Helene Smith has been dubbed 'The First Lady of Miami Soul' and was married to
Johnny Pearsall who co-owned two of the labels she recorded on, Lloyd and
Deep City, with Willie Clarke. 45Cat lists fifteen singles for her
starting in 1963 through to 1972. Her recordings were predominantly on
Miami labels (Blue Star, Dade, Reid, Lloyd and Deep City) apart from an
excursion of a few singles on Phil L.A. of Soul (45Cat lists 2 but Discogs
lists 4) between 1967-69 finishing with a pair on Miami's Dash in the
early 70s.
A compilation of twelve of her 60s recordings has been released by Numero
Group titled "I Am Controlled By Your Love" which contains three tracks released in Jun '22 by Hit And Run on 45
"I Am Controlled By Your Love" / "You Got To Do Your Share" / "True
Love Don’t Grow On Trees".
Helene Smith is still alive and well and released a single in 2019 "Let A
New Day Begin", video included below (from 2022).
Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
Click icons below for further information or to connect with the
artist.
| Rating: | 8.4 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | 60sSoul |
| Format: | Album / Compilation |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Numero Group |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 02/06/2023 |
| Price: | £7.99 |
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More good old soul with this singer who absolutely must be discovered.
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