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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris
Some good choices there, Al, especially Edwin Starr, who was probably more popular in the UK than he was in his home country. Once saw him at an all-nighter in Stoke-on-Trent. He was performing with backing tapes, but the machine broke down. He then sang acapella for an hour and kept the audience totally enthralled. How many of today's artistes could do that?
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I don't know how many of today's artists could do it .... it seems as if anyone with a gimmick and thousands of dollars of sound equipment can become a "star".
When I think of a powerful voice, one that was beautiful unadorned, the late Mahalia Jackson comes to mind ... maybe in "gospel" one could find some ... and then, there are always singers like k. d. lang.