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Mike James Kirkland

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in Mississippi in a local gospel act, The Seven Seals, with his two brothers, Walter and Robert. He began his recording career as leader of the group Mike & The Censations in 1965. After the Censations folded, Kirkland and his brother Robert moved to
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singer. He began his recording career in 1965, as leader of Mike & The Censations, a quartet which included his brother Robert, their sister and her husband. He was also half of the duo Bo and Ruth on
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that Kirkland was working on. They released two albums, "Hang on in There" (1972) and "Doin' it Right" (1973), following the style and social comment of artists like
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The reputation of the albums "Hang on in There" and "Doin' it Right" slowly grew and spread over the following years, culminating with reissues in the '90s by
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who achieved a U.K. Top 20 single with their release of "You're Gonna Get Next To Me" (credited to Bo Kirkland and Ruth Davis) in the summer of 1977.
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released an album that includes a cover of one of Kirkland's songs, "Hang On In There."
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where they started a record label, Bryan Records, so they could release
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Yazoo City
R&B
Claridge Records
gospel
doo wop
California
love songs
soul music
Marvin Gaye
Curtis Mayfield
Luv N Haight
John Legend
The Roots
"Bo Kirkland and Ruth Davis"
"Bo Kirkland / Ruth Davis - You're Gonna Get Next to Me: The Complete Claridge Recordings"
"Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis Top Songs"
"Mike James Kirkland - Mike James Kirkland sounds like an underground Marvin Gaye. Do you like deep soul, tinged with rare-groove? Do you like rare-as-hen's-teeth vinyl? If so, MJK is for you. - UBIQUITY RECORDS"


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