Track from: Barrence Whitfield And The Savages – Barrence Whitfield And The Savages Label: Mamou Records – M-11 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1984 Genre: Rock, Funk / Soul, Blues Style: Rhythm & Blues
Barrence Whitfield (born Barry White, June 13, 1955) is an American soul and R&B vocalist, best known as the frontman for Barrence Whitfield & the Savages.
White was born in Jacksonville, Florida. When he was a child, his family moved to East Orange, New Jersey, where he began singing in a gospel choir. While attending West Side High School he sang and played drums in rock, prog-rock, and funk bands.
In 1977 White enrolled at Boston University to study journalism. While in school, he worked in a record shop in Brookline, Massachusetts named Good Vibrations, where his singing was heard by musician Peter Greenberg of The Lyres. White adopted the stage name Barrence Whitfield to avoid being mistaken for superstar Barry White and began performing with Greenberg and former members of the Lyres as Barrence Whitfield & the Savages.
The band garnered a strong reputation for explosive stage performances, described as "raucous and rough, in high gear from the moment they hit the stage." Whitfield himself was described as "a soul screamer in the spirit of Little Richard, Wilson Pickett, Solomon Burke, and early Don Covay." In 1984, the band released their self-titled debut album, mostly comprising cover versions of obscure soul and R&B songs. It received good critical reviews.
Track from:
ReplyDeleteBarrence Whitfield And The Savages – Barrence Whitfield And The Savages
Label: Mamou Records – M-11
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Rock, Funk / Soul, Blues
Style: Rhythm & Blues
https://www.discogs.com/Barrence-Whitfield-And-The-Savages-Barrence-Whitfield-And-The-Savages/release/2658051
Barrence Whitfield (born Barry White, June 13, 1955) is an American soul and R&B vocalist, best known as the frontman for Barrence Whitfield & the Savages.
White was born in Jacksonville, Florida. When he was a child, his family moved to East Orange, New Jersey, where he began singing in a gospel choir. While attending West Side High School he sang and played drums in rock, prog-rock, and funk bands.
In 1977 White enrolled at Boston University to study journalism. While in school, he worked in a record shop in Brookline, Massachusetts named Good Vibrations, where his singing was heard by musician Peter Greenberg of The Lyres. White adopted the stage name Barrence Whitfield to avoid being mistaken for superstar Barry White and began performing with Greenberg and former members of the Lyres as Barrence Whitfield & the Savages.
The band garnered a strong reputation for explosive stage performances, described as "raucous and rough, in high gear from the moment they hit the stage." Whitfield himself was described as "a soul screamer in the spirit of Little Richard, Wilson Pickett, Solomon Burke, and early Don Covay." In 1984, the band released their self-titled debut album, mostly comprising cover versions of obscure soul and R&B songs. It received good critical reviews.
Read More:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrence_Whitfield
Official Web Site:
http://barrencewhitfieldsavages.com/