Major Lance

Major Lance
Lance in 1965
Born(1939-04-04)April 4, 1939
DiedSeptember 3, 1994(1994-09-03) (aged 55)
OccupationSinger
Years active1959–1994
SpouseChristine Boular
Children9, including Keisha Lance Bottoms
Musical career
GenresSoul, pop, R&B
InstrumentVocals
LabelsMercury
Okeh
Dakar
Curtom
Volt
Playboy
Osiris
Columbia
Soul (Motown)

Major Lance (April 4, 1939,[a] – September 3, 1994)[2] was an American R&B singer. After a number of US hits in the 1960s, including "The Monkey Time" and "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um", he became an iconic figure in Britain in the 1970s among followers of Northern Soul. Although he stopped making records in 1982, Major Lance continued to perform at concerts and on tours until his death in 1994. His daughter, Keisha Lance Bottoms, was the 60th mayor of Atlanta.

  1. ^ a b "Major Lance profile". Oldies.com. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Major Lance, 55, Soul Singer in 60s". The New York Times. September 5, 1994. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1940-USCensus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Major Lance". tsimon.com. 2005. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
  5. ^ Soul music A-Z 1995 p. 185
  6. ^ The golden age of American rock 'n roll: Volume 3; 2002 p. 556
  7. ^ Hoffmann, Frank W. (2005). Rhythm and Blues, Rap, and Hip-hop. p. 161. ISBN 9780816069804.


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