Uploaded by rovingeye2 on Apr 6, 2010
From her 1976 album "Capricorn Princess"
Esther Phillips - Born Esther Mae Jones in Galveston, Texas (December 23, 1935 August 7, 1984) was an American singer. Phillips was known for her R&B vocals, but she was a versatile singer, also performing pop, country, jazz, blues and soul music.
Her first hit record under the billing of Little Esther, was "Double Crossing Blues", recorded in 1950 for Savoy Records.
One of her biggest post-1950s triumphs was in 1972 with her first album for Kudu Records. The song penned by Gil Scott-Heron, "Home Is Where the Hatred Is," (an account of drug use), was lead track on From a Whisper to a Scream which went on to be nominated for a Grammy Award. When Phillips lost to Aretha Franklin, Aretha presented the trophy to Phillips, saying she should have won it instead.
Ill health sadly undermined this artist's undoubted potential. Phillips' long-term heroin dependency, combined with heavy drinking, led to her death from liver and kidney failure in Carson, California in 1984, at the age of 48.
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What'd I Say - Etta James, Lattimore Brown, Esther Phillips, Roscoe Shelton & Clarence Brown (1966)by MrPiturka9,314 views
Gorgeous...Esther Phillips was so gifted...she needs to be so much better known so more people can enjoy her remarkable soul. And has anyone ever heard her do "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean"? Tremendous...someone played it for me years ago but I haven't seen it on YouTube yet.
JazzyBluesWoman 1 year ago
Yes I can relate to this too.....wonderful!
lovetoo100 1 year ago
Pure soulful magic....
lush46 1 year ago
what a beautiful song . strong voice . i enjoyed it . thanks
MyBestSingers 1 year ago
what a beautiful song . strong voice . i enjoyed it . thanks
MyBestSingers 1 year ago
Man, the music here is so pleasant:)
jarbon5 1 year ago