Posted @withregram โข @starsoulhalloffameawards Happy Soul Legend Birthday Stuart Bascombe / Black Ivory The group features songwriter and prolific disco producer Leroy Burgess, Stuart Bascombe, and Russell Patterson. They were managed by Patrick Adams, an executive at the Today/Perception record company. Burgess was the lead voice of the majority of their hits in the early 1970s. With Today/Perception being a small label, the promotion of Black Ivory's singles scarcely got beyond the East Coast. This lack of exposure, coupled with the rise of disco and the fact Adams was beginning to branch out into other projects, caused Black Ivory to lose steam. Early in their career, Black Ivory's songs were covered by other artists on Today/Perception, a common practice with the label. Label-mates J.J. Barnes, The Eight Minutes, Debbie Taylor, and Lucky Peterson all covered Black Ivory tunes. The group recorded several uptempo songs in the disco vein, such as "Big Apple Rock," "Walking Downtown (On A Saturday Night)", "What Goes Around (Comes Around)" and, later, "Mainline" but, not being known for the style, they were unable to compete when disco became the dominant music style. While he was with Black Ivory, Burgess frequently collaborated with Adams in writing songs. He also wrote the groups' hit, "Mainline," which featured Russell Patterson on lead and was recorded while he was on hiatus from the group. In the last few years, the group has returned to the stage on the Oldies circuit, featuring all three original members, with Stuart Bascombe during most of the leads. In December 2011, they released a new CD called Continuum. #stuartbascombe #BlackIvory #StarSoulHallOfFameAwards https://www.instagram.com/p/CntAzdEN_ZX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
