THE FLAMING EMBER
The Flaming Ember was an American blue-eyed soul band from Detroit, Michigan, who found commercial success starting in the late 1960s. The group originally formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1964. At that time, they were known as The Flaming Embers, for a local Detroit restaurant. The band dropped the “s” from its name and scored a pop and rhythm and blues hit with “Mind, Body and Soul” in 1969 (#26 on the US Billboard pop singles chart), their signature song (and heartland rock antecedent) “Westbound #9” (#24 US pop, #15 US Billboard R&B chart), and “I’m Not My Brother’s Keeper” (#34 pop, #12 R&B), all released between late 1969 and late 1970. (More from Wikipedia)
From Wikipedia: “Other notable [Detroit] bands from this time period include Alice Cooper, the Amboy Dukes (featuring Ted Nugent), the Bob Seger System, Frijid Pink, SRC, the Up, the Frost (featuring Dick Wagner), Popcorn Blizzard (featuring Meat Loaf), Cactus, and the soulful sounds of Rare Earth and the Flaming Ember.”
(March 2016)
