I realize this is kind of a narrow question, so I guess this can become an all-purpose Chic thread or something.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHIC_(band)
says CHIC also helped introduce the world to an up-and-coming young vocalist named Luther Vandross, who sang on several of CHIC’s albums.
Ahhh. Thanks. And here I was thinking Nile or Nard or Tony had a gorgeous voice.
I believe Nile sang some, “26” for one.
Luther sang background on their earlier albums
most of the male vocals on Chic albums were by session singers most notably the great FONZI THORNTON. later Chic albums feature the distinctive deep voice of keyboardist RAY JONES.
If only Martin Skidmore posted on ILM.
what so my answer is chopped liver?
No, not at all, I just miss Martin posting. He loves talking about Chic.
I recall a certain DR C dropping Chic knowledge on ILM. “Martin’s Funk Thread” was interesting if a tad ah eccentric, was Chic even on that? I can’t remember.
Probably not as they weren’t on the dvd-r’s I sent him (since he owned everything they made).
How does the distinctive deep voice of RAY JONES stack up against the distinctive deep voice of Funkadelic’s RAY ‘STINGRAY’ DAVIS, lovebug?
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alright then. hope martin’s doing OK, wonder if he ever finished listening to all those discs — that was quite the funk library.
hah Ruud that’s a good comparison, I might pick Raymond Jones cause he sang more leads while Stingray was more of a harmonizer. WARNING LOVEBUG WAR STORY CUEING UP: when I saw Funksdelic/Parliament @ the Apollo in 1980 they did this great set-up for “Give Up The Funk” where all the other vocalists chanted Ray’s name and pointed at him until he kicked into “tear the roof off the sucka tear the roof...”
most of the male vocals on Chic albums were by session singers most notably the great FONZI THORNTON.
Yes! This is at least the second mention of FONZI on sandbox ILM in the last week.
**I recall a certain DR C dropping Chic knowledge on ILM. “Martin’s Funk Thread” was interesting if a tad ah eccentric, was Chic even on that? I can’t remember.**
Hello.
when I saw Funksdelic/Parliament @ the Apollo in 1980
Here’s the part of the thread where I turn bright green with envy.
To answer the original question: I assume it’s either Fonzi Thornton on the high end of the scale and Bernard Edwards on the low (“Soup for One,” “Flashback”)
My best Christmas present is a Chic thread in the sandbox. Thanks all.
Good on Xgau for reminding us how good those post-peak Chic albums are.
That’s a nice Ben Ratliff article, not Xgau.
Too band this show did not happen:
In 2004, inspired by what the musical “Mamma Mia!” did for Abba’s back catalog, Mr. Rodgers imagined a Broadway show featuring his own songs, and those he produced, as the backbone, a kind of index of pop in the second half of the 20th century, moving through various cultural movements, cutting across race and class and sexual identity. It didn’t happen, but Mr. Rodgers had already framed the narrative and found the connective threads to his own story, which became the memoir.
too bad
land of the good groove is great, i bought it in part bc of the leather vest outfit nile is wearing on the back of the sleeve
I need to check that one out
So who does sing on “You Can Get By”?