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Donnie Elbert
Born:May 25 1936, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
d. January 31 1989 massive heart attack
Probably best known for his 1971 hit (#15 Billboard Hot 100 11/20/71) , his remake of The Supremes WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO (which he had actually recorded a full two years prior in 1969 :icon_eek: :icon_exclaim: )
Donnie also ... before Bonnie Pointer .... as a follow-up to the above, did a great remake of The Four Tops I CAN'T HELP MYSELF
I CAN'T HELP MYSELF (SUGAR PIE HONEY BUNCH ) Donnie Elbert
Love especially the arranging of the song's piano and strings ...
.... and speaking of I CAN'T HELP MYSELF's arrangement --- here's where the disco connection comes in ( isn't there always one
The arranger here on Donnie Elbert's I CAN'T HELP MYSELF is Morris Bailey Jr. . He will go on from here to continue his musical involvements including several disco projects.
One of the most notable ...
...It is he who arranged :
Wardell Piper SUPER SWEET
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Last edited by remicks; November 8th, 2008 at 11:29 PM.
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In 1977 Donnie Elbert released this album that featured mostly covers of several disco songs . I have it (I think?) and need to bring it out for a spin again . Can't recall it....
Anyone else familiar with it??
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Last edited by remicks; November 11th, 2008 at 12:42 PM.
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Morris Bailey is definitely a name that comes up with disco, specifically with the group Gentle Persuasion, which were a female vocal group that recorded in Philadelphia. The first philly disco tracks he recorded with them was Dynamite Explodes b/w Bring It On Home, on a 45 released in 1973. Nice dancefloor stuff with the MFSB rhythm section.
Disco Funk
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Is this the guy that did that LP called 'Law beat' that came out on the UK-based Countour label?
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Re: I Can't Help Myself ... I Like Donnie Elbert
REMICKS check out a longer version on a unidisc 12" from 82 [think its 4.33]:icon_razz:
why didnt you use music mikes video for this from youtube theres dancing girls!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BD2-tg1-gA
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Originally Written by remicks
A long lost Sylvester cover version of DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY: ? -
OR ---- from:
1977
kind of impossible to go wrong with that song ...........
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Last edited by remicks; May 17th, 2011 at 02:32 AM.
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