music:
"I Am An Ordinary Man" - Detroit Emeralds (Ric
Tic 141b)
In the sixties,
Detroit
had an entertainment scene which was second to none.
Class acts could be seen at venues large and small.
This is just a small example of Black Music entertainment:
The Flaming Embers can be traced back to 1965 when they recorded
for the Fortune label on
Third Street.
They were a white group desperately trying to emulate the black
sound, and consisted of Joe Sladich (guitar), Bill Ellis (piano), Jim Bugnel
(bass) and Jerry Plunk (drums).
Their debut for Ric-Tic came in July 1967 when they released
"Let's Have A Love-In".
image courtesy Deanne James
Another five discs followed but the persistence failed to pay off
and nothing charted.
When Motown bought the Ric-Tic label in 1968, Flaming Embers were
released from their contract.
The following year they joined Holland/Dozier/Holland's Hot Wax
label as the Flaming Ember.
Three top 40 hits ensued before they broke up in 1973.
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