A little bit of info needed please. Was listening to BBC Radio Sheffield the other night and heard LOVE TIME by the KELLY BROTHERS.

This is the first time i have heard this in years and years . Much appreciated any info on the brothers ie where they were from ,what label,whether still going today? THANKS...

  On 18/03/2010 at 10:38, nrc said:

A little bit of info needed please. Was listening to BBC Radio Sheffield the other night and heard LOVE TIME by the KELLY BROTHERS.

This is the first time i have heard this in years and years . Much appreciated any info on the brothers ie where they were from ,what label,whether still going today? THANKS...

Discography on Dave Rimmer's site --

https://www.soulfulkindamusic.net/kellybrothers.htm

  On 18/03/2010 at 10:38, nrc said:

A little bit of info needed please. Was listening to BBC Radio Sheffield the other night and heard LOVE TIME by the KELLY BROTHERS.

This is the first time i have heard this in years and years . Much appreciated any info on the brothers ie where they were from ,what label,whether still going today? THANKS...

here's a starter

The Kelly Brothers

The Kelly Brothers (members Curtis Kelly, Andrew Kelly, Robert Kelly, T. C. Lee and Offie Reese)

Chance - Let Me Fly / God Laid His Hands On Me - 1954 (Unissued)

C. H. Brewer 3199/3200 - Prayer For Tomorrow / God Said He's Coming Back - 1955

The Kelly Brothers (members Curtis Kelly, Andrew Kelly, Robert Kelly, T. C. Lee and Offie Reese)

Vee-Jay 220 - Prayer For Tomorrow / God Said He Was Coming - 1956

The Kelly Bros. Singers (members Curtis Kelly, Andrew Kelly, Robert Kelly, T. C. Lee and Offie Reese)

Nashboro 611 - Glad I Found The Lord / I'll Be Ready - 1957

The Kelly Brothers (members Curtis Kelly, Andrew Kelly, Robert Kelly, T. C. Lee and Offie Reese)

Nashboro 654 - Got A Soul To Save / Oh Beulah Land - 1959

Federal 12373 - I've Been Striving So Long / I've Made It Over At Last - 1960

Federal 12392 - Waiting For Jesus / Jesus Knows The Reason Why - 1960

Federal 12404 - He's Alright / He's The Same Today - 1961

Federal 12442 - When Satan Blocked My Way / Come On Jesus (Give Me A Helping Hand) - 1961

Federal 12458 - I'll Be A Witness There Too / I'm So Glad Today - 1962

The Kelley Brothers (members Curtis Kelly, Andrew Kelly, Robert Kelly, T. C. Lee and Offie Reese)

Federal 12465 - I Still Remember / I'll Be Standing At The Station When Jesus Comes - 1962

The Kelly Brothers (members Curtis Kelly, Andrew Kelly, Robert Kelly, T. C. Lee and Offie Reese)

Federal 12472 - Lord, Remember Me / (I Was Way Down Yonder And) I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray - 1962

The King Pins (members Curtis Kelly, Andrew Kelly, Robert Kelly, T. C. Lee and Offie Reese)

Federal 12480 - Believe In Me / Don't Wait, Pretty Baby - 1963

Federal 12484 - It Won't Be This Way Always / How Long Will It Last - 1963

Federal 12505 - Monkey One More Time / With The Other Guy - 1963

Federal 12512 - Hop Scotch / Wonderful One - 1963

Federal 12517 - Two Hearts / I Won't Have It - 1964

Federal 12519 - You're Using Me / I Got The Monkey Off My Back - 1964

Federal 12525 - Just Keep On Smiling / I'm A Lonesome Rooster - 1964

The Kelly Brothers (members Curtis Kelly, Andrew Kelly, Robert Kelly, T. C. Lee and Offie Reese)

Sims 210 - Counting On You / Time Has Made A Change - 1964

Sims 230 - Stay With Me Baby / Walking By The River - 1965

Sims 239 - Got The Feeling / You're The Most - 1965

Sims 247 - First Step Down / Love Time - 1965

Sims 265 - You're That Great Big Feeling / Falling In Love Again - 1966

Sims 281 - Make Me Glad / I'd Rather Have You - 1966

Sims 287 - My Love Grows Stronger / I've Got My Baby - 1966

Sims 293 - Can't Stand It No Longer / Cryin' Days Are Over - 1966

Sims 310 - If That Will Really Hold You / How Can True Love Be This Way - 1966

Sims 313 - Ouch, Oh Baby / Stop That Crying, Woman - 1967

Sims 317 - You Put Your Touch On Me / Hanging In There - 1967

T. C. Lee & The Bricklayers (members T. C. Lee, .....................)

King 6135 - Up And Down The Hill / Get Away From Here - 1967

The Kelly Brothers (members Curtis Kelly, Andrew Kelly, Robert Kelly, T. C. Lee and Offie Reese)

Excello 2286 - You Put Your Touch On Me / Hanging In There - 1967

Excello 2290 - That's What You Mean To Me / Coming On In - 1967

Excello 2295 - Haven't I Been Good To You / If It Wasn't For Your Love - 1968

Excello 2300 - It Takes You / The Sound Of A Cryin' Man* - 1968 *also recorded in 10-July-1968 but unreleased by Herbert Hunter on Ref-O-Ree.

Excello 2308 - Crystal Blue Persuasion* / My Baby Loves Me - 1969 *also released in 1969 by Tommy James & The Shondells on Roulette 7050.

Excello 2314 - Not Enough Action / That's How I Know My Baby Loves Me - 1970

The Kelly Brothers (members

One Way 52 - Been Striving To Make Heaven My Home / O Glory - 1988

Lp's

Excello 8007 - Sweet Soul - 1968

Tracks: That's What You Mean To Me / You Put Your Touch On Me / Hanging In There / Comin' On In / If That Will Hold You / Got The Feeling /// Can't Stand It No Longer / Cryin' Days Are Over / Make Me Glad / How Can True Love Be This Way / Falling In Love Again / I'd Rather Have You.

Creed 3015 - I Still Remember - 1969

Tracks: Striving So Long / Do You Know Him / I Still Remember / Christian Automobile / I Love Jesus / The Lord's Prayer / The Lord Is Blessing Me / I Believe I Will Run On / He's The Same Today / He's Coming Back Again.

  On 18/03/2010 at 10:57, Arkwright said:

Discography on Dave Rimmer's site --

https://www.soulfulki...llybrothers.htm

Must have posted at exactly the same time

Sorry Dave, must have both posted about the same time

And again

I'll fook off now

The Kelly bothers, were and still are based in Chicago. Originally a gospel group, they then switched to secular music and had a hit on the Federal label 'It Won't Be This Way always' in 1963, they then moved to the Nashville Sims label (Love Time was on the Sims label), and eventually to Excello when Excello bought out Sims. There's a great CD on Ace/Kent of their Sims/Excello output. Terriffic Southern soul. They reverted back to Gospel in the Early 70's and the surviving brothers have their own Church in Chicago.

There's a detailed article on the Kelly brothers in Juke Blues #63, get a back issue here

https://www.jukeblues.com/back-issues.html

Martin.

  On 18/03/2010 at 10:58, Dave Rimmer said:

Sims 293 - Cryin' Days Are Over - 1966

Awesome solid slab o'Soul

Robert Kelly's solo recording on One Way, "My Time To Win" is an excellent early 70s Chicago ballad with a beat. If you admire records like Otis Clay "You Hurt Me For The Last Time" this is right in the same bag. He was an excellent singer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN8o2e6l9FQ

Love "Crying days are over" SIMS

raunchy northern in fact youll be amazed i have it for sale 40-00

real sh*t kicking uptempo

  On 18/03/2010 at 12:13, keithw said:

Love "Crying days are over" SIMS

raunchy northern in fact youll be amazed i have it for sale 40-00

real sh*t kicking uptempo

real deal dirty RnB/Northern...

  On 18/03/2010 at 10:58, Dave Rimmer said:

here's a starter

Lp's

Excello 8007 - Sweet Soul - 1968

Tracks: That's What You Mean To Me / You Put Your Touch On Me / Hanging In There / Comin' On In / If That Will Hold You / Got The Feeling /// Can't Stand It No Longer / Cryin' Days Are Over / Make Me Glad / How Can True Love Be This Way / Falling In Love Again / I'd Rather Have You.

Creed 3015 - I Still Remember - 1969

Tracks: Striving So Long / Do You Know Him / I Still Remember / Christian Automobile / I Love Jesus / The Lord's Prayer / The Lord Is Blessing Me / I Believe I Will Run On / He's The Same Today / He's Coming Back Again.

There is another LP on Sims :

Excello 2308 - Crystal Blue Persuasion* / My Baby Loves Me ... Bit of a favorite of mine....

good dancer played it out a few times in the past... does it get played much any where else?

As far as uptempo stuff I really like the highlighted ones below, especially "I've Got My Baby" and "That's What You Mean To Me":

Federal 12484 - It Won't Be This Way Always / How Long Will It Last - 1963

Federal 12505 - Monkey One More Time / With The Other Guy - 1963

Federal 12517 - Two Hearts / I Won't Have It - 1964

Federal 12519 - You're Using Me / I Got The Monkey Off My Back - 1964

Federal 12525 - Just Keep On Smiling / I'm A Lonesome Rooster - 1964

Sims 287 - My Love Grows Stronger / I've Got My Baby - 1966

Excello 2290 - That's What You Mean To Me / Coming On In – 1967

Excello 2295 - Haven't I Been Good To You / If It Wasn't For Your Love - 1968 (version of Johnny Moore on WAND)

Edited March 18, 201015 yr by Sebastian

  On 18/03/2010 at 12:13, keithw said:

Love "Crying days are over" SIMS

raunchy northern in fact youll be amazed i have it for sale 40-00

real sh*t kicking uptempo

"oooooooooooooohhhhh no it isn't"....more a powerful midtempo dancer. Yet it is a fooking cracker.

And another one i love by them is; i got the feeling, again on sims....!!

great group!!

as per the above youtube clip, I really enjoyed seeing them on the Beat DVDs.

THANKS TO ALL FOR THE INFO SUPPLIED IT IS MUCH APPRECIATED....

N.R.C.

Pretty sure it's the Kelly Brothers we have on our current flyer. No doubt I'll quickly be corrected if I'm wrong

Taff

Edited March 19, 201015 yr by Saxafone

  On 19/03/2010 at 10:04, Saxafone said:

Pretty sure it's the Kelly Brothers we have on our current flyer. No doubt I'll quickly be corrected if I'm wrong

Taff

Well there's 4 members on the sims album, and five on the flyer, yet aren't they a five member group....right who ducked on the album photo shoot.....

  On 19/03/2010 at 10:04, Saxafone said:

Pretty sure it's the Kelly Brothers we have on our current flyer. No doubt I'll quickly be corrected if I'm wrong

Taff

That's The O'Jays! The flyer in your avatar does appear to be the Kelly Brothers.

Edited March 19, 201015 yr by garethx

  On 19/03/2010 at 12:09, garethx said:

That's The O'Jays! The flyer in your avatar does appear to be the Kelly Brothers.

Well spotted that man, 'tis the other side

Taff

Edited March 19, 201015 yr by Saxafone

  On 19/03/2010 at 13:54, Saxafone said:

Well spotted that man, 'tis the other side

Taff

Hey Taff,

The Kelly Brothers Photo is previously unknown shot that I picked up from Robert when I interviewed them a few years back for the Juke Blues article I mentioned above.

Is it from Juke Blues that you got the scan of the photo?

Offe Reece is in the back, with from left to right Andrew Kelly (deceased), Robert Kelly and Curtis Kelly. The 'fifth' member not in the photo is TC lee who went solo after a few years in the group.

Martin.

Edited March 19, 201015 yr by Soulfreak

  On 19/03/2010 at 12:06, posstot said:

Well there's 4 members on the sims album

And 3 on the Excello LP (???) :

  On 18/03/2010 at 10:58, Dave Rimmer said:

here's a starter

The Kelly Brothers

Lp's

Excello 8007 - Sweet Soul - 1968

Tracks: That's What You Mean To Me / You Put Your Touch On Me / Hanging In There / Comin' On In / If That Will Hold You / Got The Feeling /// Can't Stand It No Longer / Cryin' Days Are Over / Make Me Glad / How Can True Love Be This Way / Falling In Love Again / I'd Rather Have You.

Also came out on UK President.

  On 19/03/2010 at 14:44, Soulfreak said:

Hey Taff,

The Kelly Brothers Photo is previously unknown shot that I picked up from Robert when I interviewed them a few years back for the Juke Blues article I mentioned above.

Is it from Juke Blues that you got the scan of the photo?

Offe Reece is in the back, with from left to right Andrew Kelly (deceased), Robert Kelly and Curtis Kelly. The 'fifth' member not in the photo is TC lee who went solo after a few years in the group.

Martin.

AAA_HAAAAAAAAAA! well in that man

  On 19/03/2010 at 14:44, Soulfreak said:

Hey Taff,

The Kelly Brothers Photo is previously unknown shot that I picked up from Robert when I interviewed them a few years back for the Juke Blues article I mentioned above.

Is it from Juke Blues that you got the scan of the photo?

Martin.

Martin, I have a call out to our "head" of Graphic Design to confirm origin of the Kelly Brothers pic in our flyer.

He's currently on the lash in Prestatyn so it may be a while before he responds

Update from Planet Prestatyn....................... Paul McKay confirms that the pic on the flyer is actually from a UK President label promo photo that he has.

Taff

Edited March 19, 201015 yr by Saxafone

  On 19/03/2010 at 16:45, Saxafone said:

Martin, I have a call out to our "head" of Graphic Design to confirm origin of the Kelly Brothers pic in our flyer.

He's currently on the lash in Prestatyn so it may be a while before he responds

Update from Planet Prestatyn....................... Paul McKay confirms that the pic on the flyer is actually from a UK President label promo photo that he has.

Taff

Taff,

That amazing! I had never seen the photo before Robert Kelly produced it, and all the US based Kelly brothers gospel experts I've spoken to, hadn't seen it either. Tell Paul I love his taste, and looking forward to seeing him at Sleepless Nights in Dublin at the end of april.

Martin.

HI Martin

I'm back from the lash now and can confirm all the above from Taff (Saxapfone). I'll try and get a scan posted of the whole thing later on today. Looking forward to Dublin my friend!

See you then

Cheers

Paul