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Bo Kirkland

Bo Kirkland has been played on NTS shows including Suncut, with You're Gonna Get Next To Me first played on 10 November 2014.

Mike James Kirkland (born 1949 in Yazoo City, Mississippi) is an American R&B singer. Kirkland and his brother Robert Kirkland issued two albums, Hang on in There (1972) and Doin' it Right (1973), following the style and social comment of artists like Marvin Gaye and Curtis Mayfield.[1] He was also half of the duo Bo Kirkland.

He grew up singing gospel and doo wop. Kirkland and his brother eventually settled in California where they started a record label, Bryan Records, so they could release love songs and soul music that Kirkland was working on. The brothers released two albums, which both echoed socially conscious soul music of the time. The reputation of the albums slowly grew and spread over the following years, ending with reissues in the '90s by Luv N Haight.

In 2010, John Legend (R&B Singer) released an album that includes a cover of one of Kirkland's classics, "Hang On In There," which brought a new generation of listeners to his music.

“If we were on a bigger label we would have done amazing things,” reminisces Kirkland. “But we did the best we could. I’m amazed that John Legend has decided to cover the title track of my first album, that’s very cool.”[2]

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Bo Kirkland

Bo Kirkland has been played on NTS shows including Suncut, with You're Gonna Get Next To Me first played on 10 November 2014.

Mike James Kirkland (born 1949 in Yazoo City, Mississippi) is an American R&B singer. Kirkland and his brother Robert Kirkland issued two albums, Hang on in There (1972) and Doin' it Right (1973), following the style and social comment of artists like Marvin Gaye and Curtis Mayfield.[1] He was also half of the duo Bo Kirkland.

He grew up singing gospel and doo wop. Kirkland and his brother eventually settled in California where they started a record label, Bryan Records, so they could release love songs and soul music that Kirkland was working on. The brothers released two albums, which both echoed socially conscious soul music of the time. The reputation of the albums slowly grew and spread over the following years, ending with reissues in the '90s by Luv N Haight.

In 2010, John Legend (R&B Singer) released an album that includes a cover of one of Kirkland's classics, "Hang On In There," which brought a new generation of listeners to his music.

“If we were on a bigger label we would have done amazing things,” reminisces Kirkland. “But we did the best we could. I’m amazed that John Legend has decided to cover the title track of my first album, that’s very cool.”[2]

Original source: Last.fm

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You're Gonna Get Next To Me
Bo Kirkland, Ruth Davis
Claridge Records1977
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Bo Kirkland, Ruth Davis
Claridge Records1976
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Bo Kirkland, Ruth Davis
Claridge Records1975
We Got The Recipe
Bo Kirkland, Ruth Davis
Kent Soul2014