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The Mighty Clouds of Joy was formed in 1959 in Los Angeles as a tradition-based style group. It wasn't until 1961 as the group became famous, they added bass, drums, and keyboards to the standard guitar backup and developed a funky sound that split the difference between gospel and rhythm and blues.
At the age of 14, he visited an uncle in Los Angeles and decided to stay. He enrolled at Thomas Jefferson High School, and in 1955, he started the group Mighty Clouds of Joy. [6] Ligon recalled in 1985 that he was inspired to form the group after seeing Rev. Julius Cheeks, of the Sensational Nightingales, perform at a concert in Los Angeles. [8]
The single proved to be very popular with disco fans as the song stayed at number one on the disco/dance chart for five weeks, and remained on the chart for a total of fourteen weeks [1] Mighty High" was their biggest hit on both the soul chart, peaking at #22, and on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #69.
Mighty Clouds of Joy, Live And Direct (1977) Randolph Watson And The Voices Of Faith, Rodena Preston Presents Look Where God Has Brought Us (1977) The Topics, Wanted Live! By A Million Girls (1978) The Mighty Clouds Of Joy, Miracle Man (1982) The Mighty Clouds of Joy, Pray for Me (1990) The Evereadys, A Message For You (1991)
Adopting the pseudonym Bunker Hill so as not to lose his position with the Mighty Clouds of Joy, he recorded several tracks with a band including Link Wray on guitar. One of the tracks, "Hide and Go Seek", became a hit single in the United States, reaching #27 on the Billboard R&B charts and #33 on the Billboard Hot 100 , [ 4 ] and was featured ...
As a teenager, Edwards joined a gospel vocal group called The Mighty Clouds of Joy, and studied piano and musical composition at the Detroit Conservatory of Music. [2] After learning that Sam Cooke had switched from gospel to secular music, he organized his own soul/jazz group, Dennis Edwards and the Firebirds in 1961.
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Taylor was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and moved to California in 1952. [1] He became a member of the Mighty Clouds of Joy gospel group, before joining the Santa Monica Soul Seekers as a tenor singer.