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Chico Leverett was a founding artist on the Motown label, signed and recorded before a name had even been chosen for the company.
Born Charles Leverett (the name under which his songs are copyrighted) in Washington, Georgia and raised in Detroit, he was an early mainstay of the Motown label, as a member of the Satintones and also the major songwriter within the group, and as a solo recording artist.
The Leverett family had long been involved with gospel music – Leverett's mother Betty and her sisters had their own gospel group, the Scott Singers, who were good enough to tour the country alongside the likes of the Soul Stirrers, even if they never recorded, and he was singing from age five. Leverett's songwriting ability manifested itself in his teens, and he was good enough to get a pair of originals recorded his first time out, after answering an ad placed by Berry Gordy Jr. in , in search of singers, composers, and players. "Solid Sender" (which becam
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- Chico Leverett was a founding artist on the Motown label, signed and recorded before a name had even been chosen for the company.
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- The original members were Charles "Chico" Leverett, Sonny Sanders, James Ellis, and Robert Bateman.
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- One of the most gifted members in the group is Charles “Chico” Leverett, who is credited with writing much of their material, including "My Beloved", "Sugar Daddy, Angel", "Motor City", "A Love That Can Never Be", and "Going To The Hop", all of which he also sang on.
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- The Satintones were one of the very first vocal groups on Motown, comprised of lead/second tenor James Ellis, first tenor William 'Sonny' Sanders (born August 6, in Chicago Heights, Illinois), lead/baritone Charles 'Chico' Leverett, and bass Robert Bateman.