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Refimprove|date=February 2011Infobox musical artist | name = Marvin Sease| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Marvin Sease| alias =| birth_date = Birth date|1946|2|16|birth_place = Blackville, South Carolina , United States|US | death_date = Death date and age|2011|2|8|1946|2|16|death_place = Vicksburg, Mississippi , United States| origin =| instrument = Vocals| genre = Gospel music|Gospel , blues , soul music|soul | occupation = Singer| years_active = 1966–2011| label = Polygram Records Mercury Records Jive Records Malaco Records | associated_acts =| website =| notable_instruments = Marvin Sease a.k.a. "The Candy Licker" (February 16, 1946 – February 8, 2011) http://thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2011.html Thedeadrockstarsclub.com - accessed February 2011 was an American blues and soul music|soul Singer/Songwriter known for his racy lyrics .
Born in Blackville, South Carolina , Sease started as a Gospel music|gospel artist , joining a gospel group called the Five Gospel Crowns, located in Charleston, South Carolina . After singing with them, Sease then left at age 20 for New York City . At this young age settling into New York, he then joined another gospel group called the Gospel Crowns. Having a preference for the musical style of Rhythm and blues|R& B , Sease left the gospel circuit to form his own R& B group. In this group Sease was accompanied by his own three brothers, and named the backing band Naglfar. This band did not find popularity and eventually broke up. He did not quit performing musically, but began to cover version|cover songs that started a career with a recurring gig at the Brooklyn nightclub|club , Casablanca.
In 1986, he recorded a self titled album , featuring one of his more popular songs, "Ghetto Man". This started his professional career with his fans in the United States South|South 's circuit of bars, blues festivals, and juke joint s. While promoting his self produced and publicized debut album, he entered a recording contract with Polygram Records|Polygram . With this contract, he was able to launch his music nationally with the re-release of his self titled LP on Mercury Records in 1987. This updated release of his previous material also included the new ten minute track "Candy Licker," which became an instant success for Sease through the South. http://www.memphismagazine.com/gyrobase/Magazine/Content? oid=oid:1341092 Chitlin' Circuit, Memphis Magazine (July 1, 2006) Success had finally come to Sease without the help of airplay which deemed his sound too explicit for the audience. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-blues_0207gl.State.Edition1.7f6c85.html Blues: Good for the soul, The Dallas Morning News (February 7, 2007) ("Marvin Sease's raunchy yet soulful lyrics made him popular on Southern soul circuits") Over the next decade Sease released several more records for Mercury and Jive Records , which ranked on the United States|US Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs|R& B record chart|chart . Sease's success was notably linked with his chart topping song "Candy Licker", and ensured a strong female based following.
He was said to have a comparable sound to Johnnie Taylor and Tyrone Davis , but without the commercial success.
Sease died of compilcations from pneumonia in Vicksburg, Mississippi , on February 8, 2011, eight days before his 65th birthday. http://spinningsoul.com/2011/02/seaserip/ Blues singer Marvin Sease dies at 64 (February 8, 2011) http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118031833? refCatId=16 Variety.com - retrieved February 9, 2011
There was a poster depicting Sease in the film , Pretty in Pink .
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http://www.soulexpress.net/marvinsease.htm An in-depth interview with Marvin Sease at Soul Express
Persondata | NAME =Sease, Marvin | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =February 16, 1946 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Blackville, South Carolina | DATE OF DEATH =February 8, 2011 | PLACE OF DEATH = Vicksburg, Mississippi DEFAULTSORT:Sease, Marvin Category:1946 births Category:2011 deaths Category:People from Barnwell County, South Carolina Category:American male singers Category:American blues singers Category:American soul singers Category:Deaths from pneumonia
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