"This Memphis group included some excellent vocalists, although they didn't enjoy as much success as some other Stax artists. Ollie Nightingale (born Ollie Hoskins), Quincy Clifton Billops, Jr., Nelson Lesure, Bill Davis, and Rochester Neal were the original members. Billops had been in the Mad Lads. Their biggest single was "I Got a Sure Thing" in 1968, which made the R&B Top 20. It was also their lone hit. Nightingale left in 1970 and was replaced by Sir Mack Rice. Neal, Billops, and Davis became the Ovations in 1972."
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Listeners without the liner notes should realize that the latter tracks on this compilation come from a time when Ollie Nightingale had been replaced by Tommy Tate. Tate is a powerful vocalist in his on right.
Absolutely correct, Pres. Coincidentally, on the HBO series, Treme, in one episode, they played a snippet from the song, Just a Little Overcome, and the actors commented that it was Tate singing lead.
Many thanks for this one, a pure moment of joy and happiness.
Hello, could you redo the link of Ollie & The Nightingales (http://www.embedupload.com/?d=53JIAHVLZS) that you posted on July 18, 2014? Thank you
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