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John Colbert (November 20, 1946 – November 30, 2011), [2] known professionally as J. Blackfoot, was an American soul singer. A member of The Soul Children in the late 1960s and 1970s, he subsequently had a moderately successful solo career. His biggest hit was "Taxi", which reached the charts in both the US and UK in 1984.
The Soul Children was an American vocal group who recorded soul music for Stax Records in the late 1960s and early 1970s. [1] They had three top 10 hits on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart – "The Sweeter He Is" (1969), "Hearsay" (1972), and "I'll Be the Other Woman" (1973) – all of which crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100.
The name J. D. Blackfoot applies to both the singer and the group. [1] Blackfoot was born Benjamin Franklin Van Dervort. Before he made his way in music, he worked in various occupations which included pest extermination, insurance sales and also as a driver. [2]
"You Got Me Hummin'" (also known as "You've Got Me Hummin'") is a popular song written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter. It was first popularized by Sam & Dave, who had a Top 10 R&B hit with the song in 1966 on Stax Records.
Shorty Medlocke (born Paul Robert Medlock, July 20, 1912 – August 6, 1982) [1] was an American blues, country and bluegrass musician and banjo player. He is the grandfather of Rickey Medlocke of the Southern rock bands Blackfoot and Lynyrd Skynyrd. [2]
John Colbert, a.k.a. J Blackfoot, Soul singer with the Bar-Kays and Soul Children [49] Tommy Davidson, actor/comedian; Ross Davis, Negro league baseball player; Tyrone Davis, blues musician; Johnny Dollar, (1941–2006), Chicago blues guitarist, singer and songwriter [50] Shelby Foote, author and historian; Jimmie Giles, NFL tight end with ...
Strikes is the third studio album by the American Southern rock band Blackfoot. [3] It was released on March 7, 1979, through Atco Records.Recording sessions took place at Subterranean Studios in Ann Arbor, at Sound Suite Studios in Detroit, and at Bee Jay Studios in Orlando.
"Taxi (Take Him Back)" was Anne LeSear's 1984 response to J. Blackfoot's 1983 song "Taxi". Melba Moore 's "King of My Heart" (1985) was an answer song to Billy Ocean 's " Caribbean Queen " (1984). Blue Öyster Cult's "Spy In The House Of The Night" (1985) is about a pyromaniac who gets his kicks from being normal on the outside but a secret ...