Kim Tolliver

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Kim Tolliver (actually Dorothy Kimberly Tolliver , also Kimberly Briggs ; born June 21, 1937 in Lebanon , Tennessee , † June 6, 2007 in Cleveland , Ohio ) was an American soul singer .

biography

She gained her first musical experience as a singer in a gospel choir in her hometown and, after moving to Cleveland, Ohio, as a bar singer. Her dramatic interpretations of blues and soul songs gained her a large local following. She remained loyal to this for many years, only making her first record in 1967. (In Return for Your Love). She recorded four more singles for Rojac Records, which were described as the best of their careers. Although she never had a major chart success, her recording career spanned over 15 years. Her success remained constant as a singer in clubs and on tours that took her to Australia. Her development went from the soul singer at the beginning to more disco-influenced music in the 1980s.

Her emotional, intense singing style was partly due to her difficult personal fate. Her first husband died in a car accident. Her second husband owned a barber shop, her third husband, the producer and songwriter Fred Briggs, made her first LP with her in 1973, which brought her success with soul fans in England . Together with Briggs she also worked as a songwriter, including for Margie Joseph on Stax / Volt . After 1982 she recorded fewer and fewer records and eventually withdrew from the music business and got into the real estate business with the help of her sons. In the 1990s she suffered from Alzheimer's.

Their records that appear unsuccessful are now sought-after collector's items. One bootleg , The Torrid Tolliver, contains 18 tracks, including all of her singles except the ones she recorded for Castro.

About Kim Tolliver

"Kim Tolliver is an obscure name on the rosters of soul greats, but she shouldn't be."

- Thom Jurek

“Kim Tolliver's strong, gutsy performances on tracks like" I Don't Know What Foot to Dance On "," I'll Try to Do Better "and" Standing Room Only "made her a firm favorite of the Northern Soul scene in the mid-seventies. "

- Pierre Perrone

"Tolliver sang hard like Eddie Levert and Linda Jones, and could work a crowd into a frenzy."

- Thom Jurek

Discography

  • Passing Clouds (as Kimberly Briggs) (1972)
  • Come and Get Me, I'm Ready (1973)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Andrew Hamilton: Kim Tolliver Biography. all music guide, accessed February 21, 2010 .
  2. ↑ a b c Pierre Perrone: Kim Tolliver. The Independent, accessed February 21, 2010 (obituary).
  3. ↑ a b Thom Jurek: Come and Get Me, I'm Ready. all music guide, accessed February 21, 2010 .
personal data
SURNAME Tolliver, Kim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dorothy Kimberly Tolliver, also Kimberly Briggs
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American soul singer
DATE OF BIRTH June 21, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Lebanon , Tennessee USA
DATE OF DEATH June 6, 2007
Place of death Cleveland , Ohio