The Magnificents

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#1 The Magnificents are a doo woo group with Johnny Keyes, Thurman "Ray" Ramsey, Fred Rakestraw and Willie Myles. The group recorded their only hit single in their first session, "Up on the Mountain", it went to #9 on the Billboard R&B chart. On July 13, 1956, the Magnificents returned for a second session, but all four sides were rejected. A few days later all four numbers were re-recorded, leading to two singles, "Caddy Bo" and "Off the Mountain." Montague thought a change was needed in the group, mainly the additional sound of a female voice. The new members were Barbara Arrington and L. C. Cooke, brother of Sam Cooke, and Ray Ramsey left. Arrington sang lead on "Caddy Bo" (Vee-Jay 208), which was released in August 1956, and Keyes sang lead on "Off the Mountain" (Vee-Jay 235), which saw release in January 1957. #2 The Magnificents met at Edinburgh Art College around the turn of the century. They were formed as a birthday present for a girlfriend and played a one off set of Northern Soul songs for their debut gig. People danced. Deciding this could be the least degrading post art college career choice they carried on. Forgetting to write any songs the second gig was 20 minutes of disturbing noise and feedback involving gas masks and wheelchairs and eh, head shaving. People cried. From Wigan to Throbbing Gristle in one easy step. From that day to this they have endeavoured to marry these two differing performance techniques and the desire to make people dance while crying

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Year Of Explorers

The Magnificents

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uefa euro 2008 soundtrack

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Early Years Of Rock 'N' Roll Volume 1

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Mastercuts Northern Soul

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Doowop Lollipop 2 - 50 Classic Gems

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Fountain Doowop 4 - Doowop Dreams

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The Unavailable 16 & The Original Nitty Gritty

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The Doo Wop Box, Vol 2 [Disc 2]

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The Original Sound Of R&B 1956

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UEFA Euro 2008

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Ring Ring EP

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