Chicago Vocal Monster:
Larry "Big Twist" Nolan lead one of the ultimate horn section bands. Coming out of Chicago, his voices and use of arrangements catapulted him and his band The Mellow Fellows to the nation scene. Big Twist died in 1990.
Big Twist & The Mellow Fellows
By Reverend Keith A. Gordon, About.com
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