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Biography
George Curtis "G.C." Cameron (born September 21, 1945 in Jackson, Mississippi ) is an United States|American soul music|soul and R& B singer. G.C. is credited with having "six different voices."
The Spinners
After serving in the Vietnam War with the US marine|Marines , Cameron joined Motown act The Spinners (soul music)|The Spinners as lead singer. He sang both lead parts on their first big hit, 1970's '' It's a Shame (The Spinners song)|It's a Shame '', co-written and produced by Stevie Wonder , and remained with Motown as a solo artist when The Spinners left Motown in 1971. He was known for his ability to sound like other artists, such as Smokey Robinson on his song "(Don't Wanna) Play Pajama Games", Curtis Mayfield on "No Matter Where" and The Isley Brothers on his duet with Willie Hutch "Come Get This Thang'. Although Cameron was not a major-seller for the label, he did have a hit with " It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday ", the theme song of the 1975 film Cooley High , which was later covered by Boyz II Men .
Solo Artist
Cameron left Motown after the 1970s, and toured as an independent artist. He recorded a critically acclaimed album for Malaco Records in 1983 and his career was revived in 1989 by recordings for British record companies Ardent Records|Ardent (owned at the time by Paul Mooney) and Motorcity Records|Motorcity (owned by Ian Levine ). He returned to The Spinners from 2000 to 2002, and also recorded another solo album.
The Temptations, 2003-2007
He replaced Barrington "Bo" Henderson in 2003 as one of the lead singers of The Temptations . He was one of the voices on their album, "Reflections". Cameron sang lead on the album track " How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) " which was nominated for a Grammy in 2007. Cameron left the Temptations in June 2007 to focus on his group, The G.C. Cameron Review .
Today
On Saturday, May 17, 2008, Cameron made a special guest appearance at a benefit concert for Hold on to Education Foundation Inc. in South Jersey. http://www1.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/81-05162008-1535065.html Burlington County Times Newspaper Article Archive He received proclamations from New Jersey State Senator Diane Allen ; and Mayor Jacqueline Jennings, with Councilman Eddie Campbell, Jr. of Willingboro NJ. Cherry Hill High School West A Cappella vocal group Men of Note and Marilyn Marshall (singer)|Ms. Marilyn Marshall paid tribute to Cameron in honor of his contribution to American Popular Music and his dedication to youth education. In late 2008, he appeared on the PBS special, "Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia," singing The Spinners (soul music)|The Spinners ' hit: The Rubberband Man. http://www.mauricewatts.com/interviews/gcinterview3.html GC Cameron's WHCR 90.3FM June 8, 2007 Interview with Maurice Watts http://www.holdontoeducation.org/EVENTS2.html Hold On To Education Foundation Inc.
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