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| name = Arthur Prysock | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Arthur Prysock Jr. | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date|1924|1|1|mf=y}} |birth_place = Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | death_date = {{death date and age|1997|6|14|1924|1|2|mf=y}} | death_place = Hamilton, Bermuda | origin = | instrument = Vocals | genre = Jazz, R&B, easy listening, disco | occupation = Singer | years_active = 1944–1990 | label = Decca, Old Town, Verve | associated_acts = | website = | current_members = | past_members = }}Arthur Prysock Jr. (January 1, 1924[1][2] or 1929[3][4] – June 14, 1997) was an American jazz and R&B singer best known for his live shows and his baritone, influenced by Billy Eckstine.[5] According to his obituary in The New York Times, "his heavy, deep voice projected a calm, reassuring virility."[6] Life and careerPrysock was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina.[4] Many sources give his birth year as 1929, but researchers Bob Eagle and Eric LeBlanc state 1924 on the basis of official records.[1] He moved to North Carolina as a young child,[4] and then to Hartford, Connecticut to work in the aircraft industry during World War II, singing with small bands in the evenings. In 1944 bandleader Buddy Johnson signed him as a vocalist, and Prysock became a mainstay of the live performance circuits.[6] Prysock sang on several of Johnson’s hits on Decca Records including "They All Say I'm the Biggest Fool" (1946), "Jet My Love" (1947) and "I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone" 1948), and later "Because" (1950). In 1952 Prysock went solo.[5] He signed with Decca, who marketed him as a younger rival to Billy Eckstine, and recorded the #5 R&B hit, "I Didn’t Sleep a Wink Last Night", with Sy Oliver's orchestra.[7] Over the years Prysock gained a reputation as an emotive balladeer and as one of the most popular acts on the chitlin' circuit.[8] He recorded R&B classics such as Roy Brown's "Good Rocking Tonight". In the 1960s, Prysock joined Old Town 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). For Verve Records he recorded Arthur Prysock and Count Basie (12, 13, 14, 20 and 21 December 1965, at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey), and A Working Man's Prayer (1968). He read verses from Walter Benton's book of poems against a jazz instrumental backdrop on his 1968 album, This is My Beloved.[9] Between 1960 and 1988, he released over 30 LPs. He also briefly had his own television show in the 1960s.[8] In the 1970s, Prysock mainly played cabaret engagements.[7] In 1987 he received a Grammy nomination for "Teach Me Tonight", a duet with Betty Joplin, and the following year received another nomination for This Guy's in Love With You.[6] His brother, Wilbur "Red" Prysock, was a tenor sax player who appeared on many of Arthur's later records.[4] Prysock received a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1995. In later years he lived in Bermuda.[10] He died after several years' illness from an aneurysm at King Edward Hospital, Hamilton, Bermuda, in 1997.[8][2] DiscographyChart singles
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References1. ^1 {{cite book| first1= Bob| last1= Eagle| first2= Eric S.| last2= LeBlanc| year= 2013| title= Blues - A Regional Experience| publisher= Praeger Publishers| location= Santa Barbara| pages=288 | isbn= 978-0313344237}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Prysock, Arthur}}2. ^1 Arthur Prysock, FindaGrave.com. Retrieved 30 October 2016 3. ^1 {{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=1996 |publisher=Record Research |page=360}} 4. ^1 2 3 [https://books.google.com/books?id=e2dHDsQs6xAC&pg=PA43&dq=%22arthur+prysock%22+franklin&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjHnuP7kIbQAhUnJcAKHRjTClEQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=%22arthur%20prysock%22%20franklin&f=false Benjamin Franklin, Jazz & Blues Musicians of South Carolina, Univ of South Carolina Press, 2008, pp.40-46] 5. ^1 [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p7372|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic] 6. ^J C Marion, "Walk 'Em : The Buddy Johnson Story", 2004 7. ^1 [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-arthur-prysock-1246852.html Spencer Leigh, "Obituary: Arthur Prysock", The Independent, 22 August 1997]. Retrieved 31 October 2016 8. ^1 2 [https://books.google.com/books?id=-w-uGwm_LhcC&pg=PA787&dq=%22Arthur+Prysock%22+discography&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjwgJLBgYbQAhWBB8AKHe6NAfsQ6AEIKTAC#v=onepage&q=%22Arthur%20Prysock%22%20discography&f=false Ron Wynn, "Arthur Prysock", in Encyclopedia of the Blues, Psychology Press, 2006, p.787] 9. ^{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r145911|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=Allmusic|title=This is My Beloved|accessdate=2011-11-09}} 10. ^1 2 [https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/25/arts/arthur-prysock-68-a-rhythm-and-blues-singer.html Stephen Holden, "Arthur Prysock, 68, a Rhythm-and-Blues Singer", The New York Times, June 25, 1997]. Retrieved 31 October 2016 11. ^{{cite book|first=Joel|last=Whitburn|year=2003|title=Top Pop Singles 1955-2002|edition= 1st|publisher=Record Research Inc.|location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin|isbn= 0-89820-155-1|page=567}} 7 : American jazz singers|1924 births|1997 deaths|Verve Records artists|Milestone Records artists|20th-century American singers|Musicians from Spartanburg, South Carolina |
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