The Fabulous Counts were an American soul/funk group from Detroit, Michigan. Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. They won local acclaim as an instrumental group and as a backing ensemble for visiting solo acts after their formation in 1968. Working with producer Richard Wylie, they released the instrumental single "Jan, Jan" on Detroit's Moira Records that year, which narrowly missed hitting the US R&B charts that winter. [1] Their second single, "Dirty Red", passed without trace, but the third single, "Get Down People", hit #32 R&B and #88 on the US pop charts. [2] A full-length, Jan, Jan (produced by Ollie McLaughlin), was released in 1969 on Cotillion Records, but the group left the label in 1971. Cotillion Records was a subsidiary of Atlantic Records. President of Cotillion Records was Henry E
Signing with Westbound Records that year, the group went through some lineup changes, moved to Atlanta, Georgia, and changed their name simply to The Counts. Westbound Records is a Detroit -based Record label founded by Armen Boladian in 1970. They released three funk LPs under this name in the 1970s, and all three albums charted before the group called it quits in 1976. [3]
Members
- The Fabulous Counts
- Mose Davis - keyboards
- Leroy Emanuel - guitar
- Demo Cates - alto saxophone
- Jim White - tenor saxophone
- Raoul Keith Mangrum - drums
Discography
- The Fabulous Counts
- Jan, Jan (Cotillion Records, 1969)
- The Counts
- What's Up Front That Counts (Westbound Records, 1972) US #193, US Black Albums #35[4]
- Love Signs (Aware Records, 1973) US Black Albums #45[4]
- Funk Pump (Aware Records, 1975) US Black Albums #58[4]
References
- ^ The Fabulous Counts, Allmusic. Cotillion Records was a subsidiary of Atlantic Records. President of Cotillion Records was Henry E Westbound Records is a Detroit -based Record label founded by Armen Boladian in 1970. com
- ^ Billboard Singles, Allmusic. com
- ^ The Counts, Allmusic. com
- ^ a b c Billboard, Allmusic. com
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