Claudia Lennear was the inspiration for the Rolling Stones song 'Brown Sugar' and David Bowie's 'Lady Grinning Soul'. She also performed with Ike and Tina Turner, as well as a back-up singer for Joe Cocker and Humble Pie.
'I don't think we could sing Brown Sugar now'
Sunya Williams FolayanIm posting this, too. So much flies under the radar. For example the Stones admit copying and basing much of their music from Black Blues artists. We continue to finance these people's empires in one way or another...only to be ridiculed and underpaid if paid at all. The power of music and the messages contained in it cannot be underestimated.
