Major Lance

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Major Lance

Major Lance (born April 4, 1939 in Chicago , † September 3, 1994 in Decatur ) was an American R&B singer.

Life

Major Lance, who wanted to be a boxer in early youth , joined a gospel group called The Five Harmonairs in the late 1950s . The group broke up in 1959 and Lance got a record deal through the mediation of a disc jockey. He recorded a few records and in 1963 reached number 8 on the US charts with the song The Monkey Time . Placements with Hey Little Girl (1963: 13th place), Um, um, um, um, um, um (1964: 5th place) and The matador (1964: 20th place) followed. From 1971 he changed the record label several times and was able to record some successes. In 1972 he moved to England and played in various dance clubs. Upon his return to Atlanta in 1974, Lane released a disco version of Um, um, um, um, um, um and had some small hits. In 1978 Major Lance was sentenced to four years in prison for trafficking in cocaine. After his release he played in Carolina , but had to give up his comeback in 1987 due to a heart attack . In 1994 Lance made one final appearance at the Chicago Blues Festival ; he died on September 3, 1994 of heart failure. Lance left behind a wife and nine children. He is the father of American politician Keisha Lance Bottoms .

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US
1963 The monkey time US113 (3 weeks)
US
1964 To, To, To, To, To, To
- The Best Of Major Lance 		US100 (9 weeks)
US
1965 Major's Greatest Hits US109 (6 weeks)
US

More albums

  • 1973: Major Lance's Greatest Hits: Recorded Live At The Torch
  • 1978: Now Arriving
  • 1982: Live At Hinckley
  • 1983: The Major's Back

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US R&B R&B
1963 The Monkey Time
The Monkey Time 		- US8 (15 weeks)
US 		R&B2 (15 weeks)
R&B
Hey Little Girl
Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um - The Best Of Major Lance 		- US13 (10 weeks)
US 		R&B12 (8 weeks)
R&B
1964 To, To, To, To, To, To
To, To, To, To, To, To - The Best Of Major Lance 		UK40 (2 weeks)
UK 		US5 (11 weeks)
US 		R&B1 (22 weeks)
R&B
The Matador
Major’s Greatest Hits 		- US20 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B4 (12 weeks)
R&B
Girls
Major’s Greatest Hits 		- US68 (6 weeks)
US 		R&B25 (8 weeks)
R&B
It Ain't No Use
Major’s Greatest Hits 		- - R&B33 (2 weeks)
R&B
B-side of girls
Rhythm
Major’s Greatest Hits 		- US24 (10 weeks)
US 		R&B3 (16 weeks)
R&B
1965 Sometimes I Wonder
Major’s Greatest Hits 		- US64 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B13 (10 weeks)
R&B
Come See
Major’s Greatest Hits 		- US40 (7 weeks)
US 		R&B20 (10 weeks)
R&B
Ain't It A Shame
Major’s Greatest Hits 		- US91 (3 weeks)
US 		R&B20 (6 weeks)
R&B
Too hot to hold
 - US93 (3 weeks)
US 		R&B32 (4 weeks)
R&B
1966 It's the beat
 - - R&B37 (5 weeks)
R&B
1968 Without a doubt
 - - R&B49 (2 weeks)
R&B
1969 Follow the leader
 - - R&B28 (8 weeks)
R&B
1970 Stay Away From Me (I Love You Too Much)
 - US67 (7 weeks)
US 		R&B13 (13 weeks)
R&B
Must Be Love Coming Down
 - - R&B31 (6 weeks)
R&B
1975 You're Everything I Need
 - - R&B50 (11 weeks)
R&B

More singles

  • 1959: I've Got A Girl
  • 1962: Delilah
  • 1964: Think Nothing About It
  • 1965: Everybody Loves A Good Time
  • 1966: Investigate
  • 1967: Ain't No Soul (In These Old Shoes)
  • 1967: You Don't Want Me No More
  • 1968: Do The Tighten Up
  • 1969: Sweeter As The Days Go By
  • 1971: Girl Come On Home
  • 1971: I Wanna Make Up (Before We Break Up)
  • 1972: Ain't No Sweat
  • 1975: I've Got A Right To Cry
  • 1977: Come On, Have Yourself A Good Time
  • 1978: I Never Thought I'd Be Losing You
  • 1982: I Wanna Go Home
  • 1982: Are You Leaving Me

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Major Lance | Biography & History | AllMusic. Retrieved November 18, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Julia Edenhofer: Das Große Oldie Lexikon , p. 357
  3. ^ Rick Simmons: Carolina Beach Music from the '60s to the' 80s . P. 123
  4. ↑ The Independent, September 13, 1994: Obituary: Major Lance. Retrieved July 30, 2013 .
  5. ↑ Atlanta Journal Constitution: Who is Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms? Cox Enterprises , February 9, 2018, accessed April 27, 2020 .
  6. ↑ a b Chart sources: UK US
personal data
SURNAME Lance, major
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American R&B singer
DATE OF BIRTH April 4, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago
DATE OF DEATH 3rd September 1994
Place of death Decatur