Baby huey

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Baby Huey (born August 17, 1944 in Richmond , Indiana as James T. Ramey , † October 28, 1970 in Chicago , Illinois ) was an American rock and soul singer . His stage name goes back to the comic figure of the same name from Paramount Pictures .

Ramey was the front man of the group Baby Huey & The Babysitters, active from the mid-1960s . Even before the recording work for the debut album was finished, Ramey, known for his drug addiction and extreme obesity , died on October 28, 1970 in a motel as a result of a heart attack at the age of 26.

Posthumously, The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend was released in 1971, an album which, in addition to two of Ramey's own compositions, included several cover versions of songs from the repertoire of Curtis Mayfield , who was also the producer . In addition, pieces of music by Sam Cooke and The Mamas & the Papas as well as pure instrumental tracks were to be found on the album. The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend is now considered to be a significant influence on the development of hip-hop music. The song Hard Times in particular was sampled by a variety of artists , including A Tribe Called Quest , DJ Shadow , The Game , Ghostface Killah , Ice Cube , Lil Wayne , The Notorious BIG , Public Enemy and Swizz Beatz . On the 2010 collaboration album Wake Up! A cover of The Roots and John Legend is included.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Baby Huey at Discogs
  2. ↑ a b Rock Star Baby Huey Found Dead. Retrieved September 22, 2016 .
  3. ↑ a b Leo DeLuca: Dead at 26, Baby Huey left the world one grand LP. AV Club, November 24, 2015, accessed September 22, 2016 .
  4. ^ Curtis Mayfield and the Black Rock Connection. January 14, 2010, accessed September 22, 2016 .
  5. ↑ whosampled.com: Hard Times by Baby Huey , accessed November 10, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Baby huey
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ramey, James T.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American rock and soul singer
DATE OF BIRTH August 17, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Richmond , Indiana
DATE OF DEATH October 28, 1970
Place of death Chicago , Illinois