Major Lance

CTL-E-0034 · Person · musician · 1960s–1990s

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Soul singer of 'The Monkey Time' and other Curtis Mayfield-written hits.

Relationships

Curtis Mayfield — collaborated with
Mayfield wrote and produced Lance's hit records for OKeh.

Sources

Chicago Tribune retrospective
SoulMusic.com / AllMusic biography

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