McKinley Mitchell

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风格: #电声布鲁斯　#灵魂布鲁斯　#灵魂乐
地区: 欧美

艺人介绍

by Bill DahlBlessed with an extraordinary set of soaring pipes, McKinley Mitchell waxed a series of superb Chicago soul platters during the 1960s, later veering stylistically closer to contemporary blues in his last years of performing.At age 16, Mitchell was already fronting a gospel group, the Hearts of Harmony, in Jackson. After spending time singing spirituals in Springfield, MS, and Philadelphia, Mitchell hit Chicago in 1958 and went secular. A rocking debut for the tiny Boxer label the next year preceded his signing with George Leaners fledgling One-derful logo in 1961.His first single for the firm, the gorgeous soul ballad The Town I Live In, proved a national R&B hit and launched the imprint in high style. Mitchells One-derful follow-ups, including the imaginative A Bit of Soul, failed to equal the heights of his first single; neither did 45s for Chess (produced by Willie Dixon) and a variety of Dixon-owned labels.Finally, in 1977, Mitchell returned to the R&B charts with The End of the Rainbow, another beautiful R&B ballad, for Malacos Chimneyville subsidiary. An eponymous LP for the label the next year stunningly showcased Mitchells still-potent voice on a program that combined blues and soul material. A 1984 LP for Rettas, I Wont Be Back for More, was among the singers last releases (by then, he was back living in Jackson).