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When did Roy C start making music?

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Roy C's first song “Great, Great Grandson Of A Slave” released on January 1, 1977.


Roy Charles Hammond (born August 3, 1939), better known as Roy C or Roy “C”, is an American southern soul singer, songwriter and record executive, best known for his 1965 hit, “Shotgun Wedding”. Another song, “Impeach the President”, which he recorded and produced with a high school group, the Honey Drippers, has had one of the most sampled drum... Read More
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