rostasi Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Billy Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 I remember "Me and Mrs. Jones" from when I was a tween. Big emotional love song, but provocative subject matter. Made me think ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 No idea he was that old. He made good albums, not just a singles artist. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Billy Paul R.I.P .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 This is a great record: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 He had a great voice. R.I.P. Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 (edited) 12 hours ago, Eric said: I remember "Me and Mrs. Jones" from when I was a tween. Big emotional love song, but provocative subject matter. Made me think ... I was about 7 years old so I had no clue just what that thing that was going on was, I just loved the tune. That, and Age of Aquarius were the biggest songs of my young life, my Mom can attest to that. According to the AP he started out singing jazz including performances with Bird. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/04/24/arts/ap-us-obit-billy-paul.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=6&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Faponline%2F2016%2F04%2F24%2Farts%2Fap-us-obit-billy-paul.html&eventName=Watching-article-click Edited April 25, 2016 by Dan Gould Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Baugher Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Adios. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balladeer Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Sad to read that, When I was young I always tuned the radio louder when they played this big, beautiful voice singing about Mrs Jones. . Thank you Billy Paul and RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 On 4/25/2016 at 7:02 AM, Teasing the Korean said: This is a great record: This is too, NP: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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