On this day in 1965 {June 2nd} Major Lance performed "Ain't It A Shame" on the ABC-TV program 'Shindig!'... At the time the song was in its first week on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #93; the following two weeks it was at #91 and then it fell off the chart... It reached #20 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart... Between 1963 and 1975 he had nineteen records make the R&B Singles chart; four made the Top 10 with one reaching #1*, "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um" for two weeks on January 26th, 1964... He just missed having a second #1 record when "Monkey Time" peaked at #2 in 1963... His other two Top 10 records were "The Matador" {#4 in 1964} and "Rhythm" {#3, also in 1964}... * "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um" was actually #1 on Cashbox's R&B Singles chart, Billboard did not have an R&B Singles chart from November 30, 1963 to January 23, 1965...
Major Lance was Atlanta ga, Mayor KEISHA LANCE BOTTOMS FATHER. I USED TO BE AROUND HIM ,MAJOR, AND ATLANTA SINGER CALVIN ARNOLD , AND ATLANTA'S GEORGEOUS GEORGE, SINGER AND M.C. BACK IN THE 60's when I was a kid.a lot of entertainmenters was known to frequent Atlanta ,back then Auburn Ave was the main strip for Black people at that time,James Brown, Jackie Wilson; Althea Franklin, Little Richard, Billy Wright etc. Atlanta has been a hot spot for entertainers, long before hip hop Now we have many hip hop artist here.i have met my favorite hip hop artists here. TODD SHAW ( TOO SHORT) NAS,Exhibit,J.T. Money,Prodigy R.I.P. TO NAME A FEW ATLANTA.is a city that continues to grow and prosper. Despite some of.its shortcomings
Middle of the song they cut away for sillohetts(sic) of white girls dancing instead of showing the master at his craft. Also did this on Cannibal and the Headhunters video.
Видеоклипы
Love me some Major Lance...! With his smooth dancing...!
I still DJ this one I am 66
Great memories What a CLASSIC JAM 🎶
Fine singer, fabulous dancer! For me he is the greatest dancer ever!!
+MrGoldenthroat Thankyou.
Right up there with James Brown & Jackie Wilson!
SInging live - nice to see, and what a cool performer
Absolute dancing master to my friends back then. Matter of who was cooler to us, David Ruffin or Major Lance! To me, toss-up to this day.
thank for the sharing nice video ILMJXXX good day
On this day in 1965 {June 2nd} Major Lance performed "Ain't It A Shame" on the ABC-TV program 'Shindig!'...
At the time the song was in its first week on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #93; the following two weeks it was at #91 and then it fell off the chart...
It reached #20 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart...
Between 1963 and 1975 he had nineteen records make the R&B Singles chart; four made the Top 10 with one reaching #1*, "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um" for two weeks on January 26th, 1964...
He just missed having a second #1 record when "Monkey Time" peaked at #2 in 1963...
His other two Top 10 records were "The Matador" {#4 in 1964} and "Rhythm" {#3, also in 1964}...
* "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um" was actually #1 on Cashbox's R&B Singles chart, Billboard did not have an R&B Singles chart from November 30, 1963 to January 23, 1965...
Join
Major Lance was Atlanta ga, Mayor KEISHA LANCE BOTTOMS FATHER. I USED TO BE AROUND HIM ,MAJOR, AND ATLANTA SINGER CALVIN ARNOLD , AND ATLANTA'S GEORGEOUS GEORGE, SINGER AND M.C. BACK IN THE 60's when I was a kid.a lot of entertainmenters was known to frequent Atlanta ,back then Auburn Ave was the main strip for Black people at that time,James Brown, Jackie Wilson; Althea Franklin, Little Richard, Billy Wright etc. Atlanta has been a hot spot for entertainers, long before hip hop Now we have many hip hop artist here.i have met my favorite hip hop artists here.
TODD SHAW ( TOO SHORT)
NAS,Exhibit,J.T. Money,Prodigy R.I.P. TO NAME A FEW ATLANTA.is a city that continues to grow and prosper. Despite some of.its shortcomings
Do you remember a drummer called 38, his name was William Powell he was my brother.
wow luv this :) XX
great vid --ktf
sideways moonwalk
Middle of the song they cut away for sillohetts(sic) of white girls dancing instead of showing the master at his craft. Also did this on Cannibal and the Headhunters video.
Major Lance, one of his best songs, but he stole the footwork from the Godfather of Soul, James Brown.