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  ~medusa~ (~medusa) 6-Zenith Username: ~medusa Post Number: 459 Registered: 3-2004 |
How many of the popular Artists/ Groups/ of popular record companies/record labels, were and were not actually from those areas? ~~~~ "PHILLY" (Philadelphia)sound,"Hitsville "/"MOTOWN" (Detroit)sound, SOLAR (Los Angeles) sound~~~~ ? (etc). Jackson 5 were from someplace in "INDIANA" The Tempts were from Mississippi & Alabama... Aretha Franklin was born in Tennesee.........(now plese correct me if I'm wrong) (Message edited by ~medusa on August 10, 2004) (Message edited by ~medusa on August 10, 2004) | ||
Lady Mystique (ladymystique) 6-Zenith Username: ladymystique Post Number: 508 Registered: 4-2004 |
Good topic!  Yeah...weren't members of the Spinners from somewhere else also? And the Commodores all came from Alabama. | ||
Juicefree20 (juicefree20) 6-Zenith Username: juicefree20 Post Number: 1834 Registered: 4-2004 |
Let me put on my thinking cap Medusa & I'll get back at you on this!!! Off the top of my head, I would say the O'Jays. Weren't they from Canton, Ohio? Their first hit was on the California based Imperial label. They then recorded for Minit & Bell, which were New York based. At least Bell was. Then of course, they had MAJOR success on Philadelphia International!! | ||
DyvaNaye (westside314) 6-Zenith Username: westside314 Post Number: 771 Registered: 4-2004 |
Jeffrey Osborne is from Providence, Rhode Island. I always find that amusing for some reason. Everybody is from Detroit and Philadelphia...lol... | ||
Lady Mystique (ladymystique) 6-Zenith Username: ladymystique Post Number: 612 Registered: 4-2004 |
Oh yeah...forgot about Jeffrey Osborne being born there! Phyllis Hyman was originally from Pittsburgh, PA but recorded for PIR at one point...I know she also recorded for Buddha. Marvin Gaye was from Washington, DC and recorded for Motown. | ||
Eli (phillysoulman) 6-Zenith Username: phillysoulman Post Number: 1361 Registered: 4-2004 |
Anita Ward--Memphis Taste of Honey--L/A. Confunkshun-Oakland, Cali. Peaches and Herb--D.C. Yvonne Elliman--Hawaii Tavares-- New Bedford, Mass Wild Cherry--Steubenville, Ohio Carol Douglas--Brooklyn, N.Y. Manhattans--jersey City, N.J. Bruce Springsteen--Red Bank, N.J. KC--Miami | ||
Soul Sister (soul_sister) 6-Zenith Username: soul_sister Post Number: 1353 Registered: 4-2004 |
James Brown-Barnwell, S.C. Little Richard-Macon, GA. Otis Redding-Macon, GA. B.B. King-Clarksville, MS. Jackie Wilson-Detroit, Michigan Little Willie John-Detroit, MI Little Anthiny & Imperials-Brooklyn, N.Y. Jive Five-Brooklyn, N.Y. The 5 Stairsteps-Chicago, IL Timothy Wilson-Jersey City, & Newark,N.J. Linda Jones-Newark, N.J. Cissy & Whitney Houston-Newark, N.J. Frankie Valli-Newark, N.J. Joe Pesci-Newark, N.J. Soul Generation-Jersey City, N.J. Ronnie Goodson & The Hi-Lites-Jersey City, N.J. The O'Jays-Canton, Ohio (later Shaker Hieghts, suburb of Cleveland). Jimmy Scott-Cleveland, Ohio To name a few as this can go on & on...(chuckle)!! S.S. | ||
Lady Mystique (ladymystique) 6-Zenith Username: ladymystique Post Number: 631 Registered: 4-2004 |
I don't know where the Spinners were from, but they have always made Detroit their home. The Isley Brothers were from Ohio and they recorded for Motown in the 60s. | ||
Moe (moe) 5-Doyen Username: moe Post Number: 235 Registered: 4-2004 |
Yes, indeed, SS about the O'Jays The Jackson 5 were from Gary Indiana The Isley Brothers were from Cincinnati (I believe) | ||
johneflat (johneflat) 4-Laureate Username: johneflat Post Number: 131 Registered: 4-2004 |
....actually, the Isleys are from Lincoln Heights, just outside Cinncinatti. | ||
Moe (moe) 5-Doyen Username: moe Post Number: 236 Registered: 4-2004 |
Johnflat, After having lived in Cincinnati for 12 years, I just grouped it all together. And those radio stations didn't hesitate saying Cincinnati's own-The Isley Brothers" back in the 70's....... | ||
DyvaNaye (westside314) 6-Zenith Username: westside314 Post Number: 793 Registered: 4-2004 |
Where is Ike Turner from? | ||
johneflat (johneflat) 4-Laureate Username: johneflat Post Number: 133 Registered: 4-2004 |
I heard that, Moe. And didn't LA and Babyface start out in Cinci with the DEELE? Dyva, I think Ike hails from St. Louis. Sidebar: Contrary to what the movie portrayed, as a kid I heard that it was TINA who smashed the cake in IKE's face during that skirmish...... | ||
Raymond Ennifer (benlynx) 1-Arriviste Username: benlynx Post Number: 3 Registered: 8-2004 |
Ike Turner was born November 5, 1931 in Clarksdale, Mississippi. | ||
Raymond Ennifer (benlynx) 1-Arriviste Username: benlynx Post Number: 4 Registered: 8-2004 |
Marvin Gaye was born April 2nd, 1939, in Washington, DC | ||
~medusa~ (~medusa) 6-Zenith Username: ~medusa Post Number: 810 Registered: 3-2004 |
The Group Tavarez, where were they actually from? Didn't they speak spanish? | ||
Lady Mystique (ladymystique) 6-Zenith Username: ladymystique Post Number: 740 Registered: 4-2004 |
I thought James Brown was from GA. David Ruffin was originally from Whynot, Mississippi. Dennis Edwards, Eddie Kendricks, and I think Paul Williams were from Birmingham AL. Not sure where Melvin Franklin and Otis Williams were from...maybe from Alabama as well? | ||
Soul Sister (soul_sister) 6-Zenith Username: soul_sister Post Number: 1851 Registered: 4-2004 |
Hi LadyMystique; No, JB was born in S.C. near where he lives now. When his mother abandoned him as a small child his father took him to live in an Aunt's whore house in Augusta, GA. early on. S.S. | ||
Kevin Goins - KevGo (kevgo) 5-Doyen Username: kevgo Post Number: 209 Registered: 4-2004 |
Medusa: The Tavares brothers' ancestry traces back to Cape Verde. The group were born & raised in New Beford, Massachusetts. I believe the elder Tavares spoke Portuguese. Kevin Goins - KevGo | ||
~medusa~ (~medusa) 6-Zenith Username: ~medusa Post Number: 816 Registered: 3-2004 |
...it seems that all the Motown/Hitsville, Philly Sounds, most of the other popular music, etc. actually were made popular from singers/musicians originally from the south...isn't that something? | ||
DenvrMotownLvr (john) 2-Debutant Username: john Post Number: 15 Registered: 5-2004 |
Otis Williams of the Temptations was born in Texarkana, Texas, but moved to Detroit around the age of 10. I'm not sure about Melvin. Does anyone else know? | ||
Charise (mistrivia1) 6-Zenith Username: mistrivia1 Post Number: 625 Registered: 4-2004 |
Melvin Franklin was born in Montgomery, Alabama. | ||
Lady Mystique (ladymystique) 6-Zenith Username: ladymystique Post Number: 744 Registered: 4-2004 |
S.S., Denvr, and Charise...thanks! Anyone know where Ali-Ollie Woodson was originally from? | ||
Bob F (notsocool66) 3-Pundit Username: notsocool66 Post Number: 36 Registered: 5-2004 |
Lady Mystique, according to this site http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/aliol liew/from/crizik and a few others, Woodson was born in Detroit. But I don't know how authoritative any of those are; I Googled on his name and the word "born." I got curious after not being able to find the info in my encyclopedia of soul music. Hope this helps. Bob F. (Message edited by notsocool66 on October 13, 2004) |
