Liberty recording star Gene McDaniels arrived on the scene in 1961. His dynamic voice and soul were reminiscent of the late Sam Cooke. His first hit "A Hundred Pounds Of Clay" was controversial and was banned from British radio. The song was simply a story about God making man and woman from clay. The British apparently found something wrong with the concept.
Gene was part of the gap that filled the period leading up to The Beatles. His other hits include "Tower Of Strength", "Chip Chip", "Point Of No Return", "Spanish Lace" and "It's A Lonely Town". These songs were written by some of America’s best including Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Gerry Goffin and Carole King and Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman.
In early 1962 Gene was in Vancouver for a date at Isy's Supper Club. He was kind enough to drop by my CKWX Platter Party for a chat, and we talked about his music and some of his influences in this expanded interview on Red Robinson's Legends: Gene McDaniels.