Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.


 




















Artist:   Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.

Origin:   USA

Genre:  R&B, Pop, Soul, Sunshine Pop


Original line-up:


Marilyn McCoo:  Vocals

Billy Davis Jr.:  Vocals


Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. are an American Singer, Musician, and Television Presenter, best known for founding members and lead singers of The origianl 5th Dimension, that the group's first big hit was with 1967's "Up, Up and Away", and the song won four 1968 Grammy Awards and was the title track to The 5th Dimension's first hit LP.   They became the first African-American married couple to host a network television series, titled The Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. Show on CBS in the summer of 1977.,  the year "You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)" won a Grammy Award.
















Title:   Blackbird:  Lennon-McCartney Icons  (2021)

Genre:  R&B, Pop, Soul, Sunshine Pop

Label:  BMG

Rating:   *****


Format:  CD


Tracks:


 1.  Got To Get You Into My Life (feat. Yancyy)

 2.  The Fool On The Hill (feat. Natalie Hanna Mendoza)

 3.  Blackbird

 4.  Yesterday

 5.  Ticket To Ride

 6.  The Long And Winding Road

 7.  Silly Love Songs

 8.  Help!

 9.  (Just Like) Starting Over (feat. James Gadson)

10. And I Love Her


Personnel:


Marilyn McCoo:  Lead Vocals

Billy Davis Jr.:  Lead Vocals


The Next Dimension Group Vocalists:  Darrell Alston, Cydney Davis, Cynthia Bass, Andre Carthen, Natalie Hanna Mendoza

Background Vocals:  Jason Fabus, Sharon Little

Guitars: Major Black, Matt Hornbek, Shane Savaha, Tim Somefeld

Piano/Keyboards:  Darrell Alston, Tim Somefeld

Bass:  Derrick "Dock" Murdock, Rick Taylor, Nick Ornelas, time Somefeld

Drums:  Bo Lamar, James Gadson, Mchael Duffy Tim Somefeld

Saxophone:  Yancyy, Jason Fabus

Percussion:  Latis Conte

Organ:  Jell Young,  Carey Frank

Strings:   The Section Quanrtet

Eric Gorfain:  Violin

Daphne Chen:  Violin

Leah Kantz:  Viola

Richard Dodd:   Cello

Horns:

Paulie Cerra:  Saxophone

Les Thornburg:  Trumpet, Trombone


Blackbird:  Lennon-McCartney Icons is the tribute album by Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr., released on February 26, 2021 by BMG, all songs of Lennon & McCartney.











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