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One of Stax's less typical acts, the Astors recorded five singles for the label between 1961 and 1967; only "Candy" was a hit, making number 12 on the R&B chart (and smaller waves on the pop listings) in 1965. More doo-wop-influenced than most Southern soul groups, the Astors actually found much of their audience in Philadelphia, a town that always favored soul harmony vocals. Rawer in presence and execution than most artists on the Stax roster, the Astors recorded too sporadically to establish a distinctive imprint. Their sides hold substantial interest for serious soul fans, though, as <a href="spotify:artist:1gLCO8HDtmhp1eWmGcPl8S">Steve Cropper</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3IKV7o6WPphDB7cCWXaG3E">Isaac Hayes</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6J3pUmw6KX1LqyLQkP0k9U">Booker T. Jones</a>, and guitarist <a href="spotify:artist:5Y729ErsydFUk0LNrCkdIH">Larry Lee</a> (briefly a member of <a href="spotify:artist:776Uo845nYHJpNaStv1Ds4">Jimi Hendrix</a>'s band) are among those who penned their material. All of their official sides made it to CD in 1996, on a disc that also featured recordings by a later, equally obscure Stax group, <a href="spotify:artist:2wjWgyrpWbWmd077lMg04d">the Newcomers</a>. ~ Richie Unterberger, Rovi
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