Major Lance - Ain't No Soul (In These Old Shoes)

[SouthCoastSoulboy]

Great choon.  RIP Major! :(

[hobonotabum]

the impressions sang back up on his hits

[trebilco58]

was a regular act at the vikings goole brings back great memories ktf

[mbrand19971]

This song hasd a nice groove and Joey Levine must had been a staff writer before his on going sucess with the Ohio Express

[pretzelpimp]

This song was written by Joey (Yummy Yummy Yummy) Levine.

[squireant]

thank you amemod!

[squireant]

would someone please post you belong to me my love by mr lance.I love that song and can't find it anywhere.

[amemod]

i have that song as a 45 with "come see"

i'll try to post it and convert it real soon

[NUTTYBUTTYDJ]

Anybody out there could post the the live at the Torch version??????????? Ive lost my copy and cant seem to find it anywhere Brill track!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sidomitch]

Maybe you could clear up something.. was Major Lance actually not Curtis Mayfield?

[Xpinger]

Not as far as I am aware.

and for what it is worth this is what Wikipedia has to say about Major Lance:

Major Lance (b. April 4, 1939, Winterville, Mississippi — d. September 3, 1994, Decatur, Georgia) was an American R&B/Northern soul singer.

Career:

As a child, he relocated to Chicago, attending the same school as Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butler. He formed a group, the Floats, and became a featured dancer on local TV...

[Xpinger]

His 1959 Mercury release, "I Got A Girl", was written and produced by Mayfield, but his career did not take off until he signed with OKeh Records in 1962. Another Mayfield song, "The Monkey Time" (1963), reached number 2 on the R&B charts and number 8 on the corresponding pop listings, and the partnership continued with further hits, including "Um Um Um Um Um Um", which reached number 5 on the pop and R&B charts...

[Xpinger]

Lance had less success after breaking his relationships with Mayfield and OKeh, releasing records on several record labels into the early 1970s, including Osiris Records, which he set up with Al Jackson. He then moved to England for two years in the 1970s, and after returning to the U.S., served a prison term for cocaine possession...

[Xpinger]

Lance made few performances after a heart attack in 1987. He died in 1994, at the age of 55, as a result of heart disease. He was interred at Washington Memory Gardens Cemetery in Homewood, Illinois.

[Xpinger]

and some more info to read here:

tinyurl{dot}com{slash}873vvx

cheers

[sidomitch]

Wow! Thank-you so much for going to all that trouble to provide information. I have a lot of stuff in my library by Major Lance and Curtis Mayfield, and I guess similarities I hear are due to they're collaboration writing songs. This clears up my question to you! By the way, your website is amazing! Cheers, Rick.

[ChimLeeAnimation]

Thanks for posting, I love the Ronnie Milsap(Scepter/Wand) version too.

[northerngirl72]

Hi Xp,you know you've posted 'Ain't No Soul(left in these old shoes)'instead of 'Investigate'? Both brill tracks mind!! Always good to hear the good old Mr Major, ta

[Xpinger]

dohhhh...

a Homer Simpson moment again LOL

[ramjamclub]

Major Lance has never been properly rated for the talent he has. One of the truly great classic soul singers.

Thanks for the post.

[razelma]

Love this one too...excellent Xpinger mate.