Eric Posted April 25, 2016 Report Posted April 25, 2016 I remember "Me and Mrs. Jones" from when I was a tween. Big emotional love song, but provocative subject matter. Made me think ... Quote
JSngry Posted April 25, 2016 Report Posted April 25, 2016 No idea he was that old. He made good albums, not just a singles artist. RIP. Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted April 25, 2016 Report Posted April 25, 2016 He had a great voice. R.I.P. Bill. Quote
Dan Gould Posted April 25, 2016 Report Posted April 25, 2016 (edited) 12 hours ago, Eric said: I remember "Me and Mrs. Jones" from when I was a tween. Big emotional love song, but provocative subject matter. Made me think ... I was about 7 years old so I had no clue just what that thing that was going on was, I just loved the tune. That, and Age of Aquarius were the biggest songs of my young life, my Mom can attest to that. According to the AP he started out singing jazz including performances with Bird. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/04/24/arts/ap-us-obit-billy-paul.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=6&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Faponline%2F2016%2F04%2F24%2Farts%2Fap-us-obit-billy-paul.html&eventName=Watching-article-click Edited April 25, 2016 by Dan Gould Quote
Balladeer Posted April 25, 2016 Report Posted April 25, 2016 Sad to read that, When I was young I always tuned the radio louder when they played this big, beautiful voice singing about Mrs Jones. . Thank you Billy Paul and RIP Quote
JSngry Posted May 10, 2016 Report Posted May 10, 2016 On 4/25/2016 at 7:02 AM, Teasing the Korean said: This is a great record: This is too, NP: Quote
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