Little Royal and The Swingmasters explained

Little Royal
Birth Name:	Royal Torrence
Birth Date:	20 November 1933
Birth Place:	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Death Place:	Washington, D.C.
Genre:	Northern soul, soul, funk
Occupation:	Entertainer
Instrument:	Vocals
Label:	King Tri-us Carnival Records

Little Royal and The Swingmasters was an American soul and R&B group active in the 1960s and 1970s. Due to the resemblance, both physically and stylistically, Little Royal was often called "James Brown's little brother".

Notable people who have performed with Little Royal include Teddy Pendergrass^[1] and Bobby Parker.^[2]

The title track of his album Jealous, reached No. 15 on Billboards Best-Selling Soul Singles chart on August 5, 1972.^[3]

Little Royal died at the age of 82 on September 29, 2016.^[4]

Discography

Albums

• Title: Jealous
• Label: King 1145-498
• Release date and origin: 1972/ USA

Songs:

1. "Jealous"
2. "I'll Come Crawling"
3. "Razor Blade"
4. "Keep on Pushing Your Luck"
5. "Losing Battle"
6. "Panama Red"
7. "You'll Lose a Good Thing"
8. "That's My Desire"
9. "Soul Train"
10. "Rainbow"
11. "My Love Needs Company"

Singles

• "I Can Tell" / "You Know (You Made Me Love You)" (Carnival, 1967)^[5]
• "Jealous" / "Razor Blade" (Tri-us, 1972)
• "I'll Come Crawling" / "Panama Red" (Tri-us, 1972)
• "I Surrender" / "Soul Train" (Tri-us, 1972)
• "Keep On Pushing Your Luck" / "(I Want To Be Free) Don't Want Nobody Standing Over Me" (Tri-us, 1973)
• "My Love Needs Company" / "I'm Glad To Do It" (Tri-us, 1973)
• "Miss Lady" / "Rainbow" (Tri-us, 1975) ^[6]
• "Groovin-Ain't No Love-Just My Imagination" / "Bring it on Home-Higher and Higher" (Flame, 1985)^[7]
• "Down on the Sand" / "Down on the Sand Part II" (Flame, 1986)^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Teddy Pendergrass official web page. Teddypendergrass.com\accessdate=2016-10-02.
2. News: Remembering D.C. Blues Guitarist Bobby Parker . . 2013-11-08 . 2016-10-02.
3. Web site: Little Royal - Chart history . Billboard . 1972-08-05 . 2016-10-02.
4. Web site: R.I.P. 70s star and James Brown "brother," Little Royal Torrence | SoulTracks - Soul Music Biographies, News and Reviews . SoulTracks.com . September 29, 2016. 2016-10-02.
5. Web site: Little Royal Discography at Discogs . Discogs.com . 1933-11-22 . 2016-10-02.
6. Web site: Little Royal And The Swingmasters Discography - USA . 45cat.com . 2016-10-02.
7. Web site: Little Royal - Groovin. 45cat.com. February 14, 2020.
8. Web site: Little Royal - Down On The Sand / Down On The Sand (Part II) - Flame [NSD] - USA - NM 1720 |website=45cat.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-02].