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George McCrae Biography, Photos, Pictures

Along with wife Gwen McCrae, Miami-based artist George McCrae was a prime mover on the early disco front with his own R&B chart-topper “Rock Your Baby” in 1974

George McCurn Biography, Photos, Pictures

George “Ooppee” McCurn was once proclaimed by producer Jerry Moss as “one of the very greatest and sought-after bass singers in the gospel field” Originally from Chicago, McCurn’s earliest known professional credit is not until 1948 when he joined the Kings of Harmony vocal quartet as a replacement for legendary gospel bassist Isaac “Dickie” Freeman

George Mitchell Biography, Photos, Pictures

George Mitchell doesn’t just get the blues, he has to go out and find them Thanks to his efforts, fans of authentic country blues have been able to hear the real deal without making the kind of road trips required of a dedicated producer, editor, musicologist, and folklorist

Soul session drummer George Mitchell came in for some provocative recordings during the ’70s These include a group that wasn’t really a group, Finished Touch, as well as a vocalist who actually got her start on The Gong Show, Cheryl Lynn

George Nelson Biography, Photos, Pictures

All that “Crying in the Chapel” might concern the tragic fact that the beautiful voice of George Nelson was silenced forever by asthma in 1959 Further tears have been shed over Nelson’s having fled the flock of the Orioles less than a year before the doo wop group recorded what would become its most famous song — despite Nelson having become, according to band histories, so “unreliable” that guitarist Ralph Williams had begun substituting on some vocal parts

Not to be confused with several other people in the music business with this name, assistant producer George Nelson answered to bandleader and producer John Tillery on the 1994 gospel album entitled God Is Still on the Throne

George Orendorff Biography, Photos, Pictures

Going to high school with fellows who turned out to be great jazz musicians—-not only Eddie South and Wallace Bishop but try on Lionel Hampton for classmate vibes—-may have been an overwhelming experience for George Orendorff, a talented trumpeter who subsequently made swinging music a part-time, if consistent, part of his life

George Porter, Jr. Biography, Photos, Pictures

Along with Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli and Zigaboo Modeliste, New Orleans R&B bassist George Porter, Jr was a founding member of the Meters, New Orleans’ premier funk band of the ’60s and ’70s

George Stevenson Biography, Photos, Pictures

Trombonist George Stevenson recorded and performed with a wide range of swing and classic jazz bandleaders over the course of nearly a half a century of professional playing, but his roots were in dance bands during the Roaring Twenties

George Thomas Biography, Photos, Pictures

Not to be confused with several other performers with this name, George Thomas is credited with editing work on an early-’90s contemporary gospel production by Amos Davis & the Angelic Choraleers

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