Curry's career began in high school and he was a member of several groups, including The Echoes, The Five Pennies (for whom he wrote a 1956 release, "Mr. Moon"), Hollyhocks (1957), and the Bubba Suggs Band (1957–1964). As Sweet Clifford he recorded for the Nashville-based Excello Records label, before beginning work with the Fabulous Six and the Contenders.[5] In 1967, he had a hit on the US R&Bchart with "She Shot A Hole In My Soul", which was written by Mac Gayden and performed by Mac and his bandmates Kenny Buttrey and Norbert Putnam. They did the song just like the demo Mac had produced.
Despite its commercial failure at the time, his 1968 single "I Can't Get A Hold Of Myself" became a huge Northern Soul anthem from the start of the scene, being played extensively at the Twisted Wheel and Wigan Casino.
Curry joined and backed Faye Adams on her number one R&B smash "Shake a Hand".
Personal lifeedit
Curry resided in Knoxville, Tennessee. In 2010, he was hospitalized for blood clots in his lungs. He suffered a stroke on August 29, 2016. Curry died, after being taken off of life support, in Knoxville at the University of Tennessee Medical Center on September 7, 2016, at the age of 79. He had also suffered from prostate cancer and diabetes.[2][9][10]
^Bledsoe, Wayne (September 8, 2016). "Clifford Curry, Knoxville-raised singer of 'She Shot a Hole In My Soul' dies". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
^Thanki, Juli (September 7, 2016). "R&B singer Clifford Curry dies at 79". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
External linksedit
Clifford Curry Soulful Kinda Music - Clifford Curry Discography Page
The A Side of the Other Side Clifford Curry - She Shot A Hole In My Soul (Elf 90002)
Clifford Curry Billboard Magazine Bio
December 14, 2023
clifford, curry, november, 1936, september, 2016, american, beach, music, soul, music, singer, background, informationalso, known, asthe, king, beach, musicborn, 1936, november, 1936knoxville, tennessee, diedseptember, 2016, 2016, aged, knoxville, tennessee, g. Clifford Curry Jr 1 November 3 1936 September 7 2016 2 was an American beach music soul music and R amp B singer Clifford CurryBackground informationAlso known asThe King Of Beach MusicBorn 1936 11 03 November 3 1936Knoxville Tennessee U S DiedSeptember 7 2016 2016 09 07 aged 79 Knoxville Tennessee U S Genresbeach music soul music R amp BOccupation s SingerInstrument s Vocals Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksEarly life and career editCurry was born on November 3 1936 in the Bearden neighborhood of Knoxville Tennessee 2 3 4 Curry s career began in high school and he was a member of several groups including The Echoes The Five Pennies for whom he wrote a 1956 release Mr Moon Hollyhocks 1957 and the Bubba Suggs Band 1957 1964 As Sweet Clifford he recorded for the Nashville based Excello Records label before beginning work with the Fabulous Six and the Contenders 5 In 1967 he had a hit on the US R amp B chart with She Shot A Hole In My Soul which was written by Mac Gayden and performed by Mac and his bandmates Kenny Buttrey and Norbert Putnam They did the song just like the demo Mac had produced Despite its commercial failure at the time his 1968 single I Can t Get A Hold Of Myself became a huge Northern Soul anthem from the start of the scene being played extensively at the Twisted Wheel and Wigan Casino Buzz Cason produced 4 Known as The King Of Beach Music 6 Curry continued to play in the Southeastern United States with his brand of Carolina Beach Music and was inducted into the Beach Music Hall of Fame in 1995 along with his peers Maurice Williams and Bill Pinkney 7 In 1997 Curry recorded an album titled Tennessee R amp B Live with Earl Gaines and Roscoe Shelton 8 Curry joined and backed Faye Adams on her number one R amp B smash Shake a Hand Personal life editCurry resided in Knoxville Tennessee In 2010 he was hospitalized for blood clots in his lungs He suffered a stroke on August 29 2016 Curry died after being taken off of life support in Knoxville at the University of Tennessee Medical Center on September 7 2016 at the age of 79 He had also suffered from prostate cancer and diabetes 2 9 10 References edit Clifford Curry Discogs Retrieved 2016 09 08 a b c Fox Randy September 9 2016 Nashville R amp B Hero Clifford Curry Dies at 79 Nashville Scene Retrieved November 16 2016 Clifford Curry Jr s Obituary on Knoxville News Sentinel Knoxville News Sentinel Retrieved 25 April 2018 a b Hamilton Andrew Clifford Curry AllMusic Retrieved 2016 09 08 Clifford Curry Biography OLDIES com Retrieved 2016 09 08 Leo Martin www rockabillyhall com Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2016 09 08 CBMA Hall of Fame www cammy org Retrieved 2016 09 08 Eder Bruce Earl Gaines AllMusic Retrieved 2016 09 08 Bledsoe Wayne September 8 2016 Clifford Curry Knoxville raised singer of She Shot a Hole In My Soul dies Knoxville News Sentinel Retrieved November 16 2016 Thanki Juli September 7 2016 R amp B singer Clifford Curry dies at 79 The Tennessean Retrieved 2016 09 08 External links editClifford Curry Soulful Kinda Music Clifford Curry Discography Page The A Side of the Other Side Clifford Curry She Shot A Hole In My Soul Elf 90002 Clifford Curry Billboard Magazine Bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clifford Curry amp oldid 1189689973, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
