Arthur Prysock Tribute

Here is a great song by the great singer Arthur Prysock.
Arthur Prysock (1929 — 1997) was an American jazz singer best known for his live shows and his baritone influenced by Billy Eckstine. Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Prysock moved to Hartford, Connecticut, to work in the aircraft industry during World War II. In 1944 bandleader Buddy Johnson signed him as a vocalist, and Prysock was a mainstay of the live performance circuits. Prysock sang on several of Johnson's hits on Decca Records ("Jet My Love", 1947 and "I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone", 1948) and later on Mercury Records ("Because", 1950). In 1952 Prysock went solo and signed with Decca to record the R&B hit, "I Didn't Sleep a Wink Last Night". He recorded R&B classics like Roy Brown's "Good Rocking Tonight". In the sixties, Prysock joined Old Time Records and did an R&B cover of Ray Noble's ballad "The Very Thought of You" (1960) and a pop hit "It's Too Late Baby, It's Too Late" (1965). He also recorded on Verve Records ("A Working Man's Prayer", 1968). In the seventies, he had a surprise disco hit with "When Love Is New" (Old Time, 1977) and, in 1985, recorded his first new album in almost a decade, "Arthur Prysock" (Milestone). He gained further attention for his tender, soulful singing on a beer commercial. His brother, Red Prysock, is a noted tenor sax player who appeared on many of Arthur's records. Prysock received a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1995.
Enjoy Arthur Prysock's rich baritone and style!

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[enogood]

I so enjoy this soothing sound,

To my Marc, I only think of you, and our time together.....

Your Rebecca

[smellmyfarts]

What a soothing voice. My blood pressure is dropping. Is it me or does this song have a calming effect on others? I will look for more from Arthur Prysock.

[09abletexan]

Arthur Prysock's voice is so distinct and deeply powerful that when he sings a sweet love ballad it becomes completely new and different from the original, listen to Let It Be Me, by him, and it becomes a totally unexpected experience . he does this to many songs that he captures with that deep, characteristic voice, like no one else can. His is a manly voice in a sea of wimpy squeeks, yeah!!!

[jor99912]

johnxxx2000) I use to do Nat King Cole, Brook Benton, Jerry Butler,

played piano simulating, guitars & sax,

And sang harmony emulating the Famous Flames, backing J, Brown!

All 3 of them!

I also did a pretty good copy of Arthur Prysock's CLOSE YOUR EYES, LET ME WHISPER SWEET WORDS IN YOUR EAR, CLOSE YOUR EYES, THIS IS DIVINE!

Why don't you post it!

[jor99912]

@freein2339 But that's the world today!

We will Clone them, along with Bill Oreilly, Rush Limburger, Nancy Disgraceful,

And the Million Moron Marchers & other Flat Earthers, "First".

[freein2339]

@jor99912 J-Z , P Diddy eetc.... These guys are imitators....nothing of value to clone...

[jor99912]

@paulgdb They will be ready to clone in plenty of time to clone, JAY Z, P DIDDY, BIG BLACK & DOG SCOOP".

[zardunk1]

@jor99912 Your sort of music is an excuse for not knowing how to sing. So you talk and yell obscenities....pump up the volume....

[Honey1931]

5/21/10 IT IS TOO BAD THAT THERE DID NOT EXIST, "CLONING" OF HUMANS BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE FOREVER CAPTURED THE BEAUTIFUL VOICES OF ARTHUR PRYSOCK, BILLY ECKSTEIN, AND ALL THE OTHER WONDERFUL INTERPRETERS OF THESE GREAT LYRICS. thanks at least for records, cd's, etc. to make up for this loss. roselli

[paulgdb]

I would travel from Brooklyn to Harlem to find his records. He was and still is my favorite singer. I still take his music on long car trips. Thanks for posting this.

[Linelia]

My grandmother had most of Mr. Prysock's albums and I listened to them at 10 years old. I loved his rendition of My Funny Valentine. This man was a great original masterpiece of a singer!