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Nice Duet from Fontella Bass (Rescue Me) and Bobby McClure from 1965

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music video for Gil Scott-Heron's "The Bottle" Directed by Steve Rivo and Adam Shore. Produced in 1998 as part of CD re-issue of "Winter In America" on TVT Records.

Aretha Franklin - I can't wait until I see my baby's face

Barbara McNair - You're Gonna Love My Baby

American Bandstand. January 04, 1964. Full interview follows the performance. This was a very poor quality kinescope. I delayed posting it, but I've gotten 7 or 8 personal e-mails asking for any Shirley Ellis performances of "Nitty Gritty". So, poor kinescope quality or not, here it is.

Brenda Holloway - I'll Always Love You American Bandstand. September 12, 1964

YOU CAN CRY ON MY SHOULDER - BRENDA HOLLOWAY

Brenda Holloway sings When I'm Gone with enhanced audio.

I know it aint the best but i have dubbed in the audio to try and improve the video

Blue Eyed Northern Soul

Detroit-based the Reflections were a five-man group schooled in doo wop who scored in 1964 on Ed Wingate's Golden World label with "(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet," written by Bob Hamilton and Freddie Gorman. (Gorman later wrote songs for Motown ("Please Mr. Postman" and "Forever") and formed the Originals, who hit with "Baby I'm for Real.") The Reflections were Phil Castrodale, Ray Steinberg, Tony Micale, Danny Bennie, and Johnny Dean. The group's first recording was a remake of the Five Satins' "In the Still of the Night" on Tigre, which did well in some Midwestern markets. Their Golden World debut, "(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet," cracked the Top Ten before settling at the number six position. They recorded seven more 45s for Golden World, but none were as successful as "(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet." "Like Columbus Did" cracked the pop 100, but only by four slots, hanging at number 96. "Poor Man's Son," the Reflections' sixth Golden World single, almost cracked the Top 40 but stopped climbing at number 55. Other singles -- "Talking About My Girl," "(I'm Just) A Henpecked Guy," "Shabby Little Hut," "Wheelin' and Dealin'," "Out of the Picture," and their final single, "Girl in the Candy Store" -- did nothing. Their producers insisted they use a hokey falsetto sound on their recordings that didn't bode well with the group members. Problems with Golden World resulted over both creative differences and royalties, so they opted to go with ABC Paramount when their contract time was up. Neither "Adam and Eve" or "Long Cigarette" did well though, so believing the name the Reflections hindered them, the group became High and the Mighty. They released "Escape From Cuba," written by Ritchie Adams and Larry Kusik, but it failed too. Despite a lack of success, they continued singing for years. PLEASE NOTE: I divided my uploads among multiple channels, Bookmark this link in your browser for instant access to an index with links to all of John1948's oldies classics. LINK: http://john1948.wikifoundry.com/videos]

Marilyn McCoo,Billy Davis Jr., Florence La Rue, Lamonte McLemore, and Ron Townson perform their hit song on the Woody Allen Show 1969.