Marva Whitney

Marva Whitney ( born May 1, 1944 in Kansas City (Kansas ) as Marva Ann Manning; † 22 December 2012) was an American radio singer. It applies radio enthusiasts as one of the most powerful singers of the genre.

Career

Whitney had already at the age of three years, her first singing appearances in the family gospel ensemble, the Manning Gospel Singers. Later, after a college studying music, she was the front woman of the R & B group Tommy Gadson & the Derbys. In 1967 she joined the James Brown Revue, where she served as " first Diva" the foundation for their later successes put: While she appeared in the Revue solo, accompanied Brown on international tours, including to Vietnam, and adopted in 1969 first solo recordings on at Browns damaligem record label King.

With her ​​single It's My Thing ( You Can not Tell Me Who to Sock It To), an interpretation of the acclaimed play by Isley Brothers, she immediately landed in the top 20 of the R & B charts. The following publications were initially unable to build on this success, and Whitney remained until 1970 when the Revue. Your one and only many years studio LP, It's My Thing, was later, after the recognition of the plate due to frequent Samplens increased rapidly by various DJs of the radio scene, a sought-after collector's item.

At irregular intervals, Whitney stepped over the years again with James Brown together on and also contributed seven pieces to the compilation of James Brown 's Original Funky Divas at.

In 2006, Marva Whitney began working with the Japanese radio ensemble Osaka Monaurail after it had occurred to her one and a half week tour of Japan as a backup band. Together with Osaka Monaurail Whitney then published in December 2006 after 36 years of their first studio LP I Am What I Am, which was released in Europe in 2007. It was followed by other appearances together and the end of 2008 a European tour. "It's My Thing" was added to the list Wire The Wire 's " 100 Records That Set The World On Fire (While No One Was Listening ) ".

Whitney died in December 2012 at the age of 68 years from the effects of pneumonia.