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We regret to inform SoulTrackers of the death of Charles Love, a founding member, guitarist and vocalist for the group Bloodstone. Love reportedly died of complications from pneumonia in his home town of Kansas City, Missouri.

Bloodstone was formed in 1962 as a high school doo-wop group then called the Sinceres. By the time of their overseas relocation in 1971, the band consisted of Love on guitar and vocals, Melvin Webb on drums, Roger Durham on percussion and Charles McCormack on bass, Harry Williams on percussion, and Willis Draffen on guitar. The members had renamed themselves Bloodstone, and after learning to play their respective musical instruments, moved to Los Angeles, California.  

We regret to inform SoulTrackers of the death of Charles Love, a founding member, guitarist and vocalist for the group Bloodstone. Love reportedly died of complications from pneumonia in his home town of Kansas City, Missouri.

Bloodstone was formed in 1962 as a high school doo-wop group then called the Sinceres. By the time of their overseas relocation in 1971, the band consisted of Love on guitar and vocals, Melvin Webb on drums, Roger Durham on percussion and Charles McCormack on bass, Harry Williams on percussion, and Willis Draffen on guitar. The members had renamed themselves Bloodstone, and after learning to play their respective musical instruments, moved to Los Angeles, California.  

Their eponymous first album, Bloodstone, introduced the song "That's The Way We Make Our Music" and the gold follow-up album, Natural High, gave the group its signature song in the form of the title track, which reached the Top 10 on both the pop and R&B charts. Bloodstone became known for their funk/soul tracks that blended Jimi Hendrix-styled rock music with doo-wop and gospel music undertones. The group's other 1970s hits included "Never Let You Go", "Outside Woman" and "My Little Lady".  

Bloodstone was instrumental in the "black rock" and funk movement of the 1970s and performed with such varied acts as Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Elton John and The Impressions.  

Bloodstone achieved a moderate comeback in the early 1980s with the album We Go a Long Way Back (1982), whose title track reached the R&B chart Top 5. A follow-up single, "Go On and Cry," also hit the R&B top 20.

The group continued to record into the mid 1980s.   Bloodstone also starred in and wrote all the music for a film entitled Train Ride To Hollywood (1975). Founding members who died prior to Love include Roger Durham in 1972, Melvin Webb in 1982 and Willis Draffen in 2002. The surviving members of the group are Harry Williams, Charles McCormick and Donald Brown.

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Thanks to SoulTracker Joyce, for letting us know about this.

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CHARLES MCCORMICK, lead singer with Bloodstone, died on Wednesday 13th April. No more details have been made available, save that he was 75.

Bloodstone’s history goes back to 1962 when a group of Kansas City teens formed the Sinceres who later became the Soulful Emeralds before settling on Bloodstone. The core line  up was Charles Love on guitar, Melvin Webb on drums, Roger Durham on percussion, McCormick on bass/vocals, Harry Williams on percussion, and Willis Draffen on guitar. Working in and around Los Angeles they became known for their ability to blend soul/funk with doo-wop harmonies and rock guitar. Their best known song was 1972’s ‘Natural High’ – a sweet ballad that became a top 10 hit. The song was recorded under the auspices of famed UK blues producer/musician Mike Vernon. The band’s other hits included ‘Never Let You Go’, ‘Outside Woman’ and ‘My Little Lady’.  

In the 80s Bloodstone enjoyed success with songs like ‘We Go A Long Way Back’ and ‘Go On And Cry’. The ever-lovely ‘Natural High’ enjoyed further success after being featured on the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino’s 1997 movie, ’Jackie Brown’.

Recently McCormick toured with Harry Williams and Donald Brown as Bloodstone.  

US jazz bassist CHARNETT MOFFETT died on Monday, April 11th. Aged just 54, he died from a heart attack Stanford University Medical Centre, California.  His publicist, Lydia Liebman said that Moffett “had been struggling with bouts of intense pain from Trigeminal Neuralgia for the past few years”.

A child prodigy, Moffett had been a mainstay on the US jazz scene for almost 40 years, working with people like Pharoah Sanders, Harry Connick Jr., Wynton and Branford Marsalis, Ornette Coleman, Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, Stanley Jordan, Anita Baker, Herbie Hancock, Sonny Rollins, Carla Bley, and McCoy Tyner.

His debut album as leader was 1987’s ‘Net Man’ which was released by Blue Note. He went on to release a further 16 LPs in his own name.

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American soul musical group

Bloodstone

Bloodstone is an American R&B, soul, and funk group, most popular in the 1970s and early 1980s. The band charted thirteen songs between 1973 and 1984.[1]

Biography

Formed in 1962, in Kansas City, Missouri, the group was a high school doo-wop group called the Sinceres.[1] In 1967 the band was backed by and toured with a large Kansas City horn band known as the Smokin' Emeralds and performed its version of a Motown-style revue, which drew large crowds at a venue called the Place in the Westport district of KC. By 1971, the band consisted of Melvin Webb on drums, Roger Durham (February 14, 1946–July 27, 1973) on percussion, Charles Love on guitar and vocals (born Charles Dee Love, Jr., April 18, 1945, Salina, Kansas; died March 6, 2014, Kansas City, Missouri),[2] Charles McCormick on bass, Harry Williams on percussion, and Willis Draffen on guitar.

After learning to play their respective musical instruments, they moved to Los Angeles, California, where they met their prospective managers George Braunstein and Ron Hamady. The band also replaced its drummer Melvin Webb with Eddie Summers, a resident of Los Angeles. The managers decided to change their name from the Sinceres to Bloodstone. Later the group traveled to London, England[1] where they signed a recording contract with Decca Records. The original members were Charles McCormick, Willis Draffen Jr., Charles Love, Harry Williams, Roger Durham and Eddie Summers. The first album was titled Bloodstone, whereas there were two singles released simultaneously called "That's the Way We Make Our Music", and "Girl (You Look So Fine)", written and arranged by Eddie Summers, the newest member. Its second album, Natural High, reached the US R&B Top 10. The album was written by various members of the group Bloodstone, with the single "Natural High" reaching number 10 on the Pop chart.[1] It received blanket airplay in Europe, particularly on Radio Luxembourg. It reached number 40 on the UK chart in August 1973 and was featured in the Decca "World of Hits" series of compilation albums.[3]

Bloodstone's other hits include "Never Let You Go", "Outside Woman" and "My Little Lady". Bloodstone was instrumental in the "black rock" and funk movement of the 1970s, and even had a hand in the brown-eyed soul movement with some Latin music-tinged hits. Bloodstone performed with Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Elton John, and The Impressions. Their 1973 album Natural High, produced by Mike Vernon, sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in July that year.[4] They achieved a moderate comeback in the early 1980s with McCormick replacement Ron Wilson. Their album We Go a Long Way Back (1982), whose title track reached the R&B chart Top 5, also produced a follow-up single "Go On and Cry" that reached number 18. The group continued to record into the mid 1980s. They later continued to tour and perform with original members Charles McCormick, Harry Williams and newer member Donald Brown. Bloodstone also starred in and wrote all the music for a film entitled Train Ride to Hollywood (1975).[5]

Roger Durham died on July 27, 1973, at the age of 27 after being thrown off a horse. Founding member Melvin Webb died in 1982.[6] Willis Draffen died on February 8, 2002, at the age of 56. Charles Love died on March 6, 2014, at the age of 68.[7] Love died from complications of pneumonia and had been battling emphysema for several years.[8] Charles McCormick died on April 12, 2022, at the age of 75.[6]

In 2019, Bloodstone was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the National R&B Music Society[9] in Philadelphia.

Members

• Harry Williams – keyboards, vocals (1962–present)
• Donald Brown – vocals, guitar (2002–present)

• Charles McCormick – bass, vocals (1962–1982, 1984–2022; died 2022)
• Charles Love – vocals, guitar (1962–2014; died 2014)
• Willis Draffen – vocals, guitar (1962–2002; died 2002)
• Roger Durham – percussion (1962–1973; died 1973)
• Melvin Webb – drums (1962–1971; died 1982)
• Eddie Summers – vocals, drums, keyboards, music director (1971–1975; died 2022)
• Steve Ferrone – drums (1975)
• Ron Wilson – bass, vocals (1982–1984)
• Ronald D. Bell – drums (1982; died 2020)

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

1. ^ a b c d Deming, Mark. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved July 29, 2007.
2. ^ "Obituary for Rev. Charles D. Love, Jr". Obituaries.expressionstributes.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
3. ^ a b Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004 (1st ed.). London: Collins. p. 87. ISBN 0-00-717931-6.
4. ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 325. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. Billboard Books. p. 68. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4..
6. ^ a b "R.I.P. Bloodstone lead singer supreme, Charles McCormick". SoulTracks. April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
7. ^ "Charles Love of Bloodstone". Soulfuldetroit.com. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
8. ^ Michelle Taylor. "Bloodstone singer passes away". Mass Appeal News. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
9. ^ "2019 Black Tie Gala & Honorees". rnbmusicsociety. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
10. ^ a b "Bloodstone - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 16, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
11. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (1st ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 65. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
12. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research. p. 36.
13. ^ a b "RPM search results". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 13, 2022.

External links

• AllMusic Profile.
• Bloodstone discography at Discogs
• Bloodstone at IMDb

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