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Complete Twinight Singles

by Syl Johnson

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That's Why 02:31

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"There are many great soul singers, but few has inspired hip hop from its early beginning to now. Syl Johnson is a unsung pioneer of musical fusion." - RZA

Syl Johnson began the '60s a blues singer and session guitarist and concluded it having synthesized his own brand of gritty Chicago soul. Their first signee, Syl Johnson set the tone at Twinight Records, writing and producing fifteen 45s during his four year tenure with the label. This double LP neatly bundles each side of each of Johnson's Twinight 45s, from the heavily-sampled grunts on "Different Strokes," to the ghetto-conscious "Concrete Reservation."

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released June 7, 2015

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Syl Johnson Chicago, Illinois

Syl Johnson is an American funk, soul, and blues icon. Leading off with his debut LP, Dresses Too Short, the Mississippi native forged a prolific relationship with Chicago's Twinight label, yielding numerous exciting singles through the late '60s, culminating with 1970s political masterpiece, Is It Because I'm Black? ... more

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