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Nathaniel Mayer
12+ albums
bluessoulrhythm and bluesdetroitoldies
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Nathaniel Mayer (February 10, 1944 – November 1, 2008) was an American rhythm and blues singer, who started his career in the early 1960s at Fortune Records in Detroit. "Nay Dog" or "Nate," as he was also known, had a raw, highly energetic vocal style and wild stage show. After a 35-year absence from music, in 2002 Mayer began recording and touring again, releasing albums with Fat Possum, Alive Records and Norton Records. Mayer started his career at Fortune Records, a Detroit record label owned by Jack and Devora Brown. There he became label-mates with fellow Fortune stars Nolan Strong and Andre Williams. Mayer would stay with the label for six years, recording a handful of records. When Mayer was 18 years old he scored a Top 40 hit record in 1962 with "Village of Love," credited to Nathaniel Mayer and The Fabulous Twilights. It was originally released on Fortune Records, who then leased the record to United Artists Records for wider distribution. Follow-ups such as "Leave Me Alone" (1962) and "I Had A Dream" (1963) failed to duplicate the success of "Village of Love" (although both records, especially "Leave Me Alone," sold well regionally). In 1966, Mayer released "I Want Love and Affection (Not The House Of Correction)," a funky offering in the James Brown vein. He then split with Fortune Records due to differences. After Mayer’s Fortune Records days, his whereabouts were practically unknown and only ever confirmed by rumors for several decades. Though he did surface i
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I Just Want To Be Held
Why Don't You Give It To Me?
Essential Soul Masters
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I Still Hate CD's: Norton Records 45 RPM Singles Collection Vol. 2
Village of Love
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Get In The Groove
Why Don't You Give It to Me
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Not The Same Old Blues Crap, Vol. 3
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Lit Up Like A Christmas Tree - A Vintage Holiday Mixtape
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Why Won't You Let Me Be Black? Lp
Why won't you let me be black?
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Detroit's Baddest!!