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Gene McDaniels
12+ albums
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Born Eugene Booker McDaniels, a name he used in later life, in Kansas City on February 12, 1935, Gene was a former gospel singer, signed to Liberty Records in the early 1960's where he scored American hits with original version of "Tower Of Strength" (covered successfully in the UK by Frankie Vaughan) and "A Hundred Pounds Of Clay", a UK hit for Craig Douglas. However, his influence on UK copyists brought him on a nationwide cinema tour with Gary U.S. Bonds and Johnny Burnette as well as an appearance in "It's Trad Dad", one of a series of pop-based movies of the time. His classy voice should have served him a lifetime of success, and songs like the above mentioned, plus "Point Of No Return", "Chip Chip" and "Another Tear Falls" stand the test of time. He re-emerged in the 1970's with a rock/funk album, "Outlaw", on Atlantic as Eugene McDaniels, and moved to record production. He died on July 29, 2011, but it was not national news till four days later. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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Tower of Strength
15,1232A Hundred Pounds of Clay
10,4783Point of No Return
3,4124Walk With A Winner
2,1485Point Of No Return (1995 Digital Remaster)
1,9656Chip Chip
1,6447Tower Of Strength (1995 Digital Remaster)
1,6318It's A Lonely Town
1,5249Anyone Else (1995 Digital Remaster)
1,45410It's A Lonely Town (Lonely Without You) (1995 Digital Remaster)
1,126albums
Best Of Gene McDaniels
100 lbs Of Clay!
The Best of, A Hundred Pounds of Clay
Tower of Strength
Hit After Hit
Gene McDaniels Natural Juices
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The Look Of Love: Burt Bacharach Collection [Disc 1] [UK]
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Magic Moments - The Definitive Burt Bacharach Collection
Another Tear Falls
The Look Of Love: The Burt Bacharach Collection
Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse
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The Best Rock N Roll Love Songs In The World Ever