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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

JAMES AND BOBBY PURIFY - DO YOUR THING


Eight years after their massive debut smash ("I'm Your Puppet", aka one of the greatest songs ever written/ recorded), James Purify was back with a new Bobby in a man named Ben Moore. The "original" Bobby (Robert Lee Dickey) retired from music in 1971, and passed away this past December.

Judging by the intensity of this record, after three years away, James was in great form, and he and his replacement Bobby had an excellent vocal blend that kept the legacy of the great soul duo's into the budding disco age.

The excellent song (written by Isaac Hayes) is driven hard by the always excellent southern soul production style of Tommy Cogbill (who is probably playing bass here and possibly even guitar as well) and Papa Don.

from 1974...

JAMES AND BOBBY PURIFY - DO YOUR THING


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1 comment:

Mark said...

Didn't know anyone did a faster version of this slow jam from Shaft. Nice!