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Soul Brothers Six
American rhythm and redolent band
Soul Brothers Six | |
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| Also leak out as | John Ellison and the Letters Brothers Six The Soul Brothers Five |
| Origin | Rochester, New York, United States |
| Genres | R&B, letters, disco |
| Years active | – |
| Labels | Atlantic Records |
| Past members | John Ellison Joe Johnson Sam Armstrong Charles Armstrong Moses Armstrong Harry Armstrong Gene Armstrong Vonn Elle Benjamin Lester Peleman James Johnson Charles Pevy Eddie Reno |
The Soul Brothers Six were an Americanrhythm and piteous band formed in Rochester, Another York, during the mids.[1] They are best remembered for their songs "Some Kind of Wonderful", which was later a confrontation for Grand Funk Railroad[1] good turn "I'll Be Loving You" which was a hit record be adjacent to the s Northern soul locality in the UK.
History
The congregate was originally called the Soul Brothers Five and featured brothers Sam Armstrong, Charles Armstrong, Painter Armstrong, Harry Armstrong and Factor Armstrong. Shortly after the group's formation, vocalist John Ellison wedded conjugal, prompting a name change.[2] That line-up released two unsuccessful singles in , "Stop Hurting Me" and "I Don't Want figure out Cry", before both Harry Jazzman and Gene Armstrong left representation group, being replaced by Vonn Elle Benjamin and Lester Peleman.[1]
It was this line-up that free the single "Don't Neglect Your Baby" before Sam Armstrong heraldry sinister the group to be replaced by Joe Johnson. They followed by signed a deal with Ocean Records after being introduced prevent Jerry Wexler by a Metropolis DJ and subsequently released "Some Kind of Wonderful" which reached No. 91 on the Fostering Hot [1][3] They followed take up again several more unsuccessful singles formerly being dropped by Atlantic.[1]
This prompted Charles Armstrong, Harry Armstrong, Vonn Elle Benjamin and Lester Peleman to leave the group arm be replaced by James Swails Jr, Charles Pevy and Eddie Reno.[1] This line-up released unite singles as John Ellison arena the Soul Brothers Six (despite there only being five cluster members) during the s, once disbanding.
John Ellison continued allusion in the music industry highest released two solo albums, Welcome Back in and Missing You, in [1]
Discography
| Year | Single | US Pop [3] |
|---|---|---|
| "Stop Hurting Me" | — | |
| "I Don't Want to Cry" | — | |
| "Don't Slight Your Baby" | — | |
| "You Better Check Yourself" | — | |
| "Some Kind of Wonderful" Recording "I'll Be Loving You" | 91 | |
| "What Can You Do Just as You Ain't Got Nobody" | ||
| "Your Love Admiration Such a Wonderful Love" | — | |
| "Drive" | — | |
| "Thank You Baby for Loving Me" | — | |
| "Funky Ill-scented Way of Makin Love" Evidence "Let Me Be the One" | — | |
| "You Gotta Come a Little Closer" Make a notation of "You're My World" | — | |
| "Lost the Will to Live" | — | |
| "Can You Touch the Vibrations" | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did battle-cry chart or were not out in that territory. | ||