Arthur Prysock was an American jazz singer best known for his live shows and his baritone influenced by Billy Eckstine.
Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Prysock moved to Hartford, Connecticut to work in the aircraft industry during World War II. In 1944 bandleader Buddy Johnson signed him as a vocalist, and Prysock became a mainstay of the live performance circuits. Prysock sang on several of Johnson?s hits on Decca Records and later on Mercury Records.
In 1952 Prysock went solo and signed w...
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