Im familiar with Millie Jackson, and i have one of her albums...this song is new to me...i like it..it has that Candi Staton vibe...thanks for posting it Dougie
A much needed Black Music thread.
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my lady friend swoons to this when she hears it....and she swoons to this one as well..lol..
So "Summer Of Soul" won the Oscar for Best Documentary film!
i like alot of smash mouth Rock...i like George Thorogood and ZZ Top
but i admit i like this stuff too..
Who was the mystery woman who sang the best duets with Marvin? I probably should not have looked into the life of Tammi Terrell, she died from brain cancer at 24. Life can be so cruel.
he had a few duets with a singer named Kim Weston.......this is the best known one.....side bar.....Tammi Terrells death negatively affected Marvin for the rest of his life...
Philly soul right here. Russell Thompkins Jr. had one of the top falsettos of all time. Timeless track.
Tammi Terrell's life story is very sad. She was in abusive relationships with James Brown and David Ruffin (Temptations) before she sang with Marvin. Marvin was an introvert and the only man who treated her well. She collapsed into his arms at a live gig they were performing at in Virginia. She was diagnosed with brain cancer, she survived the first operation. She attended a Marvin show a year later, when Marvin noticed her he stopped in the middle of song to make contact. They sang a duet together for the last time. They never consummated their relationship, it clear from what I've read that she was the love of his life. When she passed away, Marvin fell into deep depression and a lifetime of drug abuse.
He was already moving away from Motown pop, writing his own songs. Tammi Terrell inspired his landmark album What's Goin on.
He was already moving away from Motown pop, writing his own songs. Tammi Terrell inspired his landmark album What's Goin on.
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The only other singer on a level with Marvin Gaye is Lauryn Hill.
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The God of Eros.
The God of Eros.
thanks for sharing IV...a true love story between Marvin and Tammi......i know its been decades but the Lord took Tammi way too early...
