Soup’s singing started when his father got the brothers together and taught them a few harmonizing tunes. They were fairly descent to him at the age of five. He still remembers them and may sing them with a little improvement. He went on to sing duet with one of his brothers. They sang and got some attention(not big), but heard a song they had composed on the radio. Someone took their song and use it. That big disappointment plus the change in his brother’s voice stopped that career. So he stopped singing until he and his brother were asked to sing with the Chronicles, a popular gospel group in Lexington and other cities of Kentucky when they were teenagers. He sang in churches and homes until he received a grant-in-aid to attend KSU as a student athlete in basketball. He was an excellent student, all-conference, honors as All-American, played in all-star games, and a deep admirer of Ray Charles. In fact, he would sing some of Ray Charles songs on special occasions and there was a serious debate in class between him a professor, Dr. Exum, as to whether Ray Charles could sing. He defended Ray Charles like a brother. He was good. Further, he taught public school and he was told his voice and singing should be recorded and his voice was soulful, soothing, and good. So he got started in clubs, restaurants, and galleries. Presently, he has six CDs that need to be introduced to the public. This CD, Memories, took soup back to the past. It reminds him of his favor singer and lost love-Patsy Cline. To him she was the very best.
Soup hear some of you saying, through emails and even one on the Guestbook, just who is he? Well, he is a singer who sings before the heaviest class. He has sung before Ray Charles, Bob Seger, Michael Bolton, Ohio Players, John Lee Hooker, and others. He knew and knows many Stars but never position himself to be one. It is clear that Stars are competing for their CDs to be with the most volume and transparency. However, it is evident that Soup's latest CDs are equal to or exceed these qualities in Prince's CDs (Reported to be the Best) and Ray Charles's. Regardless, when Soup sings for you, he let his heart and voice flow to fill the hole in your beautiful souls. So secure any of his CDs and you are bound to fill it the way he does.