Epic version of A Change Is Gonna Come by the 400 lb teddy bear Baby Huey (real name: James Ramey). He was the lead singer of the group Baby Huey and the Babysitters from Chicago. Their sole LP is a soul classic, known for the strident anthems "Mighty Mighty" and "Hard Times." (The latter has been sampled at least a dozen times by acts ranging from Super Cat and the Chemical Brothers to Ice Cube and A Tribe Called Quest.) Before the album was released, Ramey died on October 28, 1970 of a heart attack. It was 5 weeks after his good friend by the name of Jimi Hendrix passed away. It is likely that his devastation due to Jimi's death influenced his heart attack. My favorite line of this version: There's white people, there's black people, and then there's my people. Dig the psychedelic effects in this version too.
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