BLACK HISTORY MONTH HONOREE: LYN COLLINS
Lyn Collins (12 June 1948 – 13 March 2005) (real name: Gloria Lavern Collins) was an African American soul singer best known for working with James Brown in the 1970s.
HERE IS A PERFORMANCE BY MS.COLLINS IN ZURICH SINGING HER HIT ‘THINK.’ AUDIO IS NOT GREAT BUT THIS LADY LEAD THE CROWD TO A HOE DOWN ON THE DANCE FLOOR WITH BREAK BEATS.
Born in Abilene, Texas, U.S.A., she began her recording career aged 14. Her biggest solo hit was the James Brown-produced gospel-style song “Think (About It)“, from her 1972 album of the same name on People Records. The song contains 5 breaks which have been widely sampled in hip-hop and drum and bass, most famously, the “Woo! Yeah!” backing loop in Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock‘s It Takes Two which is composed almost completely from samples of Think including a few lines of Collins’ vocals. Furthermore, it was used in the early sociocritical eurodance classic I Can’t Stand It by Twenty 4 Seven. Another album followed in 1975 Check Me Out If You Don’t Know Me by Now. After the release of this album, she returned to performing mainly as a back-up vocalist.
I HAD TO GIVE YOU A SEXY VIDEO FROM MS. COLLINS, IT WAS THE 70′S; WHAT CAN I SAY…
