Biography: Peggy Scott-Adams, Penny Ford, Penny Jo Pullus, People's Choice, Peppermint Harris, Percy Gabriel, Percy Joell, Percy Mayfield, Percy Sledge, Percy Strother,

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Peggy Scott-Adams Biography, Photos, Pictures

The former Peggy Scott, who toured with Ben E King as a teenager and hit the Top 40 three times as a duet act with Jo Jo Benson in the 1960s, came back strong in the late ’90s after decades of inactivity with “Bill,” a wildly popular contemporary blues song about a woman whose man has been fooling around — with another man

Besides her gospel background, Penny Ford’s musical roots run deep down into her family tree Daughter of veteran record executive and producer Gene Redd Sr (King Records) and singer Carolyn Ford and sister to singer Sharon Redd (the dance classic “Beat the Streets”), Ford was exposed to a lot of music early on as a result of her father’s work with James Brown and Kool and the Gang

Penny Jo Pullus Biography, Photos, Pictures

Although her parents may tell you otherwise, Penny Jo Pullus, the youngest of four children, was born in Northern New York, not in Canada After performing in various venues locally, Pullus relocated to the blossoming music mecca of Austin, TX, where her sound and music slowly but steadily flourished

People's Choice Biography, Photos, Pictures

Vocalist/keyboardist Frank Brunson formed People’s Choice in Philadelphia in the early ’70s Drummer/percussionist David Thompson, vocalists Valerie Brown and Marc Reed, guitarists Darnell Jordan and Johnnie Hightower, keyboardists Clifton Gamble and Bill Rodgers, and bassist/vocalist Stanley Thomas were in the original lineup

Peppermint Harris Biography, Photos, Pictures

The contemporary blues boom resuscitated the career of many a veteran blues artist who had been silent for ages Take guitarist Peppermint Harris, who in 1951 topped the R&B charts with his classic booze ode “I Got Loaded

Percy Gabriel Biography, Photos, Pictures

This artist grew up in a family that not only loved music but lived from it His father Martin Gabriel, who died in the early ’30s, was a well known musician in New Orleans

Bassist Percy Joell was a strong player on the Philly music scene during the ’40s and ’50s, showing up on crucial early rhythm and blues recordings by the Carter-Rays and Cousin Joe, among others

Percy Mayfield Biography, Photos, Pictures

A masterful songwriter whose touching blues ballad “Please Send Me Someone to Love,” a multi-layered universal lament, was a number one R&B hit in 1950, Percy Mayfield had the world by the tail until a horrific 1952 auto wreck left him facially disfigured

Percy Sledge Biography, Photos, Pictures

Percy Sledge will forever be associated with “When a Man Loves a Woman,” a pleading, soulful ballad he sang with wrenching, convincing anguish and passion Sledge sang all of his songs that way, delivering them in a powerful rush where he quickly changed from soulful belting to quavering, tearful pleas

Percy Strother Biography, Photos, Pictures

For a sense of the blues at its most tangible, one needs to look no further than singer/guitarist Percy Strother, who triumphed over incredible tragedy to create music of genuine pain and sorrow