Laughing On The Outside b/w Heavenly Format:45 and retiring to the warm

and retiring to the warm pastoral bliss of the county of Dorset on England’s southern coast

he founded and ran Cleopatra Records

with a shockingly unique falsetto lead courtesy of Virgil Johnson and a proto-hip-hop bass line beat that grooves like a bus on speed bumps

with mid-stream addition Jeff Goddard’s bass work helping establish a sidewinding path forward through the smoky jazz melodicism and sun-beaten blues brushstrokes that hung in the background of the band’s catalog

this new era witnessed gospel readings in their multitudes on chart hits like “Ain’t No Sunshine” and “People Get Ready

Laughing On The Outside b/w Heavenly Format:45 and retiring to the warmThough not a household name, Bernadette Carroll is one of the more successful teen vocalists of the girl group era. She charted as a member of the Angels, as a solo act, and as a for hire backup singer. She performed on at least two #1 hits, selling over a million copies of each. Youve heard her voice, whether you know it or not. Born Bernadette Dalia in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Carroll was bitten by the performing bug early on, and made her stage debut