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Major Lance ( April 4 , 1939 , Winterville , Georgia — September 3 , 1994 , Decatur , Georgia ) was an American R&B / Northern Soul Singer . CAREER As a child, he relocated to Chicago , attending the same school as Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butler . He formed a group, the Floats, and became a featured Dancer on local TV . His 1959 Mercury release, "I Got A Girl", was Written and Produced by Mayfield, but his career did not take off until he signed with OKeh Records in 1962 . Another Mayfield song, "The Monkey Time" ( 1963 ), reached number 2 on the R&B Charts and number 8 on the corresponding Pop listings, and the partnership continued with further Hits , including "Um Um Um Um Um Um". Lance had less success after breaking his relationships with Mayfield and OKeh, releasing Records on several Record Label s into the early 1970s , including Osiris Records, which he set up with Al Jackson . He then moved to England for two years in the 1970s, and after returning to the U.S. , served a Prison term for Cocaine possession. Lance made few Performances after a Heart Attack in 1987 . He died in 1994 , at the age of 55, as a result of Heart Disease . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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