BILLY PAUL
1934 - 2016
The Interpreter of "me and Mrs Jones", Billy Paul, died Sunday at the age of 80 years in the United States, announced his manager Beverly gays to associated press. The lead singer of soul has succumbed to pancreatic cancer at his home in blackwood in new jersey.
The one whose career lasted more than 60 years has been launched thanks to Philadelphia International Record Label and its producers Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff. The voice of Billy Paul made him "one of the greatest artists to come from Philly and to be known in the whole world", Have stated the two producers in a communiqué relayed by associated press. Billy Paul continued to sing live until he gets sick.
Born In 1934, Billy Paul began his career at the age of 11 years, tells NBC Philadelphia. He participated in his youth sessions with legends such as Charlie Parker and Nina Simone. His famous title "me and Mrs Jones", A song on an extramarital affair, was three weeks no. 1 of sales in the United States at the end of the year 1972. A song for which he received a Grammy Award. Between 1968 and 1988, the then sleep has released 15 albums. But as the result of a decision that would prove to be commercially disastrous, Billy Paul doesn't chained with another song of the same kind but with " am I black enough for you?" (" Is it that I'm dark enough for you?"), Piece Funky containing allusions to the movement of black power. "this song is ahead of his time", Said the artist years later, in 2009. " now she is very, very popular. She has caught up with the time - now we have a black president ", Did he added, referring to Barack Obama.
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