John G. Nicolay, who had known Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, served as chief White House secretary from 1861 to 1865. Trained as a journalist, Nicolay had hoped to write a campaign biography of Lincoln in 1860, a desire that was thwarte...
Composer: The Bar-Kays.The Bar-Kays began their career in the mold of the Mar-Keys and Booker T. and the M.G.s, playing cool, funky, R&B instrumentals for Memphis's Stax-Volt label. By the mid-1970s, however, the band had pushed its soun...
The Bar-Kays: Larry Dodson (vocals); Harvey Henderson (tenor saxophone); Winston Stewart (keyboards); James Alexander (bass); Mark Bynum, Charles Allen, Lloyd Smith, Frank Thompson, Michael Beard, Sherman Guy.Compilation producer: Harry ...