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Jayotis Washington. Raymond Sanders. The Persuasions were an American a cappella group that formed in Brooklyn, New York in 1962, singing under corner streetlights and in subway corridors. Their style combined gospel, soul, early rock, and jazz into melodic five-part harmonies.
Real Name: Jay Otis Washington. Profile: Jayotis Washington (born May 12, 1945, Detroit, Michigan, USA), also credited as 'Little' Jayotis Washington, is an American vocalist. He is a founding member of The Persuasions. In Groups: The Persuasions. Variations: Viewing All | Jayotis Washington.
Nur vier von ihnen kamen: Jerry Lawson, Joe „Jesse“ Russell, Jayotis Washington und Herbert „Tubo“ Rhoad. Die fünf Sänger sangen bereits einige Jahre in Garagen, U-Bahnhöfen und ähnlichen Umgebungen miteinander, als sie eine dieser Sessions als Demo aufnahmen.
The five Persuasions—Jerry Lawson, Jimmy Hayes, Joe Russell, Jayotis Washington, and Herbert “Toubo” Rhoad—fell together by chance in 1962, harmonizing on outdoor basketball courts in Brooklyn after pick-up games.
Two members of The Persuasions – also known as “The Kings of A Cappella” – were honored in Brooklyn, New York on August 25. Jayotis Washington, who joined the group as its first tenor in the early 1960s, was honored with an EarlyRnB.com Lifetime Achievement Award.
Jayotis Washington. Little' Jayotis Washington (b. May 12, 1945 Detroit MI). 1st tenor, baritone in the a cappella group, The Persuasions. The Persuasions are an a cappella group that began singing together in Brooklyn, New York in the mid-1960s. The Persuasions were formed in Brooklyn in 1962, singing a cappella under corner streetlights and ...
Jay Otis Washington (baritone, tenor) Home town: Detroit First record ever bought: “I was too young to buy records, and anyway, we didn’t have any money! One of the first records that had an influence on me was ‘One Mint Julep,’ by The Clovers. That piano in the beginning!
