SOUL SUNDAY

What's up! Welcome to Soul Sundays. Today's selection is "The Brothers of Soul" with their hit songs like " I Guess that don't make me a loser", " Candy", "Oneminute Baby", "Can't get you off of my mind"& "You better Belive it".... "Brothersof Soul" were an R&B vocal group from Detroit, Michigan singers Fred Bridges,Richard Knight, and Robert Eaton Knight, who possessed a sweet, smooth voice andBridges, who had a rougher voice, tended to share the leads equally, and the groupbecame known for their sweet vocal harmonies and romantic sound. The trio wasoriginally a writing and producing act working with a Detroit label. In 1967, during the riots in Detroit, the group felt they were writing a hit, Dream.They showed it off to Ricardo Williams who was impressed by Bridges. Williamsopened up a label for the group. Bridges knew they needed a new name, which theycame up with "Brothers of Soul". The peak years for the group was from 1968 to 1969.The group was able to put more than 40 songs on disc. Chicago producer Ric Williamscame to Detroit looking for songwriting talent for his recordings. "The Brothers OfSoul" first recorded on their own in 1967 as "The Creations", but after changingtheir name the following year, they made their first impact with the Bridges-led‘Hurry Don’t Linger’ on Williams’ Boo label. It was followed by their only nationalhit, the Knight-led ‘I Guess That Don’t Make Me A Loser’ (number 32 R&B), whichreached the charts in the spring of 1968. They had their second successful singlewith the Bridges ‘You Better Believe It’ in 1970. Subsequent releases failed to findan audience and the group made their final records in 1971. "The Brothers Of Soul "continued together for several more years, working as one of Detroit’s mostin-demand vocal session groups. By 1980, Bridges decided to leave "The Brothers ofSoul" and become the road manager of the "Four Tops". Due to financial circumstancesome groups like the "Brothers of Soul" never continued, Blew up or made it to thetop. Very sad because they had many hits that still sound good today & will alwaysbe on my playlist. Thanks for "Tooning" in! 

Mrs. Julie Toons
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