Major Lance
Major Lance
Genres: soul, northern soul, rhythm and blues, 60s, rnb
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About Major Lance
Major Lance (Born 4 April 1941, Winterville, Mississippi - Death 3 September 1994, Decatur, Georgia) was an American R&B singer. As a child he relocated to Chicago, attending the same school as Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butler. He formed a group, the Floats, and became a featured dancer on local TV. His 1959 Mercury release, I Got A Girl, was written and produced by Mayfield, but his career did not take off until he signed with OKeh Records in 1962. Another Curtis Mayfield song, The Monkey Time, in 1963, reached number 2 on the R & B charts and number 8 pop, and the partnership continued with further hits including Um Um Um Um Um Um. The Mighty Majors("You Can Never Go Back") also were his back up band once. He had less success after breaking his relationships with Mayfield and OKeh, releasing records on several labels into the early 1970s, including Osiris Records which he set up with Al Jackson. He then moved to England for two years in the 1970s, and after returning to the USA served a prison term for cocaine possession. He made few performances after a heart attack in 1987.
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Major Lance — Top 30 songs of 43
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major Lance | You Don't Want Me No More | ||
| Major Lance | I Never Thought (I'd Be Losing You) | ||
| Major Lance | Um Um Um Um Um Um | ||
| Major Lance | The Monkey Time | ||
| Major Lance | The Monkey Time (1963) | ||
| Major Lance | I Wanna Make Up (Before We Break Up) | ||
| Major Lance | Delilah | ||
| Major Lance | Please Don't Say No More | ||
| Major Lance | The Matador | ||
| Major Lance | Investigate | ||
| Major Lance | The Monkey Time | ||
| Major Lance | The Monkey Time | ||
| Major Lance | Hey Little Girl | ||
| Major Lance | Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um (You'll Want Me Back) | ||
| Major Lance | Monkey Time | ||
| Major Lance | Rhythm | ||
| Major Lance | Gypsy Woman | ||
| Major Lance | Must Be Love Coming Down | ||
| Major Lance | I'm So Lost | ||
| Major Lance | Stay Away From Me (I Love You Too Much) | ||
| Major Lance | I'm The One Who Loves You | ||
| Major Lance | Crying in the rain | ||
| Major Lance | The Monkey Time (Everybody Loves a Good Time!: The Best of Major Lance, Disc 1) | ||
| Major Lance | Um Um Um Um Um Um | ||
| Major Lance | Since I Lost My Baby's Love | ||
| Major Lance | Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um | ||
| Major Lance | The Matador (1963) | ||
| Major Lance | The Very Best of Major Lance | ||
| Major Lance | Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um [Collectables] | ||
| Major Lance | Power Of Love |