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The Dramatics 'Greatest Slow Jams' Coming on Stax Records April 29

The Dramatics 'Greatest Slow Jams' Coming on Stax Records April 29

Source: conqueroo

Producer Kevin “Slow Jammin'” James has brought together a collection of the ultimate slow jams from American soul group The Dramatics, whose members included Ron Banks, L.J. Reynolds, Lenny Mayes, Willie Ford and Winzell Kelly. Titled The Dramatics – Greatest Slow Jams, and set for release on Stax Records on April 29, 2014, this compilation stems predominantly from the band’s breakout hits of the early '70s, a time when the band was recording with Stax-Volt as well as ABC Records. ...

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Concord Music Group's Stax Remasters Series Continues on September 13 with Reissues from Rufus Thomas, the Dramatics, and Shirley Brown

Concord Music Group's Stax Remasters Series Continues on September 13 with Reissues from Rufus Thomas, the Dramatics, and Shirley Brown

Source: conqueroo

Rufus Thomas's Do the Funky Chicken, Shirley Brown's Woman to Woman, and the Dramatics' Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get are fortified with bonus tracks LOS ANGELES, Calif.—In 1968, on the heels of the label's severance from Atlantic Records, Stax Records president Al Bell decided to initiate a massive 28-LP release program that would auger the label's return to the top. The initiative fostered a new generation of Stax hitmakers including the Dramatics and Shirley Brown. And, it proved an artistically ...

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