| Artist: | George Lemons |
| A: | Fascinating Girl |
| B: | Fascinating Girl (Instrumental) |
| Format: | 45 |
| Country: | US |
| Label: | Gold Soul (Detroit) |
| Label Discography: | Gold Soul Discography |
| Cat No: | 1024 |
| Year: | 1967 |
| Value: | £2,640 |
| Value Link: | £2,640 |
| Artist Biography: | Soulful Detroit Article |
| Artist Discography: | George Lemons Discography |
Lemons was given 3 life sentences along with his mother and 2 brothers for the first degree murder of 3 police officers in a Detroit motel in July 1987. Full story here and here. Apparently he died in prison in 1996, he would have been about 55 (he was 46 at the time of the murders). According to the linked story the murder trial was delayed several times owing to Lemons needing (kidney) dialysis so I would guess that was the cause of his death. His mother (Alberta Easter) also died in prison living until 2011 aged 93 (she was 69 at the time of the murders).
The record is a Marmite type of tune ... some love it others hate it. I am the latter! The song was written by the 'terrible three' i.e. Roy, George & Bill (William) Lemons who were all convicted for murder. For me it has no redeaming features, the vocals are incredibly poor. This is a rare record and for me that is why 'some' like it as for me it has virtually zero musical merit and was released by some 'bad mother f*ckers'!
505 George Lemons [1967] - Fascinating Girl [Gold Soul 1024]
Lemons Bros. Orchestra [1967] - Fascinating Girl (Inst) [Gold Soul 1024]
He also did a version of Walter Jackson's Uphill Climb To The Bottom which was unreleased until it surfaced on a Goldmine Soul Supply CD The Lost Soul Of Detroit Vol. 1 in 1993.
It is so bad it is almost good! The off key notes seem to add to the charm!!!
George Lemons [196?] - Uphill Climb To The Bottom [Unreleased]
Walter Jackson [1966] - It's An Uphill Climb To The Bottom [Okeh ]
... and how it SHOULD sound!
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