It’s The Nighttime – Josh Rouse
Twenty-Five Miles – Edwin Starr
(We Ain’t Got) Nothin’ Yet – The Blues Magoos
This Forgotten Town – The Jayhawks
San Francisco Is A Lonely Town – Joe Simon
Shake And Fingerpop – Junior Walker & The All Stars
Moon In The Water – Dawes
I Like It – Gerry & The Pacemakers
Hometown Headstone – Owen Danoff
The Man Who Sold The World – Nirvana
Planet Rock – Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force
(now that’s what I call variety …)
Henry Fambrough was the last surviving original member of
the popular R&B vocal group, The Spinners. He managed to live long enough
to enjoy the group’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2023,
and he might own the all-time record for continuous participation in a single
group, from its start in 1954 until his retirement last April.
I love much of their work (see below), although I have to
admit that I never liked their duet with Dionne Warwick on “Then Came You” (“Every
time I'm near ya, I get that urge to feel ya” indeed!), and didn’t especially
care for their later disco-lite medley efforts either.
Favorite songs:
How Could I Let You Get Away
I’ll Be Around
One Of A Kind (Love Affair)
It’s A Shame
Living A Little, Laughing A Little
Could It Be I’m Falling In Love
Ghetto Child
Mighty Love - Pt. 1
I’m Coming Home
Hell Yeah – Lake Street Dive
Softly As I Leave You – Frank Sinatra
Eight Days A Week – The Beatles
Promises, Promises – Dionne Warwick
Things I Cannot Change – The Mavericks
Desire – U2
I Only Have Eyes For You – The Flamingos
Bombay Calling – It’s A Beautiful Day
Strange Magic – Electric Light Orchestra
I’ve Got You Under My Skin – The Four Seasons
Love Never Felt So Good – Michael Jackson
