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Percy Mayfield (August 12, 1920 – August 11, 1984) was an American rhythm and blues singer with a smooth vocal style. He was also a songwriter, known for the songs " Please Send Me Someone to Love " and " Hit the Road Jack ", the latter being a song first recorded by Ray Charles .
Percy Mayfield (12 de agosto de 1920-11 de agosto de 1984) fue un cantante y compositor norteamericano conocido especialmente por las canciones « Hit the Road Jack » (que más tarde sería un gran éxito para Ray Charles) y «Please Send Me Someone to Love», así como por su personal estilo vocal dentro del rhythm and blues .
Mini Bio. R&B singer/songwriter Percy Mayfield was born August 21, 1920 in Minden, Louisiana. His mother was a singer. Percy showed a real talent for poetry as a youth; this naturally led to him writing and singing his own songs. Mayfield started his musical career performing in Texas.
- August 12, 1920
- August 11, 1984
Mayfield, Percy (1920-1984) Percy Mayfield has been widely described as "the poet laureate of the blues." Armed with a dry baritone, songwriter and singer Mayfield sang blues ballads that pondered worlds of trouble, melancholy, pain, and suicide. He was one of the most creative songwriters and performers of California blues.
2 de jun. de 2016 · By Geoffrey Himes | June 2, 2016 | 11:17am. Music Features. Who is the most underrated songwriter of the rock ‘n’ roll era? Percy Mayfield, the Louisiana-born, L.A.-based singer/songwriter,...
12 de ago. de 2012 · Singer-songwriter Percy Mayfield was known as "Poet Laureate of the Blues," and his widely recorded compositions, have become standards in American popular music. Born in Minden, Louisiana, Mayfield wrote poems as a boy and set them to music, but because his mother didn't approve of blues, he sang only in church.
12 de ago. de 2011 · Percy Mayfield. A gifted performer with a rich, soulful voice; as the the Poet of the Blues he composed many R&B classics. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY:
