Luther Ingram
The Gardenias (1) (Alton, IL.)
Personnel :
Luther Thomas Ingram (Lead)
Archie Ingram
Richard Ingram
Connie Perry
Lawrence Witherspoon
Discography :
Single:
1956 - My Baby's Tops / Flaming Love (Federal 12284)
Unreleased :
1956 - (All Alone And) Miserable (Federal)
1956 - You Found The Time (Federal)
Biography :
Born
in Jackson, Tennessee on November 30, 1937 and raised in the southern
Illinois town of Alton from age 10, Luther Ingram started out singing
gospel in The Midwest Crusaders before veering into doo-wop with The
Gardenias, which included his brothers Archie and Richard, Connie Perry
and Lawrence Witherspoon. On September 13, 1956, the Gardenias went to
the Federal Studios in Cincinnati to record four songs: "My Baby's
Tops", "Flaming Love", "(All Alone And) Miserable", and "You Found The
Time". All leads were handled by Luther and they were backed by Ike
Turner's Kings Of Rhythm. Federal released only “My Baby’s Tops” b/w “
Flaming Love”.
There was nothing much happening with the Gardenias in 1957, They
still occasionally appeared with Ike Turner, and even though they were
still singing gospel as the Midwest Crusaders. Soon, the group simply
fell apart. Luther moved to New York and became a songwriter working
with producers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. His first solo recording
came on Decca records in 1965, “You Never Miss Your Water” b/w “Ain’t
That Nice”. After a few more unsuccessful recordings, he moved on to the
Koko label, an obscure subsidiary of Stax records, and re-launched his
solo career.
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Songs :
My Baby's Tops Flaming Love
You Found The Time (All Alone And) Miserable
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