Chico Leverett

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Chico Leverett was a founding artist on the Motown label, signed and recorded before a name had even been chosen for the company. Born Charles Leverett (the name under which his songs are copyrighted) in Washington, Georgia and raised in Detroit, he was an early mainstay of the Motown label, as a member of the Satintones and also the major songwriter within the group, and as a solo recording artist. The Leverett family had long been involved with gospel music -- Leverett's mother Betty and her sisters had their own gospel group, the Scott Singers, who were good enough to tour the country alongside the likes of the Soul Stirrers, even if they never recorded, and he was singing from age five. Leverett's songwriting ability manifested itself in his teens, and he was good enough to get a pair of originals recorded his first time out, after answering an ad placed by Berry Gordy Jr. in 1959, in search of singers, composers, and players. "Solid Sender" (which became Leverett's nickname) was a beautiful vehicle for Leverett's expressive baritone (backed by his fellow Satintone Robert Bateman on the bass part) with a great beat and catchy hooks all the way through. The song itself, as he told Bill Dahl in an interview, came about on a dare from his uncle, a minister, to write a secular song, which might normally be considered "the Devil's music," that he would allow played in his home. The B-side, "I'll Never Love Again", was a ballad written for Leverett's wife, and together th

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Solid Sender - MotownSelect.com

The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 1: 1959-1961

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Complete Motown Singles - Vol 1 - CD1

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The Complete Motown Singles Volume 1 (Disc 1)

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The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 1: 1959-1961

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The Roots of Soul

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100 Greatest Motown Hits

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The Complete Motown Singles - Vol. 1: 1959-1961

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Dusty Vintage Records, Vol. 1

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The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 1: 1959-61

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The Complete Motown Singles Vol.1 : 1959-1961

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The Jerk Boom! Bam! 1

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