G. C. Cameron

George Curtis "G.C." Cameron (born September 21, 1945. In Jackson, Mississippi) is an American soul and R&B singer. G.C. is credited with having "six different voices."

After serving in the Vietnam War with the Marines, Cameron joined Motown act The Spinners as lead singer. He sings lead on their first big hit, 1970's "It's a Shame", co-written and produced by Stevie Wonder, and remained with Motown as a solo artist when The Spinners left Motown in 1971. Although Cameron was not a major-seller for the label, he did have a hit with "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday", the theme song of the 1975 film "Cooley High", which was later covered by Boyz II Men.

Cameron left Motown after the 1970s, and toured as an independent artist. He recorded a critically-acclaimed album for Malaco Records in 1983 and his career was revived in 1989 by recordings for British record companies Ardent (owned at the time by Paul Mooney) and Motorcity (owned by Ian Levine). He returned to The Spinners from 2000 to 2002, and also recorded another solo album before he replaced Barrington "Bo" Henderson in 2003 as one of the lead singers of another Motown act, The Temptations. Cameron left the Temptations in June 2007 to focus on his group, "The G.C. Cameron Review". [ [http://www.mauricewatts.com/interviews/gcinterview3.html GC Cameron's WHCR 90.3FM June 8, 2007 Interview with Maurice Watts ] ]

Discography

*1974: "Love Songs And Other Tragedies"
*1976: "G.C. Cameron"
*1977: "You're What's Missing In My Life"
*1977: "Rich Love Poor Love with Syreeta"
*1983: "Give Me Your Love"
*1991: "Right Or Wrong"
*2001: "Shadows"

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