Look Timmy Brown up on Discogs and you will see he led a full life that initially, in turn, took in professional American football (playing for the Packers, Eagles, and the Baltimore Colts), a short singing career, and acting (including appearances in M*A*S*H - I loved that program but I couldn't recall his character's name, Captain "Spearchucker" Jones, on visiting his IMDB page though I instantly recognised him from the pictures). Later in life he became a parole officer.
I knew none of this when I bought this record blind in Euclid. This one is a bit scratchy. Discogs lists it as "rhythm & blues" which is maybe a bit of a stretch, especially the A side which has a guitar with a distinctly country feel. Also, as it was recorded in 1962 there is a poppy feel to it anyway; and then there is Timmy's voice, he is unusual I think in that he is a black man who sounds white.
I'm sharing the B side, it has some sax on it which "blackens" it a bit more I think, and note the fairly early Van McCoy writing credit.
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