R.I.P. Jesse Powell (12 Sep 1971 - 13 Sep 2022)

We've had a lot of losses in the soul world this year but many have been quite elderly. The death of Jesse Powell yesterday comes as a shock as he was only 51 on the day before he died yesterday (13 Sep 2022).

Powell, who had a four octave vocal range, was discovered by Louis Silas in 1993 who signed him to his label Silas where he released his first three albums. He released four albums between 1996-2003.

The sad news of his death was announced by his sister Tamara who is also part of a duo Trini & Tamara with their sister.

His biggest hit was "You" in 1999 (#2 R&B #10 Hot 100) taken from his sophomore album "'Bout It", although it was also on his debut self-titled album. 

His first venture into the charts was with "All I Need" from his debut album, followed by a cover of Enchantment's "Gloria", "I Wasn't With It" from his second album and then his #2 hit "You".

He released another six singles, three from his third album "JP" and and two from "Jesse" his last. Three got into the lower reaches of the R&B chart ("If I", "Something In The Past" (a cover of One Way Feat. Al Hudson from their 1980 self-titled debut album) and "By The Way") but none crossed over into the Hot 100.

He doesn't appear to have released anything since 2003.

Only his third album "JP" is available to stream on Spotify, along with his biggest hit "You", so selections are limited.

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