Marvin Sease

Marvin Sease
Birth name	Marvin Sease
Born	February 16, 1946(1946-02-16) Blackville, South Carolina, United States
Died	February 8, 2011(2011-02-08) (aged 64) Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States
Genres	Gospel, blues, soul
Occupations	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1966-2011
Labels	Polygram Records Mercury Records Jive Records Malaco Records

Marvin Sease aka "The Candy Licker" (February 16, 1946 - February 8, 2011)^[1] was an American blues and soul Singer/Songwriter known for his racy lyrics.

Born in Blackville, South Carolina,^[1] Sease started as a gospel artist, joining a gospel group called the Five Gospel Crowns,^[1] located in Charleston, South Carolina. After singing with them, Sease then left at age 20 for New York City. At this young age settling into New York, he then joined another gospel group called the Gospel Crowns. Having a preference for the musical style of R&B, Sease left the gospel circuit to form his own R&B group. In this group Sease was accompanied by his own three brothers, and named the backing band Sease.^[1] This band did not find popularity and eventually broke up. He did not quit performing musically, but began to cover songs that started a career with a recurring gig at the Brooklyn club, Casablanca.

In 1986, he recorded a self titled album, featuring one of his more popular songs, "Ghetto Man". This started his professional career with his fans in the South's circuit of bars, blues festivals, and juke joints. While promoting his self produced and publicized debut album, he entered a recording contract with Polygram. With this contract, he was able to launch his music nationally with the re-release of his self titled LP on Mercury Records in 1987. This updated release of his previous material also included the new ten minute track "Candy Licker," which became an instant success for Sease through the South.^[2] Success had finally come to Sease without the help of airplay which deemed his sound too explicit for the audience.^[3] Over the next decade Sease released several more records for Mercury and Jive Records, which ranked on the US Billboard R&B chart. Sease's success was notably linked with his chart topping song "Candy Licker", and ensured a strong female based following.

He was said to have a comparable sound to Johnnie Taylor and Tyrone Davis, but without the commercial success.

Sease died of compilcations from pneumonia in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on February 8, 2011, eight days before his 65th birthday.^[4][5]

There was a poster depicting Sease in the film, Pretty in Pink.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Thedeadrockstarsclub.com - accessed February 2011
2. ^ Chitlin' Circuit, Memphis Magazine (July 1, 2006)
3. ^ Blues: Good for the soul, The Dallas Morning News (February 7, 2007) ("Marvin Sease's raunchy yet soulful lyrics made him popular on Southern soul circuits")
4. ^ Blues singer Marvin Sease dies at 64 (February 8, 2011)
5. ^ Variety.com - retrieved February 9, 2011

External links

• An in-depth interview with Marvin Sease at Soul Express

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Name	Sease, Marvin
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Date of birth	February 16, 1946
Place of birth	Blackville, South Carolina
Date of death	February 8, 2011
Place of death	Vicksburg, Mississippi