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SUMMARY:Have Mercy Baby: The Life of Clyde McPhatter
DESCRIPTION:A native of Durham NC\, Clyde McPhatter first began singing i
 n the Baptist church pastored by his father. After the family moved to N
 ew Jersey\, McPhatter won an amateur night at Harlem’s famed Apollo Thea
 ter and caught the attention of doo-wop singer Billy Ward\, who invited 
 McPhatter to join his 1950s powerhouse R&B group the Dominoes. His vocal
 s on “Sixty Minute Man” and “Have Mercy Baby” helped transform doo-wop i
 nto a national sensation. At Atlantic Records\, he not only led the Drif
 ters to chart success with songs like “Money Honey\,” but also helped sh
 ape the label’s rise as a cornerstone of American R&B. \n\nDrawing on ex
 clusive interviews with family members and close associates\, Have Mercy
  Baby: The Life of Clyde McPhatter offers the most comprehensive portrai
 t to date of a musical pioneer. More than a voice of his generation\, Cl
 yde McPhatter laid the groundwork for soul\, rock\, and R&B artists for 
 decades to come. His influence still echoes\, even as his life reminds u
 s of the cost of being ahead of one’s time.\n\n"Steve Bergsman’s definit
 ive biography of Clyde McPhatter is a scrupulous investigation into the 
 man whose tenor voice proved essential to the transition from R&B to roc
 k ’n’ roll in the 1950s to the emergence of soul. Bergman’s deep researc
 h and eye for details tell the full story of this crucial singer’s life\
 , digging into his early years in a church choir\, struggles with segreg
 ation\, and the machinations of the music industry. This book\, with its
  honesty and the author’s musical expertise\, provides McPhatter the res
 pect he has long deserved and is essential for the many who he still ins
 pires."\n\n- Aaron Cohen\, author of Move On Up: Chicago Soul Music and 
 Black Cultural Power\n\nDebbie McPhatter (Clyde McPhatter's daughter) an
 d Howard Burchette music journalist and local radio personality will be 
 present for this event.\n\nA book signing facilitated by Letters Book Sh
 op with the author will take place following the presentation.\n\nSource
 : Durham County Library\nhttps://durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/16
 648469
LOCATION:SLW Meeting Room - Full Room\, Stanford L. Warren Branch Library
  (1201 Fayetteville St)\, SLW Meeting Room - Full Room\, Stanford L. War
 ren Branch Library (1201 Fayetteville St)
URL:https://durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/16648469
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