Naim AR

well 1969 was correct because what prevented Magic corner from being number one was two recordings. What does it takes by Jr Walker that held that spot for about 6 weeks and Color him Father by the Winstons was number two. though Magic corner did make a comeback up to number 2 after Color him Father left the number 2 spot but Jr Walker's What does it takes was still number one .now im referring to the R&B charts.

As a piano and Organ player i composed many compositions at Tri-Sound recording studio on Hamilton Ave in Highland park Michigan. where i was a studio musician and composer and player the piano and Organ. with Our Band The Soul Partners. One evening at Tri-Sound while I was playing the piano on one of my compositions Ben Knight started singing to it and came up with the lyrics to Magic corner. later as Tri-Sound was closing down i as Ben Knight what he wanted to do with Magic Corner he said "I don't care what ever you want to do with it". sometimes later Wayne King a writer at Tri-Sound came to me about playing the piano for his neighbor's girlfriend. Wayne King then introduced me to his neighbor Petey Varner and is girlfriend Beilta Woods. So i was contracted by Petey Varner to accompany Beilta Woods on some vocal training. I thought that she could sing very good. They had no songs for her yet. Then I thought that Magic corner was a perfect fit for her style of singing. so Petey Varner took it to Ollie McLaughlin and the rest was history. But I really didn't like the musical arrangement I has the tune more groovy similar to the feel of the song "Groovin" though it was before "Groovin" . I wanted it smooth but they wanted it speed up. Ollie and Petey were old school at that time and I was 17 and a great dancer. I danced at all the major clubs at that time so i knew the the people wanted but they had the money so that's how Magic corner was recorded and published out. I think that if was left like I wanted I Magic corner would have been a bigger hit. But that wasn't the will of Allah if it was successful i might have been in a different direction in life. Oh by the way the reason I didn't give credit to Ben Knight was Haha I had a brick of weed and he stole a lot of weed from me so I was Mad at him. haahaa Ben Knight use to sing in a group called the Falcons whose members included Wilson Prickett, Sir Mack Rice, Joe Stubbs (Levi Stubbs lead singer of the Four Tops Brother) and Robert Eaton. Ben And Robert were later additions to the Fortunes

I am Curtis Williams that Composed The Music to Magic Corner and Wait for me by the Brown bombers. This form on Magic corner was sent to my email. I since change my name to Naim Abdur Rauf because now I am a Muslim. Magic Corner was 1st released in 1967. I thought I was under The Moira lable. and i tought that it was rereleased in 1969 under the Karen label in Atanta i think. I became a Muslim in 1969 and didn't care about that music. But when into Jazz, an original member of The jazz group that became Giot Galaxy and traditional African music. became a Storyteller of African storys music and dance under the name Stories and music of Africa by Naim Abdur Rauf and performed over the tri state area from 1980 to 2002.