Eric Mercury, the Canadian singer-songwriter whose soulful vocals pushed the boundaries of rock music on his 1969 debut "Electric Black Man," has died at age 77.The Canadian PressEric Mercury is shown in this handout photo. The Toronto-born singer, whose Electric Black Man is considered a hidden gem of late 1960s music, has died.
Eric Mercury, the Canadian singer-songwriter whose soulful vocals pushed the boundaries of rock music on his 1969 debutHis niece Lee Ann Mercury says the Toronto-born musician died Monday in Montreal after a battle with pancreatic cancer. We’re very sad to hear that the great Eric Mercury passed away yesterday. The celebrated singer, songwriter, producer, and actor not only sang with The Pharaohs and Eric Mercury And The Soul Searchers, but also had a successful solo career and starred in Jesus Christ Superstar. pic.twitter.com/FDLBAxcEUNMercury launched his career in the late 1950s just as Toronto's music scene started to catch fire with a growing number of hot live venues.
He joined local band the Pharaohs before stepping to the front of the stage in the Soul Searchers, an act where he shared top billing with fellow lead singer Dianne Brooks.By the late 1960s, he had moved to New York to pursue a solo career and released an energetic debut albumMercury would later join Stevie Wonder to co-write a song for Roberta Flack, appear in the 1978 dramaGatorade advertising campaign in the early 1990s.
Legend! Playing his epic 10-minute track, It's Time For Me To Love You, on CBCBigCity Saturday. Eric worked with Roberta_Flack and recorded for mighty StaxRecords RIPEricMercury
So sad, my condolences to all his family and friends ❤️😢
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Sorry for the loss. What about this story? Not news worthy - Trudeau hanging with Nazis?
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