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| From | Michael Coxe <audities@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Spinners baritone Pervis Jackson RIP @ 70 |
| Date | Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:41:06 -0700 |
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Appropriately, a story from the Detroit Free Press:
http://tinyurl.com/6749o4
I adore & continue to listen to those four Spinners albums made
for Atlantic Records with Thom Bell: The Spinners, Mighty Love,
New & Improved, and Pick Of The Litter. In addition to the Pervis
bass "underscores" mentioned in online articles, I keep hearing
the low refain "12:45", "I took my time", back & forth from
They Just Can't Stop It (The Games People Play).
A lipsync'd Soul Train performance of the song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGxYKJXOxFk
I also remember the best Midnight Special ever from late 1975,
where Todd Rundgran introduced Utopia, ending with the astounding
Seven Rays), and where The Spinners performed 4 songs including
Then Came You and the great Sadie, and introduced Sister Sledge
to the nation - looking young & sexy as hell for their debut.
- Michael
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