Official Biography
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(Courtesy of Soul Generation)
It was January 1970 and a group known as The Citations set off into the world of R&B music to make a name for themselves. Group originator Cliff Perkins (lead singer, tenor, Choreographer), along with Earl Davenport (2nd tenor), Thomas Timmons (bass) and Herman Hammonds (baritone) gave it all they had and... well, since you probably haven't heard of The Citations I suppose you can conclude that it may not have gone down just as they had planned it to, but that is not the conclusion of the story.
Resilience is one of Cliff Perkins' most significant qualities and he was indeed determined to make this dream a reality. Famed jazz musician Doc Bagby took an interest in the young group and together with Cliff decided they needed a name change and thus Soul Generation was born. Doc Bagby contributed to their move forward towards musical success in as much as he authored a song for the group (although it was never recorded) and he introduced them to Ben E. King (who was then a member of The Drifters). He was interested in producing the group but because of his schedule only one song was written and produced. That song was called "Chicago Woman" but it was never released. Jeff Burgess joined the group replacing Thomas Timmons and Soul Generation went to work. Jeff brought with him a connection to a young songwriter by the name of Paul Kyser who penned a little ditty that would be called "Body & Soul." The group hit the studio and recorded the song that they thought to be a sure fire hit, but when they took it to the record labels; they wanted no parts of it. However this did not deter Cliff Perkins and Soul Generation from the realization of their goal. With the help of Paul Kyser and additional backing secured from The Posner Group, Ebony Sounds Records was created. The development and creation of this independent label made it possible that one day early in 1972 we turned on our radios to hear the tinkling timbres of the bells and the soulful intonation of the French horn followed by the falsetto stylings of Cliff Perkins as the words "Ooo, Ooo Baby You Just Got To Understand..." slipped ever so sweetly from his lips. The song intrigued us, then seized us and soon Soul Generation had us in the palm of their hands. The result, their 1st gold and 1st platinum hit in the form of "Body & Soul."
With the fabulous success that "Body & Soul" brought about (and those record labels that turned them away now kicking themselves) Soul Generation set out to once again reach that same status. Despite Harvey Posner selling his interests in Ebony Sounds Records to the Hillary Record Group, Soul Generation continued forward with Cliff Perkins part owner in the company. The Hillary Record Group teamed Soul Generation with a producer by the name of Stan Vincent. The question now, with all the changes could the group reach platinum level status once again?
As "Body & Soul" began to recede into recesses of our memories, we began to hear the beat of the drums, the string serenade of the violins, the horns and the words "If I Had..." and this time it was "Million Dollars" that was the million seller (written by Jeff Burgess and produced by Stan Vincent). In all actuality the song also surpassed gold and again the group achieved platinum. Yes, they'd done it again!
1973 if at all possible was an even greater year for Soul Generation as "Million Dollars" climbed the charts. Their first album ("Beyond Body & Soul") was released and Soul Generation was chosen "Most Promising Group Of The Year." They received much praise, accolades and acclaim. They were awarded the keys to various cities, honored with plaques and book revues, the dream that Cliff Perkins held for those many years was unfolding before his very eyes. Following on the heels of "Million Dollars" was "I Wonder What She's Doing" another chart topping hit for this now success driven group. "In Your Way" and "Wait So Long" made 1975 another golden year for Soul Generation and everything was just that good until the group experienced a loss with the untimely death of Earl Davenport. Earl was replaced by Michael Murphy. Soul Generation advanced toward their next stride and with the help of Cecil Holmes signed with Buddah Records. There they teamed with Tony Camilio and went on to bring "Praying For A Miracle" to the airways. With Tony aboard the group produced several solid songs like the cover of the Carpenter's "Close To You," "Stop Look & Listen", "Take My Word For It Baby" and "One Thing On My Mind" (Although unreleased at that time these songs are currently available on the recently released CD "The Tony Camilio Project Featuring Soul Generation & Cliff Perkins"). Soul Generation continued to perform and warm the hearts and souls of many loyal fans until the Disco era hit and brought a hush to their soft sensuous sounds of love.
The group went on hiatus, pursuing their individual interests. However Cliff was not yet ready to close the door on his dream. He continued in the music/entertainment industry doing commercials such as Burger King, McDonalds, Miller Beer, Sassoon Jeans, True Cigarettes and others. He sang back up for various artists; working with such groups as The New Moments, Tomorrow's Edition and Ray, Goodman & Brown. The era of the 80's soon faded into the 90's and it looked as if love songs were a thing of the past. But 1995 brought with it a smooth "new" development, love songs. They were once more the height of fashion and the demand for such groups as Soul Generation was once again the trend. Ted West joined Cliff, Jeff and Herman with Veda Ramos filling the slot as background singer. (With that came several different CDs which were released on II Class Records (Cliff's independent label), and are currently available to Soul Generation fans at their shows and from their website.
Soul Generation is once again on the move. Cliff along with Ms. Veda Ramos, Ms. Crystal Perkins (Cliff's daughter) and Mr. Donald Taylor are ready to once again capture you body and soul so step back and just watch them blaze the musical trail into the twenty-first century and today's Soul Generation is more than just a song. Cliff Perkins has taken the group full circle and he has developed quite an impressive musical portfolio which incorporates a full service entertainment enterprise. Bass Clef Publishing (a music publishing company), Papercup Productions (a music production company), II Class Records (a record label), Class A Attractions (an artist booking agency), Ultimate Publicity (a Public Relations agency) and last but surely not least ITP Management (a talent management agency and music sound company that encompasses quite a few elements of many of the preceding companies). ITP Management has the role of an events/concert coordinator and has produced concerts for many organizations.
(Courtesy of Soul Generation)
It was Jan… Read Full Bio ↴Official Biography
(Courtesy of Soul Generation)
It was January 1970 and a group known as The Citations set off into the world of R&B music to make a name for themselves. Group originator Cliff Perkins (lead singer, tenor, Choreographer), along with Earl Davenport (2nd tenor), Thomas Timmons (bass) and Herman Hammonds (baritone) gave it all they had and... well, since you probably haven't heard of The Citations I suppose you can conclude that it may not have gone down just as they had planned it to, but that is not the conclusion of the story.
Resilience is one of Cliff Perkins' most significant qualities and he was indeed determined to make this dream a reality. Famed jazz musician Doc Bagby took an interest in the young group and together with Cliff decided they needed a name change and thus Soul Generation was born. Doc Bagby contributed to their move forward towards musical success in as much as he authored a song for the group (although it was never recorded) and he introduced them to Ben E. King (who was then a member of The Drifters). He was interested in producing the group but because of his schedule only one song was written and produced. That song was called "Chicago Woman" but it was never released. Jeff Burgess joined the group replacing Thomas Timmons and Soul Generation went to work. Jeff brought with him a connection to a young songwriter by the name of Paul Kyser who penned a little ditty that would be called "Body & Soul." The group hit the studio and recorded the song that they thought to be a sure fire hit, but when they took it to the record labels; they wanted no parts of it. However this did not deter Cliff Perkins and Soul Generation from the realization of their goal. With the help of Paul Kyser and additional backing secured from The Posner Group, Ebony Sounds Records was created. The development and creation of this independent label made it possible that one day early in 1972 we turned on our radios to hear the tinkling timbres of the bells and the soulful intonation of the French horn followed by the falsetto stylings of Cliff Perkins as the words "Ooo, Ooo Baby You Just Got To Understand..." slipped ever so sweetly from his lips. The song intrigued us, then seized us and soon Soul Generation had us in the palm of their hands. The result, their 1st gold and 1st platinum hit in the form of "Body & Soul."
With the fabulous success that "Body & Soul" brought about (and those record labels that turned them away now kicking themselves) Soul Generation set out to once again reach that same status. Despite Harvey Posner selling his interests in Ebony Sounds Records to the Hillary Record Group, Soul Generation continued forward with Cliff Perkins part owner in the company. The Hillary Record Group teamed Soul Generation with a producer by the name of Stan Vincent. The question now, with all the changes could the group reach platinum level status once again?
As "Body & Soul" began to recede into recesses of our memories, we began to hear the beat of the drums, the string serenade of the violins, the horns and the words "If I Had..." and this time it was "Million Dollars" that was the million seller (written by Jeff Burgess and produced by Stan Vincent). In all actuality the song also surpassed gold and again the group achieved platinum. Yes, they'd done it again!
1973 if at all possible was an even greater year for Soul Generation as "Million Dollars" climbed the charts. Their first album ("Beyond Body & Soul") was released and Soul Generation was chosen "Most Promising Group Of The Year." They received much praise, accolades and acclaim. They were awarded the keys to various cities, honored with plaques and book revues, the dream that Cliff Perkins held for those many years was unfolding before his very eyes. Following on the heels of "Million Dollars" was "I Wonder What She's Doing" another chart topping hit for this now success driven group. "In Your Way" and "Wait So Long" made 1975 another golden year for Soul Generation and everything was just that good until the group experienced a loss with the untimely death of Earl Davenport. Earl was replaced by Michael Murphy. Soul Generation advanced toward their next stride and with the help of Cecil Holmes signed with Buddah Records. There they teamed with Tony Camilio and went on to bring "Praying For A Miracle" to the airways. With Tony aboard the group produced several solid songs like the cover of the Carpenter's "Close To You," "Stop Look & Listen", "Take My Word For It Baby" and "One Thing On My Mind" (Although unreleased at that time these songs are currently available on the recently released CD "The Tony Camilio Project Featuring Soul Generation & Cliff Perkins"). Soul Generation continued to perform and warm the hearts and souls of many loyal fans until the Disco era hit and brought a hush to their soft sensuous sounds of love.
The group went on hiatus, pursuing their individual interests. However Cliff was not yet ready to close the door on his dream. He continued in the music/entertainment industry doing commercials such as Burger King, McDonalds, Miller Beer, Sassoon Jeans, True Cigarettes and others. He sang back up for various artists; working with such groups as The New Moments, Tomorrow's Edition and Ray, Goodman & Brown. The era of the 80's soon faded into the 90's and it looked as if love songs were a thing of the past. But 1995 brought with it a smooth "new" development, love songs. They were once more the height of fashion and the demand for such groups as Soul Generation was once again the trend. Ted West joined Cliff, Jeff and Herman with Veda Ramos filling the slot as background singer. (With that came several different CDs which were released on II Class Records (Cliff's independent label), and are currently available to Soul Generation fans at their shows and from their website.
Soul Generation is once again on the move. Cliff along with Ms. Veda Ramos, Ms. Crystal Perkins (Cliff's daughter) and Mr. Donald Taylor are ready to once again capture you body and soul so step back and just watch them blaze the musical trail into the twenty-first century and today's Soul Generation is more than just a song. Cliff Perkins has taken the group full circle and he has developed quite an impressive musical portfolio which incorporates a full service entertainment enterprise. Bass Clef Publishing (a music publishing company), Papercup Productions (a music production company), II Class Records (a record label), Class A Attractions (an artist booking agency), Ultimate Publicity (a Public Relations agency) and last but surely not least ITP Management (a talent management agency and music sound company that encompasses quite a few elements of many of the preceding companies). ITP Management has the role of an events/concert coordinator and has produced concerts for many organizations.
Sweet Thing
Soul Generation Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Sweet Thing' by these artists:
@MaryJBlige I will love you anyway Even if you cannot stay I…
Alice in Videoland If you want I could be yours to keep, don't…
Amarillo Cowboys When I picked you up for our first date baby Well,…
Aqua Bassino Sweet, sweet, bab-ay (Sweet love) Harmony (Harmony) Swee-eet…
B B King When I first met you baby, honey you were almost…
Beverley Knight I will love you anyway Even if you cannot stay I think…
Blue You're just a sweet girl A cute thing with the whole…
Boney James You are my heat You are my fire Though you're not mine I…
brock butler and friends Oh girl - Can't you see I’m hurting for you Oh…
Buck Owens Well, my sweet thing A young and tender sweet thing I'll let…
Chaka Khan I will love you anyway Even if you cannot stay I think…
Chaka Khan with Rufus I would love you anyway Even if you cannot stay I think…
Chaka Khan/Mary J. Blige I will love you anyway Even if you cannot stay I think…
Change of Seasons You want love but you fear it Your attention's been shifted …
Charlie & Ray Sweet (sweet) young thing Like you (like you, baby) You've g…
Clarity Music Take my hand, and just enjoy the show Let the rhythm…
David Bowie It's safe in the city to love in a doorway To…
Diana Ross Sweet thing, you make my heart sing You turn darkness into…
Diana Ross & The Supremes Sweet thing, you make my heart sing You turn darkness into…
Diana Ross and the Supremes Sweet thing, you make my heart sing You turn darkness into…
DIJON I would love you anyway Even if you cannot stay I think…
DJ Premier/Mr. Thing I will love you anyway Even if you cannot stay I think…
Elton John / George Michael You show up Walking in the place like "What? What?"…
Erin & The Wildfire Maybe I deserve a tender place But I always heard that…
ESX Grooving with you baby Sexy Thing Ulalala... Sexy Thing Ulal…
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra When I first met you baby, honey you were almost…
Flowerpornoes Ich werd den alten Weg lang schlendern, zuerst über die…
Gabby And Lopez You make me feel sweet things, honey You make me sweet…
Georgie Fame You show up Walking in the place like "What? What?"…
Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames You show up Walking in the place like "What? What?"…
Goddo Yeah … A young girl sweet sixteen, a perfect picture for…
Gods and Monsters & Jeff Buckley And I will stroll the merry way And jump the hedges…
GOMAK BOYS 이른 아침에 눈이 떠지지 않을 때 널 생각하며 커피한잔을 준비해 너의 이름이…
Grover What I need Could have been that I might like you…
HAL FROM APOLLO '69 瞳の向こうに海が見える 生命の海 ミクロ・コスモス 幻覚に悩まされた一日が終り 白いノイズの向こうに 浮かび上がるユート…
Horse When I'm asleep I'm dreaming of you When I'm awake I'm…
Ilgen-Nur My special one I'll try to stay high live inside A shadow or…
J. Kennedy I will love you anyway Even if you cannot stay I…
Jagger In the beginning, when life was simple We were at each…
James Boney You are my heat You are my fire Though you're not mine I…
Jeff Buckley and i will stroll the merry way and jump the hedges…
Jennifer Rush When I'm asleep I'm dreaming of you When I'm awake…
Jimi Hendrix When I first met you baby, honey you were almost…
Joan as Police Woman It's safe in the city to love in a doorway To…
John Mayer & Keith Urban When I picked you up for our first date baby Well,…
K.U. Just down here said hello, tell me are you trying…
Keith Urban When I picked you up for our first date baby Well,…
KITCHEN - Van Morrison And I will stroll the merry way And jump the hedges…
Leaf Dog Sam Emery is a G, his dick is so PHat it…
Lisa Leuschner I will love you anyway Even if you cannot stay I think…
LIVING ROOM - Van Morrison And I will stroll the merry way And jump the hedges…
Lonnie Youngblood & Jimi Hendrix When I first met you baby, honey you were almost…
Love and Basketball Soundtrack Shoes at just $4.95 I don't know why I call it…
Love Arcade As medication to my eye, I look forward to see…
Love Spit Love Shoes at just $4.95 I don't know why I call it…
Mac Graham So sweet and sexy, she's hot like fire x4 All I…
Mad Love Misery Crashed into the skin yard A phantom shadow child I felt her…
Marvin Gaye Oh, you don't always say the words I wanna hear, no…
Mary J. Blige I will love you anyway Even if you cannot stay I…
Melody Club I gave you my world Though I know it'll cause you…
Mick Jagger In the beginning, when life was simple We were at each…
Moonshine Society Oh, I won't be your sweet thing on the side Well…
Morrison (Van) And I will stroll the merry way And jump the hedges…
Nakhane It's safe in the city To love in a doorway To wrangle…
New Edition Well when she walks on by she's got that look…
Nina I will love you any way even if you can not…
NOVAN First-class living in a red Colato Penthouse suite wherever…
O.B. McClinton When I first met you baby, honey you were almost…
Rafferty Ill finally walk these clear skies 'Cause I know tomorr…
Rufus I will love you anyway Even if you cannot stay I think…
Rufus featuring Chaka Kahn I will love you anyway Even if you cannot stay I think…
Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan I will love you anyway Even if you cannot stay I think…
Samename And I will stroll the merry way and jump the…
Sarah Blackwood well I hopped onto the train to play that wild western…
Scott H. Biram Sweet thing I'm writing this letter to you Your name will…
Shana Morrison And I will stroll the merry way and jump the…
SOLU Music feat. Kai Martin Sweety Breezy Pow! Get Busy Sei teki na I see, Whatever All …
Steve Young Sweet thing I'm writing this letter to you Your name will…
Tatum The Dreamer Who do love let my see your eyes Who is it…
The Constructus Corporation Mmm, you look fine sunshine You and me should maybe like,…
The Rams When I first met you baby, honey you were almost…
The Shaggs You're such a sweet thing (Sweet thing, sweet thing) But you…
The Waterboys And I will stroll the merry way and jump the…
Tiësto feat. Charlotte Martin Build me a bridge Burn me a fire Rest something in my…
Tim Dunnigan Hey Hey sweet thing! Howdy do you do? Do you remember me…
Tony Dofat I will love you anyway Even if you cannot stay I…
Transvision Vamp All you've gotta do Is be true Is baby, oh…
Twinset You're the sweet thing in my life And when I think…
Van Morrison And I will stroll the merry way And jump the hedges…
Various Artists I will love you anyway Even if you cannot stay I think…
Victoria Bigelow Everything I love turns to something I don′t like It's kind…
Vince Gill I'd be out runnin' most every night We'd always wind up…
Vivian Green Tonight I wanted to have fun, I wanted to breakout Paint…
Walker You're my sweet thing I said the wrong thing Jewel eyes, swe…
Waterboys And I will stroll the merry way and jump the…
Winter Night Tree tops are swaying But the roots plan on staying I can…
Yaz Hey, hey, hey, sweet thing I give in Sweet thing…
Yazoo Hey, hey, hey, sweet thing I give in Sweet thing…
Ylti Shoot To Ill Sweet thing, sweet like grenadine You were on …
鈴木祥子 あれはちょうど 10年前の今ごろ この公園の 噴水にふたり 腰かけて笑ってた 5月の光の中 風が吹くと松の実が 雨のよう…
Mick Jagger In the beginning, when life was simple We were at each…
Van Morrison And I will stroll the merry way And jump the hedges…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Soul Generation:
Black Man No matter how hard you try You can't stop…
Body & Soul My heart is sad and lonely For you I sigh, for…
Body and Soul My heart is sad and lonely For you I sigh, for…
Million Dollars If I had a million dollars I'd buy you love just…
Ray of Hope Ajik nugul saranghal su eomneun geudae jichin gaseumeul nan …
That's the Way It's Got to Be Ayo! GG! Yeah Yeah sijakhe bolkka! Omo! Yaejom bwara yae Mus…
Wait So Long One heart can make it easy when it sees a…
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@ldonhawk
Love this! Soul music is a gift, but when the message of inclusion and love is included, it has an edifying effect. Thank you for uploading this song. Thank you God for the music.
@maukus57
Amen !! I always thought I heard HIS Name in this song and it was there all the time , it just was too fast too hear it , now I know I CAN sing this at my Annual Church Convention , Thanks for Slowing it down for all of us !!!
@4eva68
@ldonhawk Oh yes... Thanks for stopping by. ;0).
@4eva68
@ginobasternack44 Took me a bit but i got ya. Funny way to look at it... funny indeed. Take Care.
@4eva68
-oOPS...Substitute YOUR for YOU'RE... [Sorry folks...] tHANKS FOR STOPPING BY... ;0)
@4eva68
@ginobasternack44 Take my breathe away Berlin?- Lol... ;0)