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A soul singer, Mason initially focused on songwriting when she entered the music industry in her teens. As a performer, though, she had a hit single in 1965 with her self-penned Top 10 hit, "Yes, I’m Ready" (number five pop, number two R&B), a fetching soul-pop confection that spotlighted her high, girlish vocals. One of the first examples of the sweet, lush sound that came to be called Philly soul, she had modest success throughout the rest of the decade on the small Arctic label, reaching the Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 again in 1965 with "Sad, Sad Girl", and "Oh How It Hurts" in 1967-68. In the early and mid 1970s, Mason toughened her persona considerably, singing about sexual love and infidelity with a frankness that was uncommon for a female soul singer in songs like "Bed and Board," "From His Woman to You," and "Shackin' Up." Sweet soul continued to be her groove, and she continued to write some of her material. But the production, as it was throughout soul in the '70s, was more funk-oriented, and at times Mason would interrupt her singing to deliver some straight-talkin' raps about romance. Curtis Mayfield produced her on a cover version of Mayfield's "Give Me Your Love," which restored her to the pop Top 40 and R&B Top Ten in 1973; "From His Woman to You" (the response to Shirley Brown's single "Woman to Woman") and "Shackin' Up" were also solid soul sellers in the mid '70s. After leaving Buddah Records in 1975, she only dented the charts periodically, with "I Am <b>...</b>
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Date Found: May 14, 2011
Date Produced: May 13, 2011
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July 18, 2011
Debut Album 'The Night The Sun Came Up' Available 9/20/11.&#32;&#32;Music video by DEV performing In The Dark. (C) 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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July 18, 2011
Download MP3: This is the video for my track 'Bloom', a patchwork of vocals and musical chords from various Disney films. I recorded the harp sample from 'Sleeping Beauty', and a series of chords from 'A.I: Artificial Intelligence' to form ...
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July 18, 2011
"HOME" NOW AVAILABLE ON ITUNES: VIDCON 2011! One of our favorite songs to sing out loud in the car. Alexa always been goofy (sigh) she’s so bubbly, sooooo yea, we're not concerned of the quality of the song, so what!!! we're having fun and thats what matters...:) - Jorge ...
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July 17, 2011
For the full story, go to On Facebook: On Twitter: We got to shoot some footage with f(x) for our appearance on Star King.&#32;&#32;Here are the scenes that didn’t make the final cut, including the R&B version of Hot Summer, and Amber's awesome dancing.
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July 17, 2011
LAUS DEO SEMPER FACEBOOK: TWITTER: ______________________________ Blink-182 - Up All Night from 2011’s yet to be released "Neighborhoods" is the copyrighted property of its owner(s).   ~ NO drum replacement was done in this mix, this is a 100% acoustically recorded and ...
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