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Major Lance
Major Lance (April 4, , or – September 3, ) was an American R&B singer. After a number of US hits in the s, including "The Monkey Time" and "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um", he became an iconic figure in Britain in the s among followers of Northern soul. Although he stopped making records in , Major Lance continued to perform at concerts and on tours until his death in
Early life
There has been some dispute over Major Lance's birth year; some sources claim he was born in or in (as Lance claimed). However, appears to be the correct year of birth. In the U.S. Census, there is a "Mager" Lance listed in Washington County, Mississippi, as the one-year-old son of Lucendy Lance, a widow. Lance's gravestone also states he was born in 'Major' was his given forename, not a nickname or stage name.
Lance, who was one of 12 children, moved as a child with his family to the midnorth side of Chicago in the Cabrini-Green projects, a high-crime area, where he developed a
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Early life
Major Lance was born in Winterville, Mississippi and was one of 12 children. There has been some dispute over Lance's birth year; some sources say he was born or (as Lance claimed), while his gravestone states he was born in 'Major' was his given forename; it was not a nickname or scen name. Lance was also a Baseball player.
Lance moved with his family on the northwest side of Chicago in the Cabrini-Green projects, a high-crime area, as a child where he developed a boyhood friendship with Otis Leavill, both attending Wells High School. This was the same school Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butler went to. Mayfield called him a "sparkly fellow, and a great basketball player, which is probably how we met. His hero was Jackie Wilson, and he was always coming round and looking through his bag for songs that he had written but didn't want to do with the Impressions. He was pretty good at picking them, too. Lance and Otis both took up boxing and were also singing as members
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Born Major Lance on April 4, , in Winterville, MS; died on September 3, , in Decatur, GA.
Soul singer Major Lance had several songs in the top ten during the s. He was noted for his sweet, warm voice, and in his heyday his record sales were second only to those of the Impressions. However, Lance did not keep pace with the changes in soul music, and although he tried to make a comeback in the s, his career faltered. He is still remembered as an influential voice in Northern Soul.
Born in Winterville, Mississippi, Major Lance grew up in a family that eventually included eleven children. He moved with his family to Chicago when he was still a child. They initially settled on the west side of the city, a tough neighborhood where Lance took up boxing as a means of self-defense; he thought he would become a professional boxer some day. After moving to the Cabrini-Green housing projects on the city's north side, Lance switched to Wells High School, where he became interested in music