Ah hell, that's what I was thinking. I ran into some Percy Mayfield cuts and wanted to post them but didn't feel like, you know, doing the leg work. Mayfield was a lesser known rhythm and blues singer, but good. He wrote too ("Hit the Road Jack") and he recorded for a few different labels, among them Specialty and Chess. Even you fiends in training know that those two labels alone warrant a listen. He kind of reminds me of Andre Williams without the cussing. The first one below is an early r and b cut, the second one is a laugh riot from later in his career. It's a anti-hippie song with a guitar player who has gum stuck on his wah-wah foot. The backing vocals are classic. Luckily, being that I'm not in much of a mood for legwork, there is a lengthy bio at The Hound.
Percy Mayfield - I Made It Just the Same mp3 at Internet Archive
Percy Mayfield - You Wear Your Hair Too Long mp3 at Internet Archive
Visit:
Percy Mayfield profile at The Hound
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