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The Impressions - We’re a Winner (We’re a Winner, 1968)

Lead vocals by Curtis Mayfield

Background vocals by Sam Gooden and Fred Cash

Guitar by Phil Upchurch

Bass guitar by Lenny Brown

Drums by Billy Griffin

Produced, arranged, and conducted by Johnny Pate

“The concept for "We're a Winner" came to Curtis Mayfield one night in a dream; the musician quickly woke himself and ran with his inspiration. The resulting song was an uplifting composition whose lyrics encouraged the listener that the time for self-pity is over, and that one should acknowledge his or her worth, even in the face of opposition. Intended as an inspirational song for the group's primarily African-American audiences, Mayfield urges his audience to "Keep on pushin'/like your leaders tell you to" - the "leaders" being figures involved in the Civil Rights Movement such as Martin Luther King Jr., Stokely Carmichael, and others. To accentuate the song's uplifting feel, "We're a Winner" was recorded with a live audience in the RCA Victor and Universal studios in the Impressions' homebase of Chicago, Illinois.”

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Emmy Magazine - Issue 9 2017 part 2

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Gap 50 at the new Savannah skatepark

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Some cases show the replacements in the bands were quite a common thing in the past. I mean, would the Miracles' change of singer even be possible today? Smokey Robinson remains one of the most interesting voices in soul, so the fact the Miracles continued without him tells us the rules were different then. However, I do think Billy Griffin equipped himself well for the challenge, yet I think he brought a different quality to the group. Sure, both he and Smokey sound similar until a certain point, where they diverge despite resembling one another more than one would've assumed. Still, the biggest hit they achieved afterwards and which we'll discuss on some other time? I don't believe Smokey would've sung that one as well as Mr. Griffin.

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Toca fitas na Casa Lúpulo - 07/10/2023

Falei que vou começar a postar playlists novas e menores, e estou atrasado, mas ainda não vai ser hoje. A lista de hoje é mais uma feita ao vivo na Casa Lúpulo, dessa vez no último dia 07, na festa de aniversário da Re Gentile. O dia estava chuvoso – por isso as primeiras músicas, quando o pessoal ainda estava chegando, falam de chuva – mas isso não impediu do bar lotar e da festa ser uma…

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Billy Griffin Part 2 - Return to the Irish Wilderness after the Civil War

Billy Griffin Part 2 – Return to the Irish Wilderness after the Civil War

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Billy Griffin of the Irish Wilderness

Billy Griffin of the Irish Wilderness

One of the great rewards of researching, writing and publishing our books on the Ozarks has been learning more on the subjects from people who are personally connected with them. Such is the case with our two books on John Joseph Hogan and the Irish Wilderness in Oregon and Ripley counties. We recently received emails from Juliana Billingsley asking for help researching Billy Griffin, her second…

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