The Dramatics ~ Similar Artists

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Johnnie Taylor - 100% match to The Dramatics

5 May 1938, Crawfordsville, Arkansas, USA, d. 31 May 2000, Dallas, Texas, USA. Having left home at the age of 15, Taylor surfaced as part of several gospel groups, including the Five Echoes and the Highway QCs. In 1956 he joined the Soul Stirrers, replacing Sam Cooke on the... Read more

The Soul Children - 83% match to The Dramatics

This group was formed as a vehicle for the songwriting talents of Isaac Hayes and David Porter in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Comprising Anita Louis (24 November 1949, Memphis, Tennessee, USA), Shelbra Bennett (b. Memphis, Tennessee, USA), John "Blackfoot" Colbert (b. 20 November... Read more

William Bell - 78% match to The Dramatics

William Yarborough, 16 July 1937, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Having recorded in 1957 as part of the Del Rios, Bell emerged on the fledgling Stax Records with "You Don't Miss Your Water" (1961), a cornerstone in the development of country R&B. Military service sadly undermined... Read more

Rufus Thomas - 68% match to The Dramatics

26 March 1917, Cayce, Mississippi, USA, d. 15 December 2001, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. A singer, dancer and entertainer, Thomas learned his trade as a member of the Rabbit Foot Minstrels, a vaudeville-inspired touring group. By the late 40s he was performing in several Memphis... Read more

Frederick Knight - 60% match to The Dramatics

15 August 1944, Alabama, USA. Knight had a Top 30 hit in both the USA and UK with "I've Been Lonely For So Long", a light, but deceptively memorable single. This 1972 release on the Stax Records label was the singer's only major success, although "I Betcha Didn't Know That"... Read more

The O'Jays - 56% match to The Dramatics

The core of this long-standing soul group, Eddie LeVert (16 June 1942, Birmingham, Alabama, USA) and Walter Williams (b. 25 August 1942, USA), sang together as a gospel duo prior to forming the Triumphs in 1958. This doo-wop-influenced quintet was completed by William Powell (b.... Read more

The Isley Brothers - 50% match to The Dramatics

Three brothers, O'Kelly (25 December 1937, d. 31 March 1986), Rudolph (b. 1 April 1939) and Ronald Isley (b. 21 May 1941), began singing gospel in their home-town of Cincinnati, USA, in the early 50s, accompanied by their brother Vernon, who died in a car crash around 1957.... Read more