Gene Chandler’s career spanned the years from doo-wop to disco with lots of hits in between
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Inez and Charlie Foxx scored a big hit in ’63 but never fully broke out of the novelty box
When the world was waiting for another Mary Wells hit Jackie Ross stepped up
Barbara Acklin wrote some massive hits and scored one of her own in ’68
Gene Chandler’s extraordinary career spanned the doo-wop, r&b, soul, and disco eras.
Young-Holt Unlimited scored with a ’68 hit … but was it them?
The Persuaders recorded a big hit of their own and original versions of hits for others
The Artistics hit it big with their 1966 single “I’m Gonna Miss You”
Walter Jackson overcame a childhood tragedy to become a star on the R&B charts
Jackie Wilson was a superstar in the ’50s and ’60s. His signature song was the the 1958 smash “Lonely Teardrops.”
The Chi-Lites got together in the late ’50s, but they didn’t have their first huge hit until they released the unforgettable “Have You Seen Her” in 1971.