Jo Ann Garrett

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Jo Ann Garrett (* 1954 in Chicago ) is an American soul singer .

Jo Ann Garrett grew up on West Side Maxwell Street with her seven brothers until their family moved to Robert Taylor Homes . A 15-year-old student at DuSable High School in Chicago, she won a talent contest at the Regal Theater, not a bad achievement considering Chicago's vast talent pool. “Stay by My Side”, a big regional hit, was created during the recording. Follow-up recordings were Dee Clark's “You Can't Come In” (March 1967) and “Thousand Miles Away” (1968) with The Dells as backing vocalist, which was not mentioned on the record. In 1969 she left Chess Records and continued to record with other record companies until 1973.

Discography

Albums

  • 1969 Just a Taste

Compilations

  • 1996 Chicago Radio Soul Various artists
  • 1997 Chess Soul: A Decade of Chicago's Finest Various artists
  • 1998 Chicago Blues: Rockin 'After Midnight Various artists

Singles

  • Stay by My Side
  • You can't come in
  • Thousand miles away
  • That Little Brown Letter b / w I've Gotta Be Loved
  • One woman
  • Unforgettable b / w We Can Learn Together
  • I'm Under Your Control b / w Sting Me Baby
  • Don't Abuse Your Faithful Love b / w Charlie Boy (We Got to Love One Another)

literature

  • Robert Pruter: Chicago Soul . University of Illinois Press, Urbana IL et al. 1992, ISBN 0-252-06259-0 , ( Music in American life ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ [1] biography at allmusic
  2. ↑ ref https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0001265949
  3. ↑ [2] discography at allmusic
personal data
SURNAME Garrett, Jo Ann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American soul singer
DATE OF BIRTH 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago