martha and the vandellas were the first to sing proud mary.
martha and the vandellas were the first to sing proud mary.
who was the first to sing proud mary?
martha and the vandellas
after leaving atlantic, burke signed with bell records where he released five singles in the next eighteen months. in 1969 he had a small hit with his second release for bell, a reworking of creedence clearwater revival's "proud mary" b/w "what am i living for" (bell 783). this was co-produced by tamiko jones, who was being rehabilitated after a bout of polio, and was at the time burke's manager. burke recorded a cover of "proud mary" prior to ike & tina turner's version, and according to burke was the one who convinced the duo to record it. the song became a brief hit reaching #15 r&b and #45 pop. all but four of the tracks burke recorded during an 18-month stay with bell records were packaged on the "proud mary" lp. after this album and the two following singles - his own "generation of revelations", and the mac davis song "in the ghetto", which had previously been a hit for elvis presley - failed to chart, his contract was not renewed.
solomon burke
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sing loud, sing proud! is the third studio album from boston punk rock band the dropkick murphys. before the album's release in 2001, guitarist rick barton left the band. he announced james lynch of boston punk band the ducky boys as his successor. as well as lynch, the band also recruited then 17-year-old marc "the kid" orrell on lead guitar (he is also a self-taught accordionist). the band also recruited a full-time piper, robbie mederios (better known as spicy mchaggis), and ryan foltz on mandolin and tin whistle.
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