I Wish It Would Rain & I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You) sung By The Temptations. Both songs were written about what?! Really, it's a shame what happened. At the same time, if someone can channell their life into art, kudos to that person.
Incidentally, these are 2 of David Ruffin's best lead vocals imo...especially "Rain".
Ralph Terrana, Mike Valvano and Russ Terrana. Because the three of us were Italians, Motown wanted us to use the name "The Brotherhood" for our productions, but we opted to stick with Terrana Valvano Terrana.
Hi Mark, The second book is coming along well. I'm not hammering on it every day like I did the first book but I intend for it to be better. I actually got a ways into it and didn't like what was coming out, so I started from scratch some time back. Now I'm happy with it. Here's hoping. I hope to finish it this Fall sometime.
As of now, just writing, Dave. I am in the process of putting the studio together in the new house Jesse and I recently moved into. Russ is coming to town this weekend to help me and I hope to have it up and running at that time. I've got a couple of things I want to record and one of the songs I will be doing will be co-produced by George McGregor who lives outside of Nashville. I'm looking forward to this. I've known George since the Detroit days and it will be interesting to work with him. I'll keep you posted if anything good comes of any of this. Russ has been busy producing commercials for Comcast but looks forward to going into the studio with me.
OKAY.. HERE'S ONE THAT MIGHT STUMP YOU MIKE! WELL THEN MAYBE NOT LOL!
WHO CO-LEADS WITH PETER ON BIG JOHN(ON THE MA ALBUM)AND WHAT VERSE DOES HE SING? ANSWER THAT AND YOU'RE THE RARE EARTH GURU...
I've only ever heard Pete's voice on Big John.
The verse of:
Played my music in every honky tonk joint from maine to mexico soulful folks ain't got no shoes ....smellin like all out doors....
To me, that's alwasy sounded like Peter, but with some twang to his vocal. It surely doesn't like Gil, Mark or Mike.
A small side note...the verification code for this post was REAFA. What could stand for? Rare Earth are ****ing awesome! Ok, back to Motown stuff.
AH YES! IF YOU LISTEN REAL CLOSE I BELIEVE IT'S MARK SINGING THAT VERSE....BUT THEN AGAIN I MIGHT BE THE GOAT...PETER HAS DIGUISED HIS VOICE BEFORE BUT I BELIEVE THIS TIME IT IS MARK SINGING THAT... MARK M
Okay sharpies. Here's one for you. If Russ was once called Corky, a name given to him by the nurses in the hospital we were born in, what name did they lay on me?
Okay sharpies. Here's one for you. If Russ was once called Corky, a name given to him by the nurses in the hospital we were born in, what name did they lay on me?
OH MY GOSH RALPH.. DO I HAVE TO READ YOUR BOOK AGAIN?? LOL!!
HOWEVER, I GOT THAT CORKY REFERENCE FROM PETE'S BOOK
I GUESS I WILL DUST YOUR BOOK OFF AND GIVE IT ANOTHER READ BUT I DON'T THINK YOU MADE REFERENCE TO A NICKNAME GIVEN TO YOU BUT I COULD BE WRONG I'LL BE BACK
IF ANY OF YOU RARE EARTHERS HAVE ANY TIME...CHECK OUT RALPH'S AND RUSS'S YOU TUBE DISCUSSION ON PETE RIVERA...TYPE IN RALPH AND RUSS DICUSS PETE RIVERA AND IT SHOULD TAKE YOU THERE AND CHECK THEIR OTHER TIDBITS AS WELL...FYI