Beginning at the tender age of two, Betty Wright has crafted a legendary career
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Darrell Banks had a hit in ’66, but his life was cut short before he reached his full potential
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The Players scored with a Vietnam War-themed single in 1966
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Bobby Freeman wrote and recorded one of the most covered songs in the history of rock and roll
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The Unifics were one of the most popular live acts of their day, and had some hits too
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Barrett Strong had an early hit but found real success as a Motown songwriter
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O.C. Smith had a long and distinguished career but he is best known for his ’68 hit
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Inez and Charlie Foxx scored a big hit in ’63 but never fully broke out of the novelty box
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A revived group of Ovations with a new lineup scored a hit in 1972
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Known primarily as background singers, the Originals got some help from Marvin Gaye and had their own hits
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A minor hit for Soul Brothers Six became a huge hit for others
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Saying goodbye to a dreadful year with the ultimate party anthem
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Celebrating the joys of the season with Otis Redding
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Legendary studio guitarist Dennis Coffey had a hit of his own in ’71
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Willie Hutch was a producer, songwriter, arranger, and hit-maker with 1975’s “Love Power”
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“The Twist” was the only 45 to reach #1 in two different years. But was the success a curse?
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When the world was waiting for another Mary Wells hit Jackie Ross stepped up
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You’ve heard it by Jackson Browne, but the original version topped the chart in 1960
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Remembering the great songwriter Rod Temperton whose songs were the soundtrack of the ’80s
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At one time or another Wilson Pickett, Eddie Floyd, and Sir Mack Rice were members of the Falcons
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Chris Kenner hit it big in ’61. Covers of his songs were massive hits for others.
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A splendid new visual history of the legendary soul label
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A leading figure in the rise of Philly Soul, Bunny Sigler scored his own hit in ’67
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Johnny Bristol had already had an amazing career when he scored his biggest hit
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Tony Clarke wrote two hits for Etta James and had a hit of his own in 1965
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The O’Kaysions scored big in ’68 but there could have been many more
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The funky People’s Choice scored big in ’71 and bigger in ’75
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Barbara Acklin wrote some massive hits and scored one of her own in ’68
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The Moments scored big hits before morphing into Ray, Goodman & Brown
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In 1979 the songwriting and producing team stepped out for a smash of their own