You Are My Starship - Norman Connors featuring Michael Henderson (1976)

"You Are My Starship" was a single from a 1976 album with the same title by Norman Connors (born March 1, 1947 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), an American jazz drummer, composer, arranger, producer, and headliner. He has led some influential jazz and R&B groups, and also achieved several big R&B hits, especially with love ballads. Connors became interested in jazz as a child when he began to play drums, once sitting in for Elvin Jones at a John Coltrane performance he attended while in middle school, and later studied music at Temple University and Juilliard. His first recording was on Archie Shepp's 1967 release, "Magic Of JuJu". He played with Pharaoh Sanders for the next few years until signing with Cobblestone Records in 1972 and releasing his first record as a bandleader. He went on to front some great jazz recordings with Carlos Garnett, Gary Bartz, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Herbie Hancock such as "Love From The Sun" on Buddah Records. Connors began to focus more on R&B material in the mid-1970s after signing with Buddah Records. He scored several U.S. hits with songs featuring guest vocalists such as Michael Henderson, Jean Carn, and Phyllis Hyman. The most successful of these was "You Are My Starship" (#4 R&B, #27 Pop), featuring Henderson in 1976. This channel is dedicated to all the great 'old school' R&B music I grew up with, the stuff that originally made me tap my feet and want to be a DJ. Funk, soul, disco, R&B, dance, hip-hop, pop . . . 60s, 70s, 80s . . . whatever you call it, it's all 'Old School' and it's all here!

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[busycloud77]

@soupastevenyamouf - Good looking out! Never knew about this jewel from Freddy.

[soupastevenyamouf]

@busycloud77 peep the freddie mcgregor version natural collie

[boydagthegreat]

love it



[Michaelnelson8630]

Throwback

[busycloud77]

Love this track! Loved how Mobb Deep sampled it too! Dam!

[blkpanther11]

Happy birthday michael henderson

[blkpanther11]

Happy birthday micheal henderaon

[MrTutone1999]

This is what u call good old school music!!!!! that stands the test of time!!!!!

[DaveWollenberg]

Norman and Michael hit #27 in Billboard, 11-6-76. God bless ya, djbuddy, for postin' it. Thanx!

[thecrutel]

My favorite jam.