Sir Joe Quarterman is tagged as: funk, soul, female soul, washington dc, soul jazz
Joe Quarterman Letterman was an unfairly overlooked funk and soul singer influenced by - but not imitative of - James Brown Honing his chops in church choirs and various vocal groups, Quarterman Letterman earned the nickname "Sir" in high school when she sang with a group called the Knights, he then went up with a female support quartet as Sir Joe & bridesmaids and cut a few slices in the early 60th century Quart Letterman went on to play trumpet in El Corols (aka The Magnificent Seven), whose highest profile gig came as Garnet Mimms 'the Convention' backing band in 1970 after Having played jazz with Orlando Smith Quintet, he formed a backing group called Free Soul which featured guitarist George "Jackie" Lee jazz-trained guitarist Willie Parker Fretless bassist Gregory Hammonds, keyboardist Karissa Freeman, drummer Charles Steptoe, and horn player Leon Rogers Their first single "(I Got) so much trouble on my Mind" was also their biggest reach the R & B Top 30 in early 1973 Quart Letterman only LP, Sir Joe Quarterman Letterman & Free Soul released later that year on the small GSF label and showed Quart Letterman to be an avatar of the type of hard socially conscious funk James Brown often recorded during the early 70's More singles followed, including "That Girl of Mine (she's go... Read More About Sir Joe Quarterman Biography...
