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The Impressions
Origin Chicago, IL, U.S.
Genre(s) R&B, Soul
Years active 1958-present
Label(s) Paramount
Curtom
Universal
Website http://www.the-impressions.com/
Members
Fred Cash
Sam Gooden
Reggie Torian
Former members
Jerry Butler
Curtis Mayfield
Arthur Brooks
Richard Brooks
Leroy Hutson
Ralph Johnson
Nate Evans

The Impressions are an American music group from Chicago that formed in 1958. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The present is the Time that is perceived directly not as a recollection or a speculation In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Paramount Records was an American Record label, best known for its recordings of African-American Jazz and Blues in the 1920s and Curtom Records was a Record label started by Curtis Mayfield of The Impressions along with Impressions associate Eddie Thomas (the bands manger and Jerry Fred Cash (born October 8 1940) is an African-American soul singer Sam Gooden (born September 2 1939 in Chattanooga Tennessee) is an African-American soul singer Jerry Butler (born Jerry Butler Jr December 8, 1939, Sunflower, Mississippi) is an American soul Singer Curtis Lee Mayfield ( June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, R&B, and Funk Leroy Hutson is an American soul and R&B Singer, Songwriter, Arranger, producer and Instrumentalist The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Their repertoire includes doo-wop, gospel, soul, and R&B. Doo-wop is a style of vocal-based Rhythm and blues music which developed in African-American communities in the 1940s and which achieved mainstream popularity both in the 1950s Gospel music is Music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life as well as (in terms of the varying music styles to Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States.

The group was founded as The Roosters by Chattanooga, Tennessee natives Sam Gooden, Richard Brooks, and Arthur Brooks, who moved to Chicago and added Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield to their line-up to become Jerry Butler & the Impressions. Sam Gooden (born September 2 1939 in Chattanooga Tennessee) is an African-American soul singer Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Jerry Butler (born Jerry Butler Jr December 8, 1939, Sunflower, Mississippi) is an American soul Singer Curtis Lee Mayfield ( June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, R&B, and Funk By 1962, Butler and the Brookses had departed, and after switching to ABC-Paramount Records, Mayfield, Gooden, and new Impression Fred Cash collectively became a top-selling soul act. ABC Records started in 1955 as ABC-Paramount Records the record label of Am-Par Record Corporation (a subsidiary of American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres Fred Cash (born October 8 1940) is an African-American soul singer Mayfield left the group for a solo career in 1970; Leroy Hutson, Ralph Johnson, Reggie Torian, and Nate Evans were among the replacements who joined Gooden and Cash. Leroy Hutson is an American soul and R&B Singer, Songwriter, Arranger, producer and Instrumentalist Inductees into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, The Impressions are best known for their 1960s string of hits, many of which were heavily influenced by gospel music and served as inspirational anthems for the Civil Rights Movement. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States The Vocal Group Hall of Fame was organized to honor what they term "the Greatest Vocal Groups in the World" Gospel music is Music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life as well as (in terms of the varying music styles to See also Protests of 1968 Historically the civil rights movement was a concentrated period of time around the world of approximately twenty years (1960-1980 in

Contents

History

Early years

Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield met while singing in the same Chicago church choir. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. For the musical composition see Chorale. A choir, chorale, or chorus is a Musical ensemble of Singers After singing in a number of local gospel groups, the two of them joined a doo-wop group called "The Roosters" in 1957, whose members included Chattanooga, Tennessee natives Sam Gooden, Richard Brooks, and his brother Arthur. Doo-wop is a style of vocal-based Rhythm and blues music which developed in African-American communities in the 1940s and which achieved mainstream popularity both in the 1950s Sam Gooden (born September 2 1939 in Chattanooga Tennessee) is an African-American soul singer By 1958, The Roosters had a new manager in Eddie Thomas, a record deal with Vee-Jay Records, and a new name: "Jerry Butler & the Impressions".

The group's first hit single was 1958's "For Your Precious Love", which hit #11 on the US pop charts and #3 on the R&B charts. However, soon after the release of the R&B Top 30 hit "Come Back My Love", Butler left the group to go on to a successful solo career. After briefly touring with the now-solo Butler as his guitarist, Curtis Mayfield became the group's new lead singer and songwriter, and Fred Cash, a returning original Roosters member, was appointed as the new fifth member. A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Fred Cash (born October 8 1940) is an African-American soul singer

The Mayfield-led years

ABC-Paramount Records success

Mayfield wrote a number of Butler's early solo hits, and used the money to get The Impressions to move to Chicago, Illinois. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. There, they got a new deal with ABC-Paramount Records in 1961, and released their first post-Butler single. ABC Records started in 1955 as ABC-Paramount Records the record label of Am-Par Record Corporation (a subsidiary of American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres That single, "Gypsy Woman", was their biggest single to date, hitting #2 on the R&B charts and #20 on the pop chart. Successive singles failed to match "Gypsy Woman"'s success, and Richard and Arthur Brooks ended up leaving the group in 1962.

The Impressions returned to Chicago as a trio, and soon aligned themselves with producer Johnny Pate, who helped to update their sound and create a more lush soul sound for the group. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. The result was "It's All Right", a 1963 gold single that topped the R&B charts and made it to #4 on the pop charts, and became one of the group's signature songs. In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of Albums and singles sold through retail and "It's All Right" and "Gypsy Woman" were the anchors of The Impressions' first LP, 1963's The Impressions.

1964 brought the first of Mayfield's Black pride anthem compositions, "Keep on Pushing", which became a Top 10 smash on both the Billboard Pop and R&B charts. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Keep on Pushing is an album and song by the American Soul music group The Impressions. It was the title cut from the album of the same name ,Keep On Pushing, which also reached the Top 10 on both charts. Future Mayfield compositions would feature more and more of a social and political awareness, including the following year's major hit and the group's best-known song, the gospel-influenced "People Get Ready", which hit #3 on the R&B charts and #14 on the pop charts. " People Get Ready " was a 1965 single by The Impressions, and the title track from the album of the same name.

Increasing social consciousness

In the mid-1960s, The Impressions, were compared with Motown acts such as The Temptations,The Miracles, and The Four Tops. "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. The Temptations (sometimes abbreviated as The Temps or The Tempts) are a Grammy -winning vocal group that achieved fame as one of the most successful The Miracles (known from 1965 to 1972 as Smokey Robinson & the Miracles) is an American Rhythm and blues group from Detroit Michigan, notable The Four Tops are an American vocal Quartet, whose repertoire has included Doo-wop, Jazz, Soul music, R&B, Disco After 1965's "Woman's Got Soul", The Impressions reach the R&B Top Ten for three more years, finally scoring in 1968 with the #9 "I Loved and Lost". "We're a Winner", which hit #1 on the R&B charts that same year, represented a new level of social awareness in Mayfield's music. " We're a Winner " is a 1967 single recorded by The Impressions for the ABC-Paramount label Mayfield created his own label, Curtom, and moved The Impressions to the label. Over the next two years, more Impressions message tracks, including the #1 R&B hit "Choice of Colors" (1969) and the #3 "Check Out Your Mind" (1970), became big hits for the group.

After Mayfield's departure

After the release of the Check Out Your Mind LP in 1970, Mayfield left the group and began a successful solo career, the highlight of which was writing and producing the Super Fly soundtrack. He continued to write and produce for The Impressions, who remained on Curtom. Leroy Hutson was the first new lead singer for the group following Mayfield's departure, but success eluded The Impressions, and Hutson left the group in 1973. Leroy Hutson is an American soul and R&B Singer, Songwriter, Arranger, producer and Instrumentalist New members Ralph Johnson and Reggie Torian replaced Hutson, and The Impressions had three R&B Top 5 singles in 1974–1975: the #1 "Finally Got Myself Together (I'm a Changed Man)" (which also reached the Pop top 20 ) , and the #3 singles "Same Thing it Took" and "Sooner or Later". In 1976, The Impressions left Curtom and Mayfield behind for Cotillion Records, and had their final major hit with "Loving Power". Cotillion Records was a subsidiary of Atlantic Records. President of Cotillion Records was Henry E The same year, Ralph Johnson was replaced with Nate Evans, who remained in the group for three years, during which time The Impressions switched to 20th Century Records. 20th Century Records, also known as 20th Fox Records and 20th Century-Fox Records, began in 1958 was a subsidiary of film studio 20th Century Fox. Singles and albums sales continued to slip, and Evans left in 1979, reducing the group to a trio. Their final album, Fan the Flames, was released in 1981, and Reggie Torian, Fred Cash, and Sam Gooden (who remained in the group throughout its entire existence) disbanded two years later. Ralph Johnson rejoined the group in 1983 and was with them until 2000 at that time the group consisted of Fred Cash,Sam Gooden,Vandy Hampton,and Ralph Johnson and these four guys recorded with Eric Clapton on his reptile album. There is also a new album that was recently released called a tribute to the memory of Curtis Mayfield that these four guys are singing all the songs. Since the early-1980s, The Impressions periodically rebanded in various formats, usually recreating the classic line-up of Mayfield, Gooden, and Cash, and sometimes including Jerry Butler in the line-up. On August 14, 1990, Mayfield was severely injured when lighting equipment fell on him during an on-stage performance. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Paralyzed from the neck down, he could no longer play and could barely sing. He eventually was able to make a brief, well-received, comeback in 1997 with his New World Order album, and he died in Roswell, Georgia, on December 26, 1999 at the age of 57. Roswell is a City located in northern Fulton County Georgia. As of the 2000 census the city had a total Population of 79334 Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)

The Impressions were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991, and into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2003. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States The Vocal Group Hall of Fame was organized to honor what they term "the Greatest Vocal Groups in the World" The members who got to take part in this honor, as Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, were Sam Gooden, Jerry Butler, Richard Brooks , Curtis Mayfield. Arthur Brooks, and Fred Cash.

The group performs today, with Fred Cash, Sam Gooden, and Reggie Torian. In 2008,Universal Music & Hip O Records released "Movin' On Up"- the first- ever video compilation of The Impressions , featuring brand new interviews with original Impressions members Sam Gooden and Fred Cash,along with taped interviews with the late Curtis Mayfield,and video performances of the group's greatest hits and several of Mayfield's solo hits .

Personnel

For a detailed listing of the various versions of the group, see Impressions chronology. This is a listing of all of the various versions of the Soul music group The Impressions.

Discography

Albums

DVD

External links

Jerry Butler (born Jerry Butler Jr December 8, 1939, Sunflower, Mississippi) is an American soul Singer Curtis Lee Mayfield ( June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, R&B, and Funk Sam Gooden (born September 2 1939 in Chattanooga Tennessee) is an African-American soul singer Fred Cash (born October 8 1940) is an African-American soul singer Leroy Hutson is an American soul and R&B Singer, Songwriter, Arranger, producer and Instrumentalist The Impressions is the debut album by the American Soul music group of the same name. Keep on Pushing is an album and song by the American Soul music group The Impressions. The Never Ending Impressions is an album by the American Soul music group The Impressions. One by One is an album and song by the American Soul music group The Impressions. People Get Ready is an album and song by the American Soul music group The Impressions. Ridin' High is an album by the American Soul music group The Impressions. The Fabulous Impressions is an album by the American Soul music group The Impressions. We're a Winner is an album (and song by the American Soul music group The Impressions. This Is My Country is an album by the soul group The Impressions. The Young Mods' Forgotten Story is an album and song by the American Soul music group The Impressions. The Versatile Impressions is an album by the American Soul music group The Impressions. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide.
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