIC BY HIS FAMILY WHO PARTICIPATED AND SUPPORTED HIM...SO NOTHING IS OUT OF THE QUESTION!!!...OUR BAND WAS TOGETHER DURING THE LATE 60'S...SORT OF A "SLY" TYPE GROUP...AND WE HAD 7 PRETTY GOOD PLAYERS!!!...CARL'S OTHER "CLAIM TO FAME"...IS THAT HIS UNCLE...BOB GRAVES...WHO WAS THE STORE MANAGER AT THE POPULAR LOUIS THE HATTER...WAS THE HUSBAND OF THE LEGENDARY "LOTTIE THE BODY"...WHO WAS FEATURES IN "SITSOM"!!!...LAST I SPOKE WITH CARL...PROBABLY EARLY 70'S...HE HAD JUST FINISHED A ROAD TOUR WITH FREDA PAYNE!!!...STU

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Monday, March 17, 2003 - 11:06 am:

Soulpuss:
Joshie Armstead lives here in NYC, not far from Ashford & Simpson's Sugar Bar Restaurant.

Hamilton Bohannon lives in Atlanta, GA & is still involved with music.

Kevin Goins - KevGo