Huriah boynton biography of william hill
Huriah boynton biography of william hill
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Hugh Boynton
In recent years Bishop Huriah (Hugh) Boynton has been making a name for himself as a gospel Preacher notably in Detroit, and while we wish him well in these endeavours the music he has been recording sadly isn’t a patch on his earlier southern soul for my taste.
Hugh was born in a little town outside Macon, GA called Jeffersonville and like many others was heavily influenced by the sounds of local hero Otis Redding.
He was talent spotted by Macon stalwart Jackie Avery who recommended him to Lee Lavergne who was building up his formidable southern soul stable of artists from his Church Point, LA base. Lavergne had already cut sides on the excellent Willie Mallory before cutting a session on Boynton in the Capricorn studios in Macon in 1969.
The initial release featured an upbeat “You Went Back On What You Said” with a more measured You’re No Longer Mine which gave Boynton more room to deliver his sad message over a very fine full horn section