BJ the Chicago Kid spent years in other people’s sessions before Motown gave him a debut. In My Mind proved the voice was ready even if the industry wasn’t.
Damn, BJ really has been suffering from a marketing issue his entire career. I lived in Chicago during the Pineapple Now-Laters era and saw him perform, brother was drinking a bottle of Remy on stage and hitting falsettos flawlessly. You had it right when you said the craft and the writing were not the problem, it’s really the positioning. I always wonder if he came out during an earlier era would it have been different for him.
Damn, BJ really has been suffering from a marketing issue his entire career. I lived in Chicago during the Pineapple Now-Laters era and saw him perform, brother was drinking a bottle of Remy on stage and hitting falsettos flawlessly. You had it right when you said the craft and the writing were not the problem, it’s really the positioning. I always wonder if he came out during an earlier era would it have been different for him.