Johnny Gee & Step By Step - (LP/Cd)
He’s the man who made the Midwest the legendary Northern Soul spot that it is, and has scored 14 chart hit songs during his long career, but Johnnie Gee remains something of a “Legend” to many R&B and Soul fans who know his songs by heart but often don’t know the man singing them.

Part of that’s because Johnnie Gee & Step By Step have never been one to chase fame or fads, choosing to let the music do the talking, and part of that, it’s safe to say, that there’s never been a definitive collection of his work available…until now!

Through his recording career, Johnnie Gee has continued to be one of the most influential soul artists of the last quarter century. The longevity of and increase in his popularity is due in large part to the rare combination of gifts he possessed.

Johnnie Gee is a talented songwriter with the ability to write songs that provided, in a secular format, the depth of the most heartfelt Soul music; and he was a remarkable song stylist who defined (or redefined) nearly every song he touched in his career.

At their peak, Johnnie Gee & The Step By Step Band were perhaps the most consistent song writters in Soul Music. They had the best producer in the business Eddie Parnell, some of the most infectious material of the early 70s and perhaps the smoothest falsetto lead vocalist in Johnnie Gee.

“Cash Money”, “So Very Near You”, “Roses” and “People” all rocketed up the Pop and Soul charts, and immediately made the Step By Step Band the most sought after Northern Soul & Pop artists around the country. The group’s seamless harmonies and Johnnie Gee falsetto blended magically with Step By Step’s lush production.

By any measurement, Step By Step Band must be considered one of the most important Soul Music groups of the past 30 years. Originally a regionally popular group in Milwaukee, the group was together for a three years before getting a record deal with Brunswick Records. Their first album on Brunswick International Records, “I Always Wanted To Be In The Band”, was a masterpiece, highlighted by Eddie Parnell & Benny Clark master composition, “Cash Money”.

Formed in the late 60s in Milwaukee , the Step By Step Band first achieved some regional attention in 1971 with the popular song “She’s Gone”, most notable for its contrast to the luscious work they would record a year later with Brunswick Records. Their Brunswick Records eponymous debut was a playful fun song performed by the whole band and vocals by Jerome Gee, Greg Emmerson, Greg McDonald and Johnnie Gee titled, “I Always Wanted To Be In The Band”, containing a basket of marvelous compositions by Johnnie Gee, Step By Step and co-writer Benny Clark, that would become soul standards covered by other artists for the next 30 years.

That’s why it’s important to possess this 10-track Classic Soul LP that spans Johnnie Gee’s entire career in bringing you his Brunswick Records hits and best songs for your private collection. This classic LP sell in Japan for $22.00, Dustygrooves $14.00, but by acting now you can save $4.00 by purchasing this collector’s LP, to pass on thru generations..

Expertly remastered and annotated and *available exclusively to our ‘Collectors’ Choice Music’ customers and fans!

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