The Rare Groove Queen of Soul! She was once married to George Rock Your Baby McCrae. she started recording as a duo with her husband George, and was first to receive a solo recording contract, with Henry Stones TK Records, plus was first discovered by Birthday Girl, Betty Wright. She found success on the U.S. R&B charts with her cover version of Bobby Blands Lead Me On in 1970, followed by For Your Love. After her husband George’s unexpected solo success with Rock Your Baby, Gwen went on to have a major hit of her own in 1975 with Rockin Chair a US #1 R&B/Soul hit which also reached #9 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The follow-up Love Insurance also made the R&B/Soul chart at #16. She traveled to the UK to record a couple of singles for Rhythm King in 1987 & became very popular with the Soul underground Dance scene & became known as, The Rare Groove Queen. Songs like, All This Love That Im Giving, 99 per cent of me. She had a good run of Disco/ Soul Funky hits with, Funky Sensation, Keep The Fire Burning, Doin it plus others. GARY
Posted on: Sun, 27 Jul 2014 17:50:43 +0000
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