Piece of My Heart

Beverley with a song which was a huge hit for Erma Franklin and which I have featured two versions of. This is also very good.

Piece Of My Heart

Hortense Ellis was born in 1941 in Trenchtown Jamaica. At 18 she won a singing talent contest and by 23 was voted Jamaica's best female artist. She repeated this 5 years late. She often sang with her older brother Alton and the two toured Canada in 1970. After marrying and having 5 children in quick succession, she became very popular on the British scene ( Lover's Rock) as well as in Jamaica still. She also lived in New York and Miami during the 80s but returned to her belov… See more

Piece of My Heart

I've recently featured this song done by Hortense Ellis and a while back I put Erma Franklin's version up. But this is Susan Cadogan from Jamaica. Very nice clear voice and the backing is not overpowering her.

Piece of My Heart by Erma Franklin (Lyrics)

Erma Franklin was born in Shelby Mississippi in 1938, the elder sister of Aretha Franklin. Her parents Barbara and Rev. C.L. Franklin moved to Detroit where her father was pastor at New Bethel Baptist Church. Erma studied Business at Clark Atlanta University. She, Aretha and a younger sister Carolyn sang in the choir at her father's church and when Aretha started her career she sang back up on some of the latter's biggest hits and she also toured with Aretha. In 1967 Erma produced a top 10 album called Piece of My Heart. Unfortunately for Music she left the industry in 1970 apart from the occasional special appearance like a concert for Nelson Mandela in 1990. For 25 years she worked at Boystown Holy Cross Community Centre in Detroit, an organisation which helps disadvantaged homeless children. She was married and had two children. She died in 2002 at the age of 64 of cancer. RIP Erma.