Jimmy Scott is a new disovery for me and what I've heard is so cabptivating. When he sings Motherless Child he really did loose his mom in his early teens. then you read about his being rediscoved years after his first recording contract in abject poverty and it all seems to come out in incredable phrasing and emotion. Man I love how music makes me feel.
For a little additional information lifted from Wikipedia: His unusual singing voice was due to Kallmann syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that limited his height to 4 feet 11 inches (150 cm) until the age of 37, when he grew by 8 inches (20 cm). The syndrome prevented him from reaching classic puberty and left him with a high voice
Now listening to
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Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
Duke Ellington and John Coltrane
Recorded on September 26, 1962, and released in February 1963
You convinced me.
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Dream (1994)
Jimmy Scott
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John Prine
John Prine
1971