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Haywood's roots extend way further back than the '70s; he toured and recorded with R&B saxophonist <a href="spotify:artist:5K3FOIJ4gEZlPaJJpqaXmm">Big Jay McNeely</a>'s band (which also backed <a href="spotify:artist:6hnWRPzGGKiapVX1UCdEAC">Sam Cooke</a> on the road) in the early '60s. In the mid-'60s, he had his first chart entry with "She's with Her Other Love" on Imperial. In 1967, he had a solid R&B hit (and small pop one) with "It's Got to Be Mellow," whose commercial soul sound betrayed his <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Motown%22">Motown</a> influence.
He didn't come into his own as a solo artist until the mid-'70s, when he had big R&B hits with "Strokin'," "Come and Get Yourself Some," and "Keep It in the Family." His biggest single, "I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You" (with orgasmic female gasps and moans that made it pretty clear what "freaky" really meant), crossed over to the Top 20 pop listings. The disco-ish "Don't Push It Don't Force It" was his biggest splash, making number two R&B in 1980. After the mid-'80s, he eased out of the record business into business ventures; in the 1990s, he produced blues albums by <a href="spotify:artist:58CohJpaPmE4H0fXEAnt4i">Jimmy McCracklin</a> and others on his own <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22EveJim%22">EveJim</a> label. ~ Richie Unterberger, Rovi
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