The Players are an American R&B band of the 1960s on the
Minit Records
Minit Records was an American independent record label, originally based in New Orleans and founded by Joe Banashak in 1959. Ernie K. Doe, Aaron Neville, Irma Thomas, and Benny Spellman were early artists on the label. Later artists included Bo ...
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.
[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, ..."]
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
American rhythm and blues musical groups
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