Frederick Earl "Shorty" Long (May 20, 1940 – June 29, 1969) was an American soul singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer for Motown's Soul Records imprint. He was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame in 1980. == Career == Long was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and came to Motown in 1963 from the Tri-Phi/Harvey label, owned by Berry Gordy's sister, Gwen, and her husband, Harvey Fuqua. His first release, "Devil with the Blue Dress On" (1964), written with... [more on Wikipedia]
Top songs: #1: Here Comes the Judge - #2: Function at the Junction - #3: Night Fo' Last - #4: Devil with the Blue Dress| Date | Title | Points | Charts Peaks | Links | Comment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1968 | Here Comes the Judge | 164 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 02/1968 | 12 | US 75 • US R&B 42 | MP3 | [Soul 35040] written by Clarence Paul & Frederick Long | |||
| 2. | 06/1968 | 152 | US 8 • US R&B 4 • UK 30 | MP3 | [novelty] [Soul 35044] written by Billie Jean Brown, Frederick Long | |||
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