
Lets hope this artists finally reaches his potential from that young man who stated recording in 1973. So there you have it, once again two amazing slices of soul on one single from Tunnie Smith. It oozes the same heavy production with opening piano cords and layered scatting then bosh, in comes the drums and Vox taking you on a mesmerising space like 2 step extravaganza. Record some incredibly lush, well produced and atmospheric songsThe A Side “Join Together ” is from the same session as “Dancing On Da Clouds” and could have easily be picked for his first single on Pass The Baton records. During this period Tunnie along with George formed a great partnership and along with some top session musicians George was musical director and had worked with The Isley Brothers Wilson Pickett and many other well known artists. And should have catapulted Tunnie to the next level or artist rosters.Īlas, Tunnie went home and carried on performing around the Louisiana area with his new band Sweet Music Orchestra”Fast forward to 1983 Tunnie whilst recording some vocals at River City Recording met Chicago producer and arranger George “Paco” Patterson. We cant believe a gem like this has been waiting to come out. A story of a boy and girl determined to make it and be the great combination that their love affair deserves. Tunnie left Fame records and was introduced to Stax record executives Al Bell and John Smith.Īfter signing with Stax Tunnie met legendary writer and performer David Porter where they recorded an album which was scheduled for release around 73/74.Unfortunately Staxs association with CBS came to a halt and the project got shelved.įrom those session arose the wonderful “U And Me Together”, leading on from the well produced “Finders Keepers” cut the song builds up with an epic 1:30 string and drum arrangement that really sets the picture for Tunnie to arrive with vocals way above his young age would suggest. Join Together The Who Track 16 on The Kids Are Alright While the song was released in 1972, it was composed earlier (1970) to be part of the Who’s second rock opera, the Lifehouse project, that. His first single from 1973 was a wonderful mid-tempo number entitled “Finders Aren’t Always Keepers” flipped with “Do That To Me” It gained National distribution and had some good success.

After a year and a half of performing at nightclubs, military bases and universities Tunnie landed a record deal with Rick Hall’s Fame/UA record label.
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It didn’t take long before Tunnie was a full member of the band and became a featured singer performing throughout Louisiana.

He was soon introduced to Joe Delpit and Reginal Brown to sing along with their show and dance band “The 13Th Amendments. |4/4 time.] Main Line: +-+-+ |-3-|-0-3s-| x 20 |-3-|-0-3-| +-1-1s-+-3-+ 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 +-+ |-| |-| +-1s-+ 1 2 3 4 [Main Line x 28| (As a variation, you can also play another F leading into the second bar.) Variation 1: +-+-+ |-3-|-0-3s-| |-3-|-0-3-| +-1-1s-1-+-3-+ 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 (You can also play the line in the upper registers.During the summer youth program of 1970 and ’71 at St Paul’s Catholic church a young Tunnie Smith was singled out by Father George Artist for his outstanding singing abilities. Join Together - performed by Steve Allen - The 1974 Christchurch Commonwealth Games were a huge event for New Zealand, and for local television (they helped. Cawley *NOTE: In this tab, the letter 's' appearing beside a note indicates that it should be sustained. A rousing, romping, music-filled look at the real life of Julie d’Aubigny, a queer 17th century French swordswoman and opera singer, Revenge Song is a heroine’s journey toward self-discovery and acceptance. JOIN TOGETHER The Who Tabbed by: Jason C.
