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1.1 Can't Let You Go1.2 It's Done and Forgotten1.3 It Won't Be Long1.4 Maybe You'll Be There1.5 Going Back to Where I Belong1.6 Wish You Were Mine1.7 I Want to Know1.8 I Don't Feel Sorry1.9 Tell Me What's the Matter1.10 The Twelfth of Never1.11 It's Not for Me to Say1.12 I Still Care |
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Number of discs: |
1 |
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Description: | Born Umpeylia Marsema Balinton, Sugar Pie received her stage name from soul great Johnny Otis, who discovered her and signed her toher first professional contract in 1954. Sugar Pie would perform on her first tour with Otis the following year. She was the most prolific artist on the Chess roster, and Minnie Riperton, Billy Stewart, Fontella Bass, The Whispers, Little Milton, The Dells, and Jesse James have recorded her music, among others. Sugar Pie made over 20 appearances at Harlemā??s legendary Apollo Theater, and was spotted at one performance by none other than the "Godfather of Soul" himself, James Brown. Brown recruited Sugar Pieto open his shows on the road, and she toured with him for two years, from 1959-1960. Sugar Pie received a 1999 Bay Area Music Award for Best Female Blues Singer, a 2008 Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation, and a Lifetime Achievement award in 2009 from the Bay Guardianā??s Goldie Awards. - Sugar Pie DeSanto's first LP from 1961 is one of the most sought after pieces among lovers of timeless rhythm and blues and American soul music.© 2019 Shellac Disc - originally released in 1961. |
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No. of tracks: |
12 |
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Manufacturer No.: |
IMT0760867.1 |
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