The Impressions
The quintessential Chicago soul group, the Impressions' place in R&B history would be secure if they'd done nothing but launch the careers of soul legends Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield. But far more than that, the Impressions recorded some of the most distinctive vocal-group R&B of the '60s under Mayfield's guidance. Their style was marked by airy, feather-light harmonies and Mayfield's influentially sparse guitar work, plus, at times, understated Latin rhythms. If their sound was sweet and lilting, it remained richly soulful thanks to the group's firm grounding in gospel tradition; they popularized the three-part vocal trade-offs common in gospel but rare in R&B at the time, and recorded their fair share of songs with spiritual themes, both subtle and overt. Furthermore, Mayfield's interest in the civil rights movement led to some of the first socially conscious R&B songs ever recorded, and his messages grew more explicit as the '60s wore on, culminating in the streak of brilliance that was his early-'70s solo work. The Impressions carried on without Mayfield, but only matched their earlier achievements in isolated instances, and finally disbanded in the early '80s.
14 comments:
Please post direct downloads links without all the mess about logging in. I love your site, but link for the Imperials is TOO MUCH!!!!
Sorry, I will get it fixed.
Thanks for this. However, the link to "Check Out Your Mind!" is missing.
Sorry Will fix soon and thank you for letting me know.
Thank You for re-doing the downloads!!!
Very welcome Calvin
I would love to have a Jerry Butler Discography page. Thanks for the music
I do have a few Jerry Butler albums MrMaxxmo
Looking for jerry butler iceman the mercury years
Do you have "jerry butler iceman the mercury years"?
Yes I do.
Send me an email MrMaxxmo so that I can tell you when I have the discography placed on my blog.
GREATLY appreciate all your work here friend! your time and efforts are undoubtedly appreciated.
You are very welcome Anonymous friend.
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