Roosevelt Grier
(born 14-July-1932 in Cuthbert, Georgia)
A 105 - Sincerely / Why Don't You Do Right – 1959
A 110 - Moonlight In Vermont / Smoky Morning - 1960
Spindle Top 102 - I'm Going Home / Jinny
- 1961
Liberty 55413 - Struttin' 'N
Twistin' / Let The Cool Wind Blow -
1962
Liberty 55453 - The Mail Must Go Thru / Your Has Been – 1962
Battle 45911 - Why / Lover Set Me Free - 1963
R I C 102 - Fool, Fool, Fool / Since You've Been Gone – 1964
R I C 112 - In My Tenement* / Down So Long - 1964 *also
recorded in 1963 by Jackie Shane on Sue 788.
R I C 132 - I (Who Have Nothing) / ?
- 1964
The New Yorkers
(members Jimmy Gresham, Rosie Grier, Ben Wilson,
Larry
Johnson, Ben ?
and Willie ? (two brothers))
Tac-Ful
101 - Don't Want To Be Your Fool / You Should Have Told Me
- 1965 (Label co-owned by Rosey
Grier)
The Royal Knights
(members Jimmy Gresham, Rosie Grier, Ben Wilson,
Larry
Johnson, Ben ? and Willie ?)
Radio
City
1001
- Don't Want To Be Your Fool / You Should Have Told Me - 1965
The New Yorkers
(members
Tac-Ful
102 - There's Going To Be A Wedding / Ain't
That News - 1965
Roosevelt Grier
Youngstown 609 - Deputy Dog / High
Society Woman – 1966
D - Town 1058 - Pizza Pie Man / Welcome To The Club - 1966
M-G-M 13698 - Slow Drag / Yesterday - 1967
M-G-M 13840 - Spanish Harlem / I'm Living Good* - 1967 *also
recorded in 1965 by The Ovations featuring Louis Williams on
Goldwax 117 and in 1971 by Arthur
Conley on Capricorn 8017.
Rosie Grier & The
Fearsome Foursome (members Roosevelt Grier,
Merlin Olsen, Roger Brown, David Jones and Lamar Lundy) all LA
Rams football stars
Amy 11,004 - Who's Got The Ball (Y'all) - 1967
(one sided promo issue)
Amy 11,004 - Who's Got The Ball (Y'all) /
Halftime - 1967
Roosevelt Grier
Amy 11,015 - High Society Woman / C'mon Cupid –
1968
Amy 11,029 - People Make The World - 1968
(one sided promo issue)
Amy 11,029 - Hard To Forget / People Make The World* - 1968
*written by Bobby
Womack.
AGP 109 - Bad News / Ring Around The World – 1969
Rosey
Grier
ABC 11275 - Rat Race / I Don't Want Nobody (To
Lead Me On) - 1970
United Artists 50893 - Bring Back The Time / Oh How I Miss You
Baby – 1972
Rosie Grier
A & M 1457 - Beautiful People / I'll Be Back
Tomorrow – 1973 (promo issue)
Rosey
Grier
A & M 1457 - Beautiful People / I'll Be Back
Tomorrow – 1973
A & M 1500 - If You Hit On A Good Lick, Lay On It / You're The
Violin – 1974
Bell 45,459 - It's Alright To Cry / It's Alright To Cry - 1974
(Promo Issue Only)
Bell 45,459 - It's Alright To Cry / ? – 1974
20th Century 2212 - Take The Time To Love Somebody / Your Love
Is Right Up My Alley – 1975
Lp’s
R I C M1008 – Soul City – 1964
Tracks: In My Tenement (2:40) / I (Who Have Nothing) (2:50) / Up
On The Roof (2:35) / On Broadway (3:00) / Fool, Fool, Fool
(2:10) / Spanish Harlem (2:48) /// Soul City (2:25) / Uptown
(2:12) / Down So Long (2:20) / In The Park (2:23) / Since You’ve
Been Gone (1:54) / To Her Terrace (3:00).
Cd’s
Cat King Cole 1017 – Roosevelt Grier Welcome To The Club –
2010
Tracks: High Society Woman / Deputy Dog / Why Don’t You Do Right
/ Sincerely / Moonlight In Vermont / Smokey Morning / Beautiful
People / Spanish Harlem / I Don’t Want Nobody / Rat Race /
You’re The Violin / Uptown / In The Park / Ring Around The World
/ C’mon Cupid / In The Tenement / I Who Have Nothing / Take Time
To Love Somebody / The Mail Must Go Thru / Up On The Roof / I’m
Living Good / Pizza Pie Man / Your Has Been / Why / It’s Alright
To Cry / Lover Set Me Free / Welcome To The Club.