Artist:Clyde McPhatter
Song:A Lover's Question
Album:Deep Sea Ball:The Best of Clyde McPhatter
Like a lot of R & B greats, Clyde McPhatter grew up singing in church. His father was a preacher in Durham, NC and his mom played church organ. After stints with Billy Ward & The Dominoes and The Drifters, McPhatter went in the service and went out on his own in 1954. He made some great records for Atlantic and A Lover's Question was probably his biggest hit in 1958. McPhatter left Atlantic in 1962 and bounced around various record companies but never could duplicate his Atlantic success. Deep Sea Ball is a good comp of his Atlantic recordings. McPhatter died of a heart attack in 1972 at age 39 due to alcohol & depression problems.
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