When I watch old episodes of Top of the Pops once in awhile there's a group like this. They seem authentically American and appropriately Soulful, not one of those oddball homegrown UK Soul things they liked to feature on TOTP. Seems like there were quite a few US Soul acts that had all or most of their chart success in the UK. Case in point: Limmie & The Family Cookin.
"Although Limmie Snell was born in Dalton, Alabama, his family moved to Canton when he was very young. He recorded with Columbia Records from age 11 as a solo artist before joining family members Jimmy and Martha Snell to form Limmie & the Family Cooking. They released one single on Scepter Records, then signed with Avco Embassy, where they released three singles which hit the UK Singles Chart in 1973-74: "You Can Do Magic" (UK #3), "Dreamboat" (UK #31), and "A Walking Miracle" (UK #6).The last of them was a cover of a song by The Essex. Despite their success in the UK, they dented the US charts only once, with "You Can Do Magic" (#84 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #42 on the Billboard Black Singles Chart). Their releases were primarily produced by Sandy Linzer and Steve Metz." via Wikipedia
Limmie along with the Ojays and Charles Davenport and the Parakeets ruled the roost in Canton in the mid 60's. He also recorded a great single for Mercury around 65 called "Hard Times". What a bundle of talent he was!!Saw him locally a few times during that period.
Posted by: Billy | October 07, 2011 at 04:34 PM