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Harold Edwin Burrage (March 30, 1931 – November 26, 1966)[1] was an American blues and soul singer, pianist, songwriter, and record producer.[2]
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| Background information | |
| Born | March 30, 1931 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | November 26, 1966 (aged 35) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | Rhythm & Blues, Soul |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, pianist, record producer |
| Instruments | Vocal, Piano |
| Labels | Decca, Aladdin, States, Cobra, Vee-Jay, M-Pac, Paso, Foxy |
Biography
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Burrage did session work as a pianist in the 1950s and 1960s as well as recording under his own name.[2] He released singles on Decca, Aladdin, States, and Cobra in the 1950s, and for Vee-Jay and M-Pac in the 1960s.[3] Burrage's backing bands included the likes of Otis Rush, Willie Dixon, Wayne Bennett, and Jody Williams, while Burrage supported Magic Sam, Charles Clark, and others as a pianist.[4]
Burrage's first recording was "Hi-Yo Silver", written by Burrage and Claude Trenier,[2] for Decca Records in 1950, backed by Horace Henderson's band.[5]
Burrage's only national hit as singer was the 1965 Chicago soul song "Got to Find a Way",[2] which reached number 31 on the US Billboard R&B chart.[6] The following year Burrage died in Chicago, aged 35, from heart failure at the home of Tyrone Davis,[1] a musician Burrage influenced.[7]
Discography
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From The Soul Discography[8]
- ”I Need My Baby”, Decca 48175
- ”Hi Yo Silver”, Decca 48175
- ”I Ain’t Mad At No One”, Charly CRB 1128
Harold Burrage with Jimmy Binkley Orchestra, Chicago, IL (1951)
- ”Way Down Boogie”, Aladdin 3194
- ”Sweet Brown Girl”, Aladdin 3194
Harold Burrage and Combo, Chicago, IL (1954)
- ”I Feel So Fine”, States 144
- ”You’re Gonna Cry”, States 144
Harold Burrage, Chicago, IL (1956)
- ”One More Dance”, Cobra 5004
- ”You Eat Too Much”, Cobra 5004
- ”Hot Dog And A Bottle Of Pop”, Flyright (E) FLY 579
Harold Burrage, Chicago, IL (1957)
- ”Messed Up”, Cobra 5012
- ”I Love My Baby”, P-Vine Special (J) PLP
- ”I Don’t Care Who Knows”, Cobra 5012
- ”Stop For The Red Light”, Flyright (E) FLY 579
- ”Stop For The Red Light”, Cobra 5018
- ”I’m Satisfied”, Flyright (E) FLY 579
- ”Satisfied”, Cobra 5018
- ”Hey Little Girl”, Unissued
Harold Burrage With Willie Dixon Band, Chicago, IL (1957)
- ”Crazy About My Baby”, P-Vine Special (J) PLP
- ”She Knocks Me Out”, Cobra 5022, Faro 5030
- ”My Love Has Been In Vain”, Unissued
- ”A Heart Filled With Pain”, Cobra 5022, Faro 5030
Harold Burrage, Chicago, IL (1958)
- ”I Cry For You”, Flyright (E) FLY 594
- ”I Cry For You”, Cobra 5026, Vivid 102
- ”Betty Jean”, Cobra 5026, Vivid 102
Harold Burrage, Chicago, IL (1959)
- ”I’ve Got A Reason”, Unissued
- ”What You Don’t Know”, Vee Jay 318
- ”Baby When”, Unissued
- ”Crying For You Baby”, Vee Jay 318
- ”Hi ho Silver”, Unissued
- ”You K.O.’d Me”, Vee Jay 356
- ”Great Day In The Morning”, Vee Jay 356
Harold Burrage With Milt Bland Orchestra, Chicago, IL (1960)
- ”Please Love Me”, Paso 101
- ”Pretty Little Liddy”, Paso 101
- ”A Fool (For Hiding My Love From You)”, Paso 102
- ”Say You Love Me”, Paso 102
Harold Burrage, Chicago, IL (1962)
- ”I Was Wrong”, Foxy 009
- ”You Ought To Love Me”, Foxy 009
- ”Master Key”, M-Pac 7201
- ”Faith (And Understanding)”, M-Pac 7201
Harold Burrage, Chicago, IL (1963)
- ”Mister Wall (Mister Window)”, P-Vine Special (J) PLP 9003
- ”Long Ways Together”, M-Pac 7204
- ”I’ll Take One”, M-Pac 7204
- ”You Mean The World To Me”, P-Vine Special (J) PLP 9003
- ”Everybody’s Dancing’”, M-Pac 7210
- ”Your Friend (That’s A Friend)”, M-Pac 7210, 7222
- ”Baby I’m Alright”, M-Pac 7211
- ”Fifty-fifty”, M-Pac 7211
Harold Burrage, Chicago, IL, (1965)
- ”Take Me Now”, M-Pac 7222, 7234
- ”Got To Find A Way”, M-Pac 7225
- ”How To Fix Your Mouth (To Say What You Say)”, M-Pac 7225
- ”You Made Me So Happy”, M-Pac 7227, 7234
- ”Things Ain’t What They Used To Be (Since You Been Gone)”, M-Pac 7227
- ”I’m In Love”, P-Vine Special (J) PLP 9003
- ”Hang My Head And Cry”, P-Vine Special (J) PLP 9003
- ”More Power To You”, P-Vine Special (J) PLP 9003
Harold Burrage, Chicago, IL (1966)
- ”More Power To You”, M-Pac 7229
- ”A Long Way Together”, M-Pac 7229
Additional recordings
- Pioneer Of Chicago Soul, P-Vine Special PLP 9003 (1979)
- Messed Up! The Cobra Recordings 1956-58, Westside WESM 634 (2001)
References
- Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues - A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara: Praeger Publishers. p. 68. ISBN 978-0313344237.
- Colin Larkin, ed. (1993). The Guinness Who's Who of Soul Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 34. ISBN 0-85112-733-9.
- Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Blues (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 67/69. ISBN 0-85112-673-1.
- Harold Burrage at AllMusic
- All music guide to soul: the definitive guide to R & B and soul. Backbeat Books. 2003. p. 102. ISBN 0879307447.
- Billboard, Allmusic
- Got to Find a Way at AllMusic
- McGrath, Bob (2010). The Soul Discography. Eyeball Productions. ISBN 978-0986641701.
External links
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