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Genre:disco, funk, soul
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27.8KListeners

The Los Angeles-based quintet Creative Source seemingly appeared out of nowhere in the early '70s to score with a funky disco rendition of Bill Withers' "Who Is He (And What Is He to You)." The group, comprised of Barbara Berryman, Barbara Lewis, Don Wyatt, Steve Flanagan, and Celeste Rose, was managed by Fifth Dimensions' Ron Townson and two of the members were seasoned vets.

Lewis sang with the Los Angeles Elgins on their Lummtone recordings, while Wyatt performed with a pair of late-'50s groups (the Fortunes and the Colts) and also sang in Nat "King" Cole's background group for a spell.

Mike Stokes produced their first and most successful album, 1974's Creative Source, released on Sussex Records (also Withers' label at the time). The Migration album followed later in 1974, but failed to spawn anything major despite Skip Scarborough's exquisite vocal arrangements.

Creative Source's other significant singles were "You Can't Hide Love" (the Earth, Wind & Fire ditty), "You're Too Good to Be True," and "I Just Can't See Myself Without You."Wrongly labeled by many as strictly disco and funk, Creative Source could mellow out with the best of them, such as Withers' "Let Me in Your Life," a floating beauty, and "You're Too Good to Be True," where the male lead sounds like a cross between Tyrone Davis and Jerry Butler.

Polydor issued their final two albums (Pass the Feelin' On and Consider the Source), which were as compelling as the Sussex productions, but a lack of promotion and public indifference caused them both to fizzle.

With little backing and no label after Polydor, Creative Source drifted back into basic Southern California nine-to-five living.

Creative Source performs disco, funk, soul music and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, or other music performances. The estimated booking fee range to book Creative Source for your event, Please Contact. Creative Source has more than 27.8K listeners worldwide and really knows how to entertain your audience. Similar artists are  The Blackbyrds, Betty Wright, Gwen McCrae, Brass Construction, Bobbi Humphrey, Roy Ayers, The Emotions . Contact AAE Music agency for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Creative Source for an upcoming event.

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