Al Green
If Otis Redding dominated 60s soul, Al Green bestrode the 70's
thanks to a voice that glided and levitated, spiralling into a
delicate falsetto just as you expected it to reach full force.
Born in Forrest City, Arkansas,
Green got into gospel music at an early age. From the age of 16 to
19 he worked in R&B groups before making his first
record, Back Up Train, which he followed in 1972
with Tired Of Being Alone, Look What You've
Done For Me and Let's Stay Together, which sold
over two million copies and won Al a number of awards.
In 1974, at the height of his fame, he was badly burnt during a
fight with an ex-lover, who went on to kill herself in his home.
The tragedy led him to become ordained as pastor.
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