The Players are an American R&B band of the 1960s on the Minit Records label produced by Cal Carter. They had a hit with "He'll Be Back" in 1966, and issued an album of the same name in the same year.
Discography
- "He'll Be Back" (C. Gordon, J. Thomas) / B: "I Wanna Be Free", 1966
- "I'm Glad I Waited" (Al Smith) / B: "Why Did I Lie", 1966
- "That's the Way" (Jimmy Georgantones) / B: "There's Got to Be a Way", 1967
- "Get Right" (Robert Dobyne, Charles Jones) / B: "I'm So Alone", 1967
References
- Billboard - 19 Nov. 1966 - Page 48 HE'LL BE BACK The Players. Minit LP 40006; (M); LP 24006 (S) The Players' "He'll Be Back" hit will provide a healthy sales incentive for this album to put it quickly on the r&b album chart. Other tunes include "Sunny," "When a Man Loves a ..."
- Dave Thompson The Music Lover's Guide to Record Collecting 2002 1617132020 "An integral player in the early development of the New Orleans music scene of the 1960s, Minit Records was formed by A-1 Records ... but generally strong, stream of blues and R&B classics from the likes of Jimmy Holiday, the Players, Jimmy McCracklin, ..."
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