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Long came to Motown in 1963 from the Tri-Phi/Harvey label, owned by Berry Gordy, Jr.’s sister, Gwen, and her husband, Harvey Fuqua. His first release, 1964’s “Devil With The Blue Dress” was the first recording issued on Motown’s Soul label, a subsidiary designed for more blues-based artists such as Long. While this song never charted nationally, the song was later covered and made a hit by Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels. His 1966 single “Function At The Junction” was his first popular hit, reaching #42 on the national R&B charts. Other single releases included “It’s A Crying Shame” (1964), “Chantilly Lace” (1967), and “Night Fo’ Last” (1968).
Long’s biggest hit was “Here Comes The Judge” in 1968, which reached number-four on the R&B charts and number-eight on the pop charts. The song was inspired by a comic act, from “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-in”, about a judge by Pigmeat Markham, whose own “Here Comes The Judge” (a totally different song) charted two weeks after Long’s did in June 1968, and became a Top 20 hit. Long’s 1969 singles included “I Had A Dream” and “A Whiter Shade Of Pale”. He released one album during his lifetime, 1968’s Here Comes the Judge.
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Shorty the rapper is raw
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Sweet. Great soul find. http://www.matthenshaw.com
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villahertsman
The very underated motown artist-'Chantilly Lace'- so hard to find, but worth the hunt to locate 'last.fm' !!
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vxt22
Chickenboxer and American Novelty are by a different Shorty Long altogether.
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Old_Bull_Lee
90 days! 30 days for boogaloo, 30 days to learn how to shing-a-ling, and 30 more for the Afro twist! Can't dance!? What is this!?
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