Marva Whitney - Things Got To Get Better (1969) | Live | James Brown
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- Marva Whitney performing her 1968 hit "Things Got To Get Better (Get Together)," with the James Brown Orchestra on Music Scene, a short lived series on ABC-TV US. Presented for historical reference. I do not own the rights.
Marva Whitney (born Marva Ann Manning, May 1, 1944 - December 22, 2012), was an American funk singer commonly referred to by her honorary title, Soul Sister #1] Whitney was considered by many funk enthusiasts to be one of the "rawest" and "brassiest" music divas.
Whitney's first chart hit came with "It's My Thing (You Can't Tell Me Who to Sock It To)," a response to The Isley Brothers' hit "It's Your Thing"; her record reached number 19 on the Billboard R&B chart and number 82 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1969. She followed up with two smaller hits, "Things Got To Get Better (Get Together)" (R&B number 22) and "I Made A Mistake Because It's Only You Pt. 1" (R&B number 32),[6] and also recorded songs like "I'm Tired, I'm Tired, I'm Tired (Things Better Change Before Its Too Late)", and "If You Don't Work (You Can't Eat)." After recording three albums - Unwind Yourself (1968), Live and Lowdown at the Apollo [actually live in Georgia] (1969) and It's My Thing (1969) - and about 13 singles with James Brown as producer and writer or co-writer, an exhausted Whitney left the Brown stable in 1969 (or 1970) and returned to Kansas City. - wikipedia
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Soul Sister #1 is one of the GREATEST VOICES EVER to touch a microphone! And unfortunately most people haven't heard of her and don't know how absolutely incredible her vocal range and power and presence were! And she's super super cute
Everything you say is spot on.
Marva Whitney was not only beautiful, but she was way ahead of her time. With her stage presence and her signature white afro. James Brown taught her well.
Boy is she sweet and BEAUTIFUL.......She's too much.
I believe he was teaching her all sorts of things in those days ;)
Vicki Anderson, Lyn Collins, Marva Whitney !!!
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Under the strict direction of Brother James Brown and look at this fine sister!!!!!
This is too good! She fine too! Did anybody else notice james brown is the conductor?
Conrad West JB is very underrated as a band leader
Yeah, dam!
She was in the movie The Phynx (1970). She was standing just behind James Brown on his left. She had me hypnotized when she came on screen. Like you said: She was FINE!
@@You-Toober that's good info. Imma look that up.
SHE WAS JAMES' MISTRESS N BACKUP SINGER IN HIS BAND, IDK Y SHE COULDN'T LAUNCH HER SOLO CAREER, SHE HAD A VOICE THAT TURNS 2 HONEY IN UR EAR
Wow she looks like she could fit right in with the looks of today... Gorgeous!
I was thinking the same thing.
both of u said that backwards... she was there way way before; so its the other way around;l the looks of today fittin right in with her;
EXAAAAACTLY
I wouldn’t know she was from the past if I ain’t hear her voice
Don’t nobody have no voice like that no more
Marva was always so nice to all us fans after the shows!!Ofcourse, JB and all his others were too, Bobby Byrd, Vicki Anderson, Lyn Collins ect.
She was so cute with a beautiful voice.
Production James Brown, The King ! Marva Whitney singer of James Brown
Oh wow 😮 I’m generation x and I never heard of her. Cool 😎. More music 🎵 like that please to expose us youngins to our obscure talent!
Beauty and a superb voice!!
Ms. Whitney was an extremely talented and under-rated vocalist. James admitted in his autobiography that he was knocking her, and basically all the female singers in his revue(with the exception of Ms. Vickie Anderson) off relentlessly while they were on the road. Fringe benefit of being the boss, I'd wager.
MARVAlleous!
B-e-a-utiful!
WYANDOTTE COUNTY KANSAS!!!! Produces nothing but the best!!!!💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 Marva a true KCK legend!!!
The year my mother was born. Wow♡
I've been enjoying the music posted
This woman can sang
Wow. Floored.
Beautiful and talented.
Absolument génial. Superbe version !!!
Dope footage ✌🏿🎼💯
What a cute Girl!
N I C E!!!👏👏👏🎶🎵🎼
Classic clip of Marva Whitney with JB conducting. When JB produced other artists, they basically sound like JB records with different singers on them. Ha. RIP MARVA and JB.
Amazing! Great channel. 👍👍
🧡🧡❤️
Monica kind of favors Ms. Marva. Thanks for sharing I love her vocals
melt shoe sole
At 2:32 the band missed a HIT!!. Watch James arm. Automatic fine
No they didn't, James was off! Watch it again. James came to early! Listen from the beginning and you will see.
Soo Bad 🤪😍😘I like it like aahhhh
Whoever gave this video one dislike need to burn in Hell!
Antonio Johnson - Such strong words! 😂
Yoqlene nobody should be allowed to dislike James brown!
I think she was a much better jazz ballad singer. She had a hell of a range and singing funk does her no justice. Check out her ballads.
Terrible 👍
She LOOKS like Whitney Houston.
Sexy woman