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Gene McDaniels
Gene McDaniels was born Eugene McDaniels in 1935. He started writing songs for other artists in the early 1960s, including Otis Redding and Nina Simone,...
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Gene McDaniels was born Eugene McDaniels in 1935. He started writing songs for other artists in the early 1960s, including Otis Redding and Nina Simone, before signing with Liberty Records himself.
His 1961 single 'A Hundred Pounds of Clay' became a top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. That same year he released the album 'Tower of Strength,' which included songs like 'Chip Chip' and 'Point Of No Return.'
In 1969 he put out 'Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse,' an album with experimental sounds that divided listeners. He kept writing and recording through the 1970s, including the album 'Outlaw' in 1970.
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