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The Friends of Distinction

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Years Active
1968 – 1975 (7 years)
One of the most likeable and vocally cohesive singing groups of the late 60s and early 70s, the Friends of Distinction are too often forgotten in retrospectives of that era, but their music has continued to live on. Formed by Harry Elston, Floyd Butler, Jessica Cleaves and Barbara Love in 1968, the group had a relatively short life in its original incarnation, but made some of the most memorable pop/soul music of all time. Elston had been singing with the Hi-Fi's in the mid-60s, warming up for Ray Charles in tours across the country. When that group split in 1966, members Maril… read more
One of the most likeable and vocally cohesive singing groups of the late 60s and early 70s, the Friends of Distinction are too often forgotten in retrospectives of that era, but their music has continued to live on. Formed by Harry Elston, Floyd Butler, Jessica Cleaves and Barbara Love in 196… read more
One of the most likeable and vocally cohesive singing groups of the late 60s and early 70s, the Friends of Distinction are too often forgotten in retrospectives of that era, but their music has continued to live on. Formed by Harry Elston, Floyd Butler, Jessica Cleaves and Barbara Love in 1968, the group had a relatively short life in its original incarnation, bu… read more

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1 Play track The Best of the Friends of Distinction Grazing In The Grass
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 342 listeners
2 Play track The Best of the Friends of Distinction Going in Circles
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 269 listeners
3 Play track Love Affairs of the Seventies Love or Let Me Be Lonely
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4 Play track Soul Culture: 03 Elevate Our Minds Metro Radical Beats When A Little Love Began To Die
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 21 listeners
5 Play track The Best of the Friends of Distinction And I Love Him
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6 Play track The Best of the Friends of Distinction Lonesome Mood
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 13 listeners
7 Play track Grazin' I've Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)
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 11 listeners
8 Play track The Best of the Friends of Distinction I Really Hope You Do
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9 Play track The Best of the Friends of Distinction Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got)
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10 Play track Highly Distinct Workin' On A Groovy Thing
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Albums

  1. 41,649 listeners

    1969 · 11 tracks

    Grazin'
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  2. 19,936 listeners

    1996 · 20 tracks

    The Best of the Friends of Distinction
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  3. 19,936 listeners

    25 Nov 1996 · 20 tracks

    The Best Of Friends Of Distinction
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  4. 1,729 listeners

    Sep 1969 · 10 tracks

    Highly Distinct
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