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9 de may. de 2012 · from the album = poet of the blues (specialty records - 1990 - CDCHD 283)
Known as “the poet laureate of the blues,” Percy Mayfield is revered as a uniquely sensitive songwriter and rhythm and blues (R&B) artist. One of Mayfield’s early producers, Art Rupe, stated that “If he could have been encouraged more, [Mayfield] would have been seen as great as Langston Hughes.” Mayfield also remains equally renowned as an understated yet powerfully affecting vocalist.
Percy Mayfield was born in 1920 in Louisiana but was raised in Houston, Texas. Moving to Los Angeles in the mid-1940’s, Mayfield was already writing prolifically and secured recording contracts with small independent labels while at the same time hawking those same songs to others.
11 de nov. de 2018 · Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupLost Mind · Percy MayfieldPoet Of The Blues℗ 1990 Specialty Records/Fantasy, Inc.Released on: 1990-01-01Composer ...
Singer-songwriter Percy Mayfield (1920-1984) was known as "Poet Laureate of the Blues," and his widely recorded compositions frequently reflected profound observations about life, love, and race relations. His first and biggest hit, the blues ballad "Please Send Me Someone to Love," recorded for Specialty Records in 1950, was written, he said ...
Percy Mayfield (12 de agosto de 1920-11 de agosto de 1984) fue un cantante y compositor norteamericano conocido especialmente por las canciones « Hit the Road Jack » (que más tarde sería un gran éxito para Ray Charles) y «Please Send Me Someone to Love», así como por su personal estilo vocal dentro del rhythm and blues .
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