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  Jimmy Mack (luke) 6-Zenith Username: luke Post Number: 602 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 205.188.116.138 |
What happened to the Fantastic Johnny C?? | ||
Tony Russi (tony_russi) 5-Doyen Username: tony_russi Post Number: 219 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.210.42.233 |
I loved "Hitch It To The Horse". | ||
Manny (manny) 6-Zenith Username: manny Post Number: 441 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 217.124.52.22 |
His "Waiting For The Rain" is a Phillysound masterpiece. | ||
Soul Sister (soul_sister) 6-Zenith Username: soul_sister Post Number: 1512 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 65.43.165.74 |
He had a great sound of the times, yea baby! S.S. | ||
dvdmike (dvdmike) 5-Doyen Username: dvdmike Post Number: 367 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 65.208.234.85 |
I believe he passed away a few years ago. I remember reading that he died, but I don't remember exactly when. | ||
Eli (phillysoulman) 6-Zenith Username: phillysoulman Post Number: 1581 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.162.127.40 |
yes Johnny "C" Corley passed away around three years ago. | ||
Jimmy Mack (luke) 6-Zenith Username: luke Post Number: 605 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 64.12.116.138 |
Cliff Nobels did the Horse. Was Hitch it related?Were they both on Phil-a-of Soul? | ||
Manny (manny) 6-Zenith Username: manny Post Number: 446 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 217.124.51.122 |
Hey Luke I got "The Horse" by Cliff Nobles & Co and "Waiting For The Rain" by Fantastic Johnny (in the pick) C in a CD compilation called "Philadelphia Roots" (by UK Jazz-Soul records) and these two tracks are taken from Jamie-Guyden. Peace & Soul Food!  | ||
Soulaholic (soulaholic) 6-Zenith Username: soulaholic Post Number: 438 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.43.212.143 |
Manny: The b-side of the Johnny C - Waiting for the Rain is called Don't Depend On Me. It is also a classic Philly sound. | ||
Juicefree20 (juicefree20) 6-Zenith Username: juicefree20 Post Number: 2299 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 24.46.184.162 |
I liked Don't Depend On Me & Waiting In The Rain. It sounded like something that The Trammps would've sang. Naturally, it had that Philly-MFSB-BHY sound. I wonder why that was  | ||
Soulaholic (soulaholic) 6-Zenith Username: soulaholic Post Number: 439 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.43.212.143 |
Juice it was produced and played by the Philly BOYZZZZ | ||
dvdmike (dvdmike) 5-Doyen Username: dvdmike Post Number: 369 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 4.158.75.90 |
Leon Mitchell did the arrangement on "Boogaloo Down Broadway" | ||
Mark Speck (mark_speck) 5-Doyen Username: mark_speck Post Number: 203 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 4.159.137.56 |
My brother had the 45 of "Boogaloo Down Broadway" (which yours truly broke), and I once asked him "Who was the Fantastic Johnny C?". My cousin, a jazz aficionado/musician, was standing nearby when I asked the question, and without missing a beat, said "John Coltrane!". So for many years, my impressionable young mind believed that it was the great John Coltrane who cut "Boogaloo Down Broadway"...LOL! And it wasn't until some time later that I found out that his name was Johnny Corley. Best, Mark | ||
Jimmy Mack (luke) 6-Zenith Username: luke Post Number: 609 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 64.12.116.138 |
I assume then that Phil-a-of -Soul was a subsidiary of J/G | ||
Manny (manny) 6-Zenith Username: manny Post Number: 447 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 217.124.51.74 |
Hi, Soulaholic, I don't have the B side of Waiting For The Rain single. I have only this track in this CD compilation that i mentioned. Thanks for your info, friend. And yes, Juice, this track got from the intro on, the same feel of Harris Machine sound as Everyman by Double Exposure or Sweet Tenderoni by Eddie Kendricks. This CD compilation i mentioned, features also a instrumental version of Waiting For The Rain by a group called Philly Sound (I believe is another of the hundreds of incarnations of MFSB). Hi, Luke, perhaps the owner of Phil-LA Of Soul is the same that the Jammie-Guyden. I remember my two People's Choice singles from this period one in a label another in the other and the personnel (executive producers) are the same. If have interest for somebody, here's the track list of UK Jazz Soul Records "Philadelphia Roots" CD: 01- People's Choice: "I Likes To Do It" 02- Cliff Nobles & Co: The Horse" 03- The Fantastic Johnny C: "Waiting For The Rain" 04- Brothers Of Hope: "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" 05- Brenda & The Tabulations: "California Soul" 06- Corner Boys & Friends: "Take It Easy Soul Brother" 07- People's Choice: "Let Me Do My Thing" 08- Brenda & The Tabulations: "Hey Boy" 09- Bunny Sigler: "Great Big Lair" 10- Alfreda Brockington: "Chained And Bound" 11- Pannic Buttons: "O Wow" 12- John Ellison: "Lost The Will To Live" 13- The Philly Sound: "Waiting For The Rain" 14- Bunny & Cindy: "Sure Didn't Take Long" 15- People's Choice: "Big Ladies Man" 16- Soul Brothers Six: "You Gotta Come A Little Closer" 17- Music Makers: "United" Peace & Soul Food | ||
Randy Russi (randy_russi) 4-Laureate Username: randy_russi Post Number: 170 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 169.139.180.100 |
Johnny C's "Hitch It To The Horse" was on the same label, Phil-La-of Soul (spell?) as "The Horse" by Gene Nobles & Co. It was issued awhile after "The Horse" was a major hit. It was about combininng two dances- the Funky Walk & the Horse..."we're gonna do the Funky Walk, now hitch it to the Horse" were the lyrics. | ||
Randy Russi (randy_russi) 5-Doyen Username: randy_russi Post Number: 171 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 169.139.180.100 |
Oops...I meant in the above post "Cliff" Nobles, as Gene Nobles was a dj at WLAC--Nashville, Tenn. | ||
LarsC (the_norwegian) 3-Pundit Username: the_norwegian Post Number: 45 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 80.203.27.167 |
Great tunes :-)   |
