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Johnny Bristol

Remembered mainly for his classic soul hit 'Hang On in There Baby', Johnny Bristol was a powerful, heart-wrenching R&B crooner who also worked for Motown records during its golden period in the 1960s and '70s. Born in North Carolina, Bristol was serving in the air force when he started singing in a doo-wop duo with Jackey Beavers and recorded a string of singles in 1959 for the Tri-Phi label. When the company was taken over by Motown in the mid-'60s, he began working with Harvey Fuqua as a producer and songwriter and after marrying the niece of label founder Berry Gordy, he becam...