Benny Spellman
The deep bass voice of New Orleans R&B vocalist Benny Spellman boomed through loud and clear on many early-'60s Allen Toussaint productions, but he enjoyed a major hit of his own in 1962, "Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette)." Spellman spent some time with Huey "Piano" Smith and the Clowns before signing with Minit, where Toussaint utilized his deep pipes to full advantage as a backing vocalist behind Ernie K-Doe on "Mother-in-Law" and countless others. (The Rolling Stones covered "Fortune Teller," the flip side of this hit.) Spellman recorded through much of the '60s, his "Word Game" turning up on Atlantic in 1965, before he took a job as a public relations executive for Miller Beer.
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Discography
8 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Golden Selection (Remastered)
R&B - Released by Master Tape Records on 25 Jun 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Benny Spellman Selected Favorites
R&B - Released by Charly Records on 20 Jun 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Fortune Teller
Soul - Released by Master Classics Records on 1 May 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette) (Billboard Hot 100 - No 80)
Soul - Released by Music Manager on 7 Feb 2022
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette)
Funk - Released by CTS Digital on 24 Feb 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo