Tommie Young
Tommie Young
Top Songs
| 1 | You Can Only Do Wrong so Long | ||
| 2 | That's All a Part of Loving Him | ||
| 3 | Everybody's Got A Little Devil In Their Soul | ||
| 4 | You Can't Have Your Cake (And Eat It Too) | ||
| 5 | Get out of My Life |
Albums
Sep 2016 • 14 songs
Dec 1973 • 14 songs
May 1973 • 9 songs
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Biography
Deep soul diva Tommie Young was born and raised in Dallas. While performing at a local nightclub in 1972, she was discovered by Bobby Patterson, a Shreveport, Louisiana-based performer and producer who, with fellow composer Jerry Strickland, operated the fledgling Soul Power label. Patterson signed Young virtually on the spot, and returned to Shreveport to mastermind instrumental versions of O.V. Wright's "That's How Strong My Love Is," and Percy Sledge's "Take Time to Know ." Young then traveled to Shreveport to record vocals, completing each track in just one take each; the ...