Charlie Whitehead & Swamp Dogg Band - Charlie Whitehead & Swamp Dogg Band - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

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A talented soul singer from Franklin, Virginia, Charlie Whitehead moved to the Big Apple in 1968 and was promptly signed to Musicor's R&B subsidiary, Dynamo Records. It was there he was paired Jerry Williams, Jr. (AKA Swamp Dogg), and the two wrote songs (often with Gary U.S. Bonds) for artists such as Dee Dee Warwick and Doris Duke, including Warwick's 1970 hit, InchShe Didn't Know (She Kept on Talking).Inch Whitehead's tenure at Dynamo was short lived, as he followed Williams to Canyon Records. In 1970, Whitehead released a self-titled album using the name Raw Spitt. The album was produced and mainly written by Swamp Dogg. An additional song recorded for, but not included on the album, InchSongs to SingInch was also released as a single on the United Artists tag. Whitehead released some material under his own name on Henry Stone's and Williams' Stone Dogg Records and in 1973, the album Charlie Whitehead and the Swamp Dogg Band on Williams' Fungus Records imprint. In 1975, he made the Billboard R&B chart with InchLove Being Your FoolInch on Island Records. Charlie released one more album, 1977's Whitehead at Yellowstone on the Wizard tag before dropping out of sight. Whitehead At Yellowstone was comprised of originals written by Swamp Dogg and a selection of choice covers, including fine takes on such chestnuts as James Taylor's InchFire And Rain,Inch and Lennon & McCartney's InchHey Jude.Inch The album was recorded in swampy Muscle Shoals, Alabama at the legendary studios there, with a cast of great musicians on hand.

One of the most gifted and talented R&B producers / writers / artists of the last half century, Jerry Williams Jr. morphed into his alter ego Swamp Dogg in 1969 and proceeded to make some of the quirkiest, funkiest and most controversial underground funk albums since the dawn of funk. Recently, Swamp Dogg has been hailed as the Real Doggfather Of Funk by Spin Magazine, and has experienced a career resurgence with legions of fans rediscovering his highly original independently released albums. From his career as R&B vocalist Little Jerry Williams in the 1950’s and early 1960’s through his 1970’s resurgence as Swamp Dogg, there is enough material to cover many “hits” anthologies. Presented here is a generous 24 track overview of Swamp Dogg / Jerry Williams performances mainly culled from the 1960’s and 1970’s with the exception of the rare track “Please Step Back,” which was recorded in 2009. All selections have been newly remastered.