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Remembering Major Lance

1939–1994

The Monkey Time by Major Lance — cover art

Major Lance was an American R&B singer. After a number of US hits in the 1960s, including "The Monkey Time" and "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um", he became an iconic figure in Britain in the 1970s among followers of Northern Soul. Although he stopped making records in 1982, Major Lance continued to perform at concerts and on tours until his death in 1994. His daughter, Keisha Lance Bottoms, was the 60th mayor of Atlanta.

Remembering Major Lance in song

The Monkey Time by Major Lance — cover art
The Monkey Time
Major Lance
1963
Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um by Major Lance — cover art
Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um
Major Lance
1964

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