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ANN SEXTON-you got to use what you got

2,462 views · Published 23 December 2014 · 2:40 · Indexed 8 November 2026

Channel: pieroangelo2 · 2014 · Travel & Events

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Ann Sexton is a woefully neglected Southern Soul songstress. Born on 5th February, 1950, Greenville, South Carolina, she trained her poignant vocal style testifying to the Lord. She married young and, together with her new beau, began spreading her vocal chords at local venues. In 1971, she was spotted by songwriter/producer David Lee who cut several tracks with her. On his ‘You’re letting me down’, Ann conveys her devastation in a manner worthy of the similarly styled Candi Staton or Bettye Swann. He also provided her with the glorious chugging ‘You’ve been gone too long’, a long-time favourite with this scribe, and a Northern Soul classic. Initially released on Lee’s Impel imprint, they were to be later issued on 77 Records, owned by the Nashville soul DJ, John Richbourg. Her first album, ‘Loving You, Loving Me’, was subsequently released in 1973, containing both aforementioned tunes, and her biggest hit, Paul Kelly’s funky ‘You’re gonna miss me’, climbing to #47 in the Soul Charts during September of 1973....

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