Johnny Daye

Johnny Daye may have been the best blue-eyed soul singer of the '60s. He had an electrifying stage act that wasn't fake or contrived. Daye would slide, dip, and bop on stage like a fair-complected <a href="spotify:artist:7GaxyUddsPok8BuhxN6OUW">James Brown</a>. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, Daye's recording career was brief. <a href="spotify:artist:0nAVvgfE9yI4DwvMiYwk8a">Johnny Nash</a> signed him to Jomada Records where he waxed "Marry Me"/"Give Me Back My Ring" in 1965; he cut "A Lot of Progress"/"You're on Top" for Parkway-Cameo Records in 1966, and had a release on Blue Star Records titled "I'll Keep on Loving You." The late <a href="spotify:artist:60df5JBRRPcnSpsIMxxwQm">Otis Redding</a> brought Daye to Stax Records, where he cut two singles produced by Booker T & the MG's guitarist <a href="spotify:artist:1gLCO8HDtmhp1eWmGcPl8S">Steve Cropper</a>. The first single, "What I'll Do for Satisfaction"/"I Need Somebody," like other Daye releases, failed to chart.

<a href="spotify:artist:4qwGe91Bz9K2T8jXTZ815W">Janet Jackson</a> cut a version of "What I'll Do for Satisfaction" on her mega 27-track Janet CD in 1993. The second, "Stay Baby Stay," is an aching, deep-fried soul ballad that Stax neglected. Mysteriously, the Stax sides are Daye's last known recordings -- he never cut an LP, and seemingly disappeared from the face of the earth. ~ Andrew Hamilton, Rovi

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