There are so many great R&B balladeers who are virtually unknown today. Their anonymity is largely a result of recording singles geared for jukeboxes in bars and clubs in black communities. Most didn't receive much promotional support or exposure at the time in white markets or on TV, and most record conglomerates today don't bother surfacing past artis…
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