| ORIGINALS | |
| Down to Love Town | |
| This sheet music is EXCELLENT on my grading system. |  Printed in USA 1976 |
| Detroit soul vocal group. Led by Freddie Gorman, the Originals took the R&B world by storm in 1969, although they had worked at Motown for years as invaluable background vocalists. Gorman recorded as a solo for Berry Gordy in 1961 and co-wrote "Please Mr. Postman" for the Marvelettes, and the Originals cut a version of Leadbelly's "Goodnight Irene"for Gordy's Soul subsidiary in 66 with ex-Falcon Joe Stubbs as lead. But Stubbs had split to form 100 Proof (Aged in Soul) by the time the quartet waxed the beautiful doowop throwback "Baby I'm for Real," a R&B chart-topper in 69 that was co-written and lushly produced by Marvin Gaye. The same combination also produced "The Bells," another major hit in 1970. Former solo act Ty Hunter joined the group in 1971, and the Originals continued to chart into the next decade. Â Bill Dahl -- ALL MUSIC GUIDE |
