UNSUNG HEROES OF SOUL #1967

The Esquires were a family group from Milwaukee best known for 1967's "Get On Up."

In 1967, the Fantastic Johnny C combined two popular dances and created a top ten smash.

Freddie Scott had a top ten pop hit in 1963 and a #1 Rhythm & Blues hit in 1967. As Bill Dahl wrote for the "The Best of Freddie Scott" CD, “[He was] blessed with sleek pipes that grew grittier as the [1960s] progressed.”

In 1967, Oscar Toney, Jr., remade "For Your Precious Love," a nine-year-old hit for Jerry Butler & The Impressions. With his half-preached, half-sung delivery, Toney took the old doo-wop number straight to church!

Kim Weston was a Motown singer best known for “It Takes Two,” her 1967 duet with Marvin Gaye.