Lamp -gilford -indianapolis - Ebony Rhythm Article

[Mike]

brief but maybe of interest

Jimmy Guilford didn't become a mainstream star when he made records in Detroit, but the Indianapolis-based singer has an after-the-fact following overseas.

U.K. fans of vintage R&B -- known as Northern Soul collectors -- pay as much as $200 for a vinyl 45 of Guilford's "Nobody Loves Me Like My Baby."

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Guilford signed to Thelma Records in the early 1960s and dropped the "u" in his last name at the time to help DJs with pronunciation.

Guilford previously was a member of the Four Sounds vocal group, which recorded for Indianapolis-based label Tuff Records. A 1960 single titled "The Ring" earned airplay on the East Coast, Guilford says.

Later in the decade, local company LAMP Records aspired to Motown heights.

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