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Mark Davis (producer)
Mark Davis is a musician, songwriter, arranger and producer. Some of the hit songs he has produced or written include " The Devil in Mrs. Jones" for Jerry Butler, " Which Way Is Up" for Stargard, " Tailgate" by 21st Creation, " Remember Who You Are" for Sly & the Family Stone, " Let Me Show You" by The Black Flames and more. Background During the course of Mark Davis' career, he has been employed by Warner Bros. as a staff producer. He has worked mainly in the funk and soul genres. Career Davis was the arranger on the Edwin Starr song "There You Go" which was a hit on the ''Cash Box'' R&B Top 70 chart and a Top 100 Singles chart hit in 1973. Davis produced tracks on the '' Me 'n Rock 'n Roll Are Here to Stay'' album for David Ruffin which was released in 1974. He also played keyboards on the album. With Artis Phillips and McKinley Jackson, Davis composed the song " Tailgate" for 21st Creation. The song was a hit on the US Dance chart making it to no.32. Working with Executive p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil In Mrs
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Weapons Of Peace
Weapons of Peace were a five-man music ensemble active in the 1970s. They had three hits from 1976 to 1977 in the R&B Soul charts. Background Weapons of Peace were originally from Chicago. Lead singer and percussionist Finis Henderson III grew up in Chicago. He was the son of the vice-president of Sammy Davis Enterprises. He was a founding member of the group. In addition to Henderson, the group was made up of Andrew Hardy on guitar and backing vocals, David Johnson on bass and backing vocals), Lonnell Dantzler on keyboards, and Bill Leathers on drums. Career 1976 An article about Playboy Records VP Tom Takayoshi, "Takayoshi Sees Double Sales For Playboy" appeared in the 2 October 1976 issue of ''Record World''. The article stated that Takayoshi had outlined the release of six new albums. Each of them would have their own promotion and merchandising campaign. In addition to releases by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Dennison, Mickey Gilley, Wynn Stewart and Greg Kihn, there would be d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African-American Pianists
African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa. African Americans constitute the second largest ethno-racial group in the U.S. after White Americans. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of Africans enslaved in the United States. In 2023, an estimated 48.3 million people self-identified as Black, making up 14.4% of the country’s population. This marks a 33% increase since 2000, when there were 36.2 million Black people living in the U.S. African-American history began in the 16th century, with Africans being sold to European slave traders and transported across the Atlantic to the Western Hemisphere. They were sold as slaves to European colonists and put to work on plantations, particularly in the southern colonies. A few were able to achieve freedom through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essar (album)
''Essar'' is a 1984 album by American singer Smokey Robinson. It was produced and arranged by Robinson with Reginald "Sonny" Burke. The album was released on the Motown sub-label ''Tamla''. The album's title is a pun on the initials of Robinson's name (S.R.). Reception The album only peaked at #141 on ''Billboard'' pop charts, and at #35 on R&B charts. "And I Don't Love You" peaked at #106 Billboard and #33 R&B charts, and "I Can't Find" at #109 Billboard and #41 R&B charts. Although the 12" B-side of "And I Don't Love You" Larry Levan's Instrumental (Dub) became a House Music classic in the late 2000s. William Ruhlmann gave 2 out of 5 stars on AllMusic, addressing it as "the low point" in Robinson's career and holding Sonny Burke's dominating synthesiser responsible. Where Robert Christgau rated it as B+, acknowledging that there are "fillers", but concluding with "one thing you can say about Smokey's filler that you can't say about anybody else's--Smokey's singing it". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smokey Robinson
William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. He was the founder and frontman of the pioneering Motown vocal group the Miracles, for which he was also chief songwriter and producer. He led the group from its 1955 origins, when they were called The Five Chimes, until 1972, when he retired from the group to focus on his role as Motown Records vice president. Robinson returned to the music industry as a solo artist the following year. He left Motown in 1999. Robinson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and awarded the 2016 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for his lifetime contributions to popular music. He is a double Hollywood Walk of Fame Inductee, as a solo artist (1983) and as a member of The Miracles (2009). In 2022, he was inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame. Early life and early career William Robinson Jr. was born to an Afric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back On The Right Track
''Back on the Right Track'' is a studio album by Sly and the Family Stone, released by Warner Bros. Records in 1979. The album was, as its title alludes to, an overt comeback attempt for Sly Stone. However, the album and its singles, " Remember Who You Are" and "The Same Thing (Makes You Laugh, Makes You Cry)", failed to live up to expectations. Some of the original Family Stone members, including Cynthia Robinson, Pat Rizzo, Freddie Stone, and Rose Stone, contributed to this album. ''Back on the Right Track'' was produced by Mark Davis. Background ''Back on the Right Track'' and the following studio release, ''Ain't But the One Way'', were combined by Rhino Records into a compilation called ''Who in the Funk Do You Think You Are: The Warner Bros. Recordings'' in 2001. Critical reception ''The Buffalo News'' called ''Back on the Right Track'' "a joyous, buoyant breakthrough album ... the music is as punchy as ever." The album was reviewed in the October 20, 1979, issue of ''Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvester Stewart
Sylvester Stewart (March 15, 1943 – June 9, 2025), better known by his stage name Sly Stone, was an American musician, songwriter and record producer. He was the frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, playing a critical role in the development of psychedelic soul and funk with his pioneering fusion of soul, rock, psychedelia, and gospel in the 1960s and 1970s. AllMusic stated that "James Brown may have invented funk, but Sly Stone perfected it," and credited him with "creating a series of euphoric yet politically charged records that proved a massive influence on artists of all musical and cultural backgrounds". ''Crawdaddy!'' has credited him as the founder of the "progressive soul" movement. Born in Denton, Texas, and raised in the Bay Area city of Vallejo in Northern California, Stone mastered several instruments at an early age and performed gospel music as a child with his siblings (and future bandmates) Freddie and Rose. In the mid-1960s, he worked as both a record pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peace Is Our Weapon, Love Is Our Song
''Weapons of Peace'', also known as ''Peace Is Our Weapon, Love Is Our Song'', is a 1976 album for Chicago soul and funk group Weapons of Peace. The original release contained two of their hit singles, " Just Can't Be That Way (Ruth's Song)" and "City". Background The self-titled album, ''Weapons of Peace'' was the only album that the Chicago funk soul band released. Released in 1976, it contained eight tracks. The song "This Life" was composed by Charles P. Franklin, Andrew Hardy, and Finis Henderson Jr., "City" was composed by Charles Franklin, Finis Henderson and Andrew Hardy, "Both Same" was composed by David Johnson, Andrew hardy, Bill Leathers, Finis Henderson Jr., and Finis Henderson, 3rd. "Ruth's Song" was composed by Charles Franklin and Finis Henderson Jr., and "Growin' Stronger" was composed by Andrew Hardy, Lonnell Dantzler, Finis Henderson, 3rd and Finis Henderson Jr. Another song from the album, "Space Child" was written by David Castle. It was originally about M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Can't Be That Way (Ruth's Song)
"Just Can't Be That Way (Ruth's Song)" was a single for the soul group Weapons of Peace in 1976. It became a hit for them that year. Background "Just Can't Be That Way (Ruth's Song)" was written by Charles Frankin and Finis Henderson. Producer Mark Davis, with Executive producer Hillery Johnson produced the Weapons of Peace single, which was backed with "Mighty Hard Man", and released in 1976. Reception Along with "Flight of the Moorglade" by Jon Anderson and " Can't You See" by Waylon Jennings, "Just Can't Be That Way (Ruth's Song)" was one of Gary Taylor's personal picks in the 3 September issue of ''The Gavin Report''. Taylor said that it was "certainly different from anything on the market" and that it was " reminiscent of Blue Swede". In Dede Dabney's "Soul Truth" column in the 11 September 1976 issue of ''Record World'', "Just Can't Be That Way (Ruth's Song)" was noted as up and coming. The 11 September issue of ''Cash Box'' had the single as one of their Picks of the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillery Johnson
Hillery Johnson was a record label owner, record producer, manager and songwriter and vice-president of a major record American record label. Background In 1966, Hillery Johnson along with Leo Austell and Archie Russell founded Brainstorm Records and Productions. Later he worked for United Artists and then Capitol Records. By 1973 he was working for MCA Records where he held the position of promotional manager for special marketing. By the mid-1970s he was with Playboy Records as their national r&b promotion director. By 1977 he was vice-president of Atlantic Records. As a composer, along with Michael Wycoff he co-composed "Try Love Again" for The Manhattans. In 1993, Johnson was involved in legal action against Joseph Jack Productions. He was suing the production company and its owner Joseph Jackson over money he alleged was owed to him for negotiating a recording agreement. He claimed he was owed $15,000 for representing Jackson in an attempt to work out an A&M recording dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
