After Ballard's exit, the group was billed as Diana Ross & the Supremes, fueling speculation that Ross was being groomed for a solo career. The Supremes had a big year in 1967, even incorporating some mild psychedelic influences into "Reflections." Holland-Dozier-Holland, however, left Motown around this time, and the quality of the Supremes' records suffered accordingly (as did the Motown organization as a whole). The Supremes were still superstars, but as a unit, they were disintegrating; it's been reported that Wilson and Birdsong didn't even sing on their final hits, a couple of which ("Love Child" and "Someday We'll Be Together") were among their best.In November 1969, Ross' imminent departure for a solo career was announced, although she played a few more dates with them, the last in Las Vegas in January 1970. Jean Terrell replaced Ross, and the group continued through 1977, with some more personnel changes (although Mary Wilson was always involved).

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DR. JOHN - Desitively Bonnaroo 1974

When you latch onto a hit formula, don't mess with it, and that is just what the doctor ordered with Desitively Bonnaroo. With installment number three of Dr. John's funky New Orleans-styled rock & roll, trying to strike gold again proved elusive. There wasn't the big hit single this time around to help boost sales, and the tunes were starting to sound a little too familiar. While not a carbon copy of his previous releases, Desitively Bonnaroo was a disappointment to his fans. Good as it was, it was the end of an era for Dr. John and his type of music.

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Born in Norristown outside of Philadelphia on December 8, 1928, Jimmy revealed his musical talents early. He was playing stride piano by fourteen and performing with his piano-playing father in a dance team during the early forties.Jimmy Smith became the organist everyone wanted to chase. Several players caught up but few received as much attention. Jimmy's career solidified, and this has been well documented. His discography alone would fill many pages. Jimmy Smith persevered in times when the Hammond organ looked like it was down and out. Numerous organ players dropped off the scene. High-tech keyboards, with their lighter weight and new sounds, forced many to abandon the mighty warhorse and carry newly fabricated organs around in their cars. Jimmy remained true to form despite all this. This album, arranged by Lalo Schifrin, features selections from two film scores (including "The Cat," for which composer Schifrin won a Grammy), some big-band style orchestrations, and plenty of blues. In 1964 this release defied the boundaries of idiom, appealing to a huge audience of jazz, r&b, and pop fans.

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Unit 4+2 was a one-hit wonder that probably deserved better. As one of the better acoustic-electric bands of the mid-'60s, the group stormed the charts with one memorable hit, "Concrete and Clay," scoring on both sides of the Atlantic, but they were never able to come up with a follow-up that was as catchy.

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Huddie William Ledbetter (January 23, 1888 - December 6, 1949) was an American folk and blues musician, notable for his clear and forceful singing, his virtuosity on the twelve string guitar, and the rich songbook of folk standards he introduced.

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The Rats are known by very few listeners, and they most likely know about them because Mick Ronson was a member before playing on David Bowie's highly influential early-1970s albums.
Formed in Hull, England, the first version of the group did not include Ronson, but did manage to release a couple of singles on Columbia U.K. in 1965.
Of the mid-sixties cuts, their version of "Spoonful" is pretty lean and mean, and the "House of the Rising Sun"-derived "New Orleans" is nicely moody.The title track is pretty indulgent 1967 psychedelia, but the hard rock covers of Gladys Knight's "Stop Get a Hold of Myself" and the folkie favorite "Morning Dew" are actually quite respectable, even if they're obviously using the Jeff Beck Group approach as the template.

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If you're not familiar with Affinity,they were a five member English ensemble that had released this sole lp in 1970.The band seems to blend the elements of pop,folk,jazz and blues into their music.A lot of thought,heart and emotion went into the making of this record.

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Another great taste of the Boston sound in the '60s.

The Rockin' Ramrods. The "hottest" band in New England in the sixties! When the Beatles offered the Rolling Stones "I Wanna Be Your Man" the Rockin' Ramrods were given the same chance. They grabbed the opportunity and made it one of the greatest hits of the northeast. The Rockin' Ramrods marked the golden era of the mid sixties with the release of 8 singles, with several hits. Probably the most famous "Beatle-type" group at the time, they have appeared with The Dave Clark Five, The Animals, Jan & Dean, Roy Orbison, Freddie Cannon and have opened for The Rolling Stones and The Kingsmen for nationwide tours.


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In 1966, this Spanish quintet became one of the very few rock groups from a non-English speaking country to have an international smash with "Black Is Black," which got to number four in the U.S. and number two in the U.K. Lead singer Mike Kogel's overwrought, pinched vocals sounded so much like Gene Pitney that many listeners assumed that "Black Is Black" was a Pitney single, and the strong resemblance remained intact throughout Los Bravos' career, both in the singing and arrangements. Indeed, with their brassy pop/rock songs and production, which sounded about halfway between New York mid-'60s pop-soul and Jay & the Americans, Los Bravos sounded far more like a mainstream American pop/rock group than a Spanish or British one. Most of their records were sung in English, and although they never made the American Top 20 again, they were far more popular in Europe, even placing another single in the British Top 20 in late 1966 with "I Don't Care".

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A great set of straight jazz from Roy, recorded for Atlantic, and with a feel that's a lot edgier than some of his other work from the time! The groups on the record feature some of the hippest soul jazz players of the time -- including Charles Tolliver, Jack Wilson, Joe Henderson, Harold Land, and Reggie Workman -- and the feel of the material is almost a precursor to the Strata East sound of the 70s. Tracks are long and spiritual -- and titles include "Glow Flower", "Ayerloom", "Virgo Vibes", "In The Limelight" and Charles Tolliver's "The Ringer".

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