Voices Of East Harlem 'Right On Be Free' 1972
Prison concert footage from Sing Sing 1972. The Voices Of East Harlem were a community choir that grew from an inner city action project in 1969.
A fluid 20-member ensemble whose ages ranged from 12 to 21, their music mixed devotional gospel fervor with commercial R&B and soul, and included lead vocalists Gerri Griffin and Monica Burress. Coming to the attention of Elektra boss Jac Holzman via their producer Jerry Brandt, they were signed in 1970 for their debut “Right On Be Free”, which showcased a diverse song selection from Buffalo Springfield’s “For What It’s Worth, to Richie Haven’s “Run Shaker Life”, all performed in their distinctive high-energy style.
Both sides of the Elektra 45 plus the other aborted tracks from these sessions appear on a remastered & expanded edition for the first time in 36 years on A new re-issue of “Right On Be Free”, and are bolstered by the last single “Angry” plus two live tracks recorded at the “Soul To Soul” concert in Ghana in 1971.
A fluid 20-member ensemble whose ages ranged from 12 to 21, their music mixed devotional gospel fervor with commercial R&B and soul, and included lead vocalists Gerri Griffin and Monica Burress. Coming to the attention of Elektra boss Jac Holzman via their producer Jerry Brandt, they were signed in 1970 for their debut “Right On Be Free”, which showcased a diverse song selection from Buffalo Springfield’s “For What It’s Worth, to Richie Haven’s “Run Shaker Life”, all performed in their distinctive high-energy style.
Both sides of the Elektra 45 plus the other aborted tracks from these sessions appear on a remastered & expanded edition for the first time in 36 years on A new re-issue of “Right On Be Free”, and are bolstered by the last single “Angry” plus two live tracks recorded at the “Soul To Soul” concert in Ghana in 1971.
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