Another old friend of Lou's from back in Cleveland: WJMO DJ Ken Hawkins ..........
...... don't think I've seen that picture of the Spinners before (pity it ain't clearer) .....
Another ad for Cheetahs when Ruth was appearing there (October 67) ..........
.... Sunday matinee sessions didn't kick off till 4pm by October ...........
No mention on this thread yet for the Ambassadors ...........
Had to be 6 or 7 separate SOUL groups that used the name (if we can include Betty Moores lot in the total).
......... AND ... you could pick up copies of the album in the UK back then for pence (Yanks, Mancaster I think).
An 'Andy Whitmore' discovery if I'm not mistaken. Seem to recall Andy doing an article on Leslie in a soul fanzine back then.
I'm sure it didn't escape on Playboy, Osiris or Columbia (his US labels from 74 to 78) ......
..... AND I SHOULD KNOW WHAT HE WAS UP TO, after all I was his producer & arranger ........
Has sold for as much as $1600, $1700 & $2000, but that's the BOBBY (wil)BURN version of the 45 on Chant.
Doesn't it originate from the Atlanta area (so no Philly Soul connection at all).