Buddy Lamp - Youve Got The Loving Touch I Wanna Go Home

Buddy Lamp was born in Starksville, Ms, July 13, 1929. He moved to the Detroit area at an early age. His first recordings were gospel ones made in Detroit under his own name, with the Lampkin Singers, and as the Son Of Thunder with the Violinaires. His first secular sessions were held in New York, for Harold Logan and Lloyd Price but the majority of his recordings are from Detroit He worked for Mike Hanks who released Lamps tracks on D-Town and Wheelsville. Later he moved to the Houston based Duke records. Willie worked as a master bricklayer for over 30 years and built beautiful fireplaces throughout the suburbs of Detroit. He owned a construction company for many years and used this forum to teach his sons and nephews the craft. Willie later joined East Grand Boulevard Church Of God in Christ under the leadership of Bishop Elton Lawrence. The Lord blessed Willie to return to his first love-which was to sing for the Lord! As fate would have it, Willie reunited with and married Delores Moore after many years. The couple shared their life together in Columbus, Ohio where Willie joined Higher Ground Always Abounding Assemblies under the leadership of Dr. Sherman S. Watkins. He died in November 2007.

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