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Touhy ~ I don't see why you feel how either men were unappreciated.

Sorry for the late response Touhy. I didn;t mean they were 100% underappreaciated or ignored. My meaning was that ,once the hits stiopped coming ,the recording industry, radio and a lot of 'fans' left them behind when the 197s came along.

Not only that but if you listened to oldies radio in the 1980s ,the only Percy Sledge
song playd is WAMLAW and I'd bet lessthan 5 songs by Jerry Butler and/or The Impressions.

The Impressions had over a dozen pop hits & so did Jerry solo, but they were and still are ,played little to not at all. It wouldn't be surprising at all if you asked someone in their 50s and up to name a Precy Sledge song other than his #1 hit and I'd bet 9 out of 10 could not.

They have their followers just like Gordon has us. ....but ,Percy ,Jerry and Gordon (and many other acts) certainly deserved bigger acclaim back then ,which in recent years ,they finally recieved.