Active from 1969 | Years active 1969–1973 Active until 1973 Record label Okeh Records | |
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Past members Cleveland HorneRay A.Evans Similar Tobi Lark, The Tomangoes, Benny Troy, The Precisions, Dena Barnes | ||
The carstairs it really hurts me girl
The Carstairs were an American group of the 1960s and 1970s whose 1973 single "It Really Hurts Me Girl" is credited with starting the Modern soul music scene and genre.
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The carstairs it really hurts me girl
Modern soul
A male vocal group from America, The Carstairs releases met with no success in their home country. In the UK DJ, Ian Levine, having heard their song "It Really Hurts Me Girl" played on radio in Miami, acquired a copy and played it during a Northern soul event at the Blackpool Mecca in 1973. It caused controversy as it was not to the liking of those who preferred traditional Northern soul music based on a sound and rhythm similar to that traditionally emanating from the Motown label. The Carstairs and their recording are credited with starting a new musical genre that came to be known as Modern soul music.
The group consisted of Ray A. Evans and Cleveland Horne (April 4, 1944 - April 13, 2000) who later performed with The Fantastic Four. Few of their other recordings are known other than some covers they released of songs by Edwin Starr.
Songs
It Really Hurts Me GirlNorthern Soul: The Film Soundtrack · 2014
He Who Picks a Rose1996
Stick by Me Baby2015