The Pockets
Biography
Formed in 1975, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
Later based in Los Angeles, Pockets were proteges of Earth, Wind and Fire.
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The group consisted of:
Albert McKinney (keyboards / vocals)
Gary Grainger (bass / vocals)
Larry Jacobs (vocals / percussion)
Charles Williams (trumpet / vocals / percussion)
Irving Madison (sax / vocals / percussion)
Kevin Barnes (trombone / vocals / percussion)
Jacob Sheffer (guitar / percussion)
and George Gray (drums / vocals / percussion)
Pockets were originally signed to Maurice Whites label ARC (via CBS).
Their albums included the Verdine White produced Come Go With Us (1977) (including the popular title track and their version of the Stairsteps Pasado).
Then followed, the Maurice White produced, Take lt On Up (1978), including Heaven Only Knows later recorded, by Teddy Pendergrass), Tell Me Why (written by Keni Burke) and You And Only You (written by Ray Parker Jr).
Their final album release was the Verdine White / Robert Wright produced So Delicious (1979), containing How Do You Think It Feels. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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