Joyce Kennedy & Omar Dupree - The Last Time I Made Love - 1984 • TopPop
Joyce “Baby Jean“ Kennedy (born 1948) is an American singer raised in Chicago.
Joyce Kennedy was born in Anguilla, Mississippi, in 1948. Growing up as a young African American woman in Mississippi had little to no effect on young Joyce. This was due to the fact her grandparents were Masons, which allowed the family to own their own property, grow their own produce, and keep away from the racial tensions of the time. Her stay in Mississippi allowed her to enjoy the company of her family. In an interview done by the Jungle Room, Kennedy recalled how her grandmother would play the piano and sing throughout their home and while cousins would play their instruments by ear. Music was a recurring theme in the Kennedy household.
After the death of her grandfather when she was 7, Kennedy moved to Chicago with her mother. It was there she began her singing career. In 1963, Joyce released her first single. With the help of Andre Williams, she recorded her first song for Ran-Dee Records. The song Darling I Still Love You became a local hit, which inspired her to further pursue her singing career.
Mother’s Finest
Kennedy met Glenn Murdock, formerly of The Vondells and they started to perform together as a duo and eventually got married. Murdock and Kennedy would form what is considered to be the original black rock band: Mother’s Finest. They recruited Gary Moore and Jerry Seay on guitar and bass, respectively.
Mother’s Finest was known for their interactive and lively performances as well as their progressive music. This led to them being successful in their own way and touring across the world.
Mother’s Finest tours in Europe more frequently due to audiences being more open to bands that break grounds musically and racially. Concerts such as Rockpalast in 1978 and in 2016 were the norm to the band. They have had such success with the European crowds that they have even signed a recording deal with German indie label Steamhammer. Mother’s Finest had two hits in Holland. Watch the TopPop channel for these recordings!
In 1984, the band broke up, and Kennedy signed with A&M Records. Lookin’ for Trouble was her debut with A&M. Along with that single, she released the singles ’Stronger Than Before’ and ’The Last Time I Made Love’, which was a duet with Jeffrey Osborne. The Last Time I Made Love was her most successful single, reaching number 2 on the R&B charts and number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In this duet in the Toppop recording, the original singer Jeffrey Osborne is replaced by Dutch singer Omar Dupree. He was singer of the Dutch band American Gypsy and later Band Of Gold.
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Broadcast date: December 10, 1984
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