Jimmy Radcliffe

Bio:

REVIEWS: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Where There's Smoke There's Fire, Jimmy Radcliffe (Media Creature Music / 12x12)--Classic 60s soul from a performer better known as the writer of one of this posthumous anthology's highlights, "Deep in the Heart of Harlem," a hit for both Clyde McPhatter and Walter Jackson. Radcliffe's masterwork was "Stand Up," written after a brief encounter with Martin Luther King, Jr. Radcliffe was also a first-rate demo singer and included here is the demo for "This Diamond Ring," a song he didn't write (blame that on Al Kooper and his co-conspirators) but to which he brings amazing soul. - Dave Marsh – Rock Rap Confidential ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Absolute magic, I love the sound on the alternative takes of 'Long after.. & My ship Is Coming In'. I'll be listening to it lots of times before I review it in issue 60 of Soul Up North, but I think its safe to let you know that it will be getting a massive thumbs up from me and a hearty MUST BUY rating. Al the best for now.. Howard (editor - Soul Up North - the fan's fanzine) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Those Not In The Know: As A Songwriter Jimmy's Songs Have Been Recorded By: Aretha & Carolyn Franklin, Pat Lundy, Johnny Mathis, Clyde McPhatter, Walter Jackson, Jackie Wilson, Ray Charles, Etta James, Patti Page, The Chiffons, Anita Humes & The Essex, Sugar Pie Desanto, Maxine Brown, P.J. Proby, Cliff Bennet & The Rebel Rousers, Lou Rawls, Arthur Prysock, Julie London Irene Reid, Marlena Shaw, Esther Phillips, Gloria Lynne, Mike Clifford, The Andrews Sisters, The Hour Glass, Eric Burdon & The Animals, Adam Wade, Vaughn Meader, The Main Ingredient, The Riot Squad, The Relatives, The Silent Glo, Ruby & The Romantics, Bobby Hatfield, Chet Baker & The Mariachi Brass, Nancy Wilson, The Banana Splits, The Harlem Globetrotters, The Mixture, Lu Elliott, Jimmy Armstrong, Jimmy Witherspoon, Jimmy Bee, Jay Jordan, Billy Jackson, Howard Peters, Billy & Wolfe, Jackie Verdell, Peggi Blu, Screaming Jimmy Churchwell, H.B. Barnum, Audrey Freeman, Freddie Ryder, Debbie Taylor, Tammy Montgomery, Barbara George, Matt Monro, Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra, Johnny Maestro, The Jive Five, The Harptones, Cee Cee Joy, Johnny Nash, Billy Lee Riley, Charlie Starr, Connie Francis, Joey Brooks, Barbara Jean English, Lou Monte, Frank Turner & The Silver Stars, Marion Love, The Rocky Fellers, Tommy Hunt, The Petites, Mickey Murray, Mary Wheeler, Silky & The Shantungs, The Raelettes, The Models, Bobby Lewis, Gene Pitney, Joannie Sommers, Debbie Stuart, Sandy Cantella, The Lyrics, Claudine Clark, Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters, Ray & Ellen, Jean Bonnard, Ruby Winters, Candy Cole, Jimmy Helms (Later Of London Beat), The Mr. T Experience, The Minits, Tom Jones, GINA SICILIA, HELENA JESSIE And KRISTINA TRAIN To Name But A Few! "SHOW ME THE SUNSHINE" WITH RAY CHARLES

Member Since:

November 15, 2007

Influences:

A Historic Remembrance Of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday And The Struggle That Made The Inauguration Of Barack Obama As President A Dream Come True... ---- "STAND UP" ---- FAVOURITE SINGERS: Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and Gene Pitney. FAVOURITE ACTORS: Brock Peters, Gregory Peck, Peter Ustinov, Jean Seberg, Shirley MacLaine. FAVOURITE FOODS: Indian, Polynesian, Japanese, Italian & SOUL. FAVOURITE DRINKS: Scotch on the Rocks. FAVOURITE CLOTHES: Suits and None. FAVOURITE BANDS: Stan Kenton, Lloyd Price, Tito Rodriguez, Dave Brubeck, MJQ. FAVOURITE COMPOSERS: Burt Bacharach & Hal David, Johann Sebastian Bach, Camille Saint-Saëns, Béla Bartók. FAVOURITE GROUPS: Whichever one I put together... TASTES IN MUSIC: Covering the whole spectrum of sounds from the Classics to Country and Western. Did I mention Calypso? "SUNSHINE HOPE AND LOVE" HAPPY BRILLIANT YOU YEAR - 2009

Record Label:

Black Patch Productions