Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube
    Nostalgia Central
    • Home
    • Blog
      • Lists
    • Television
      • TV by Decade
        • TV – 1950s
        • TV – 1960s
        • TV – 1970s
        • TV – 1980s
        • TV – 1990s
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Kids TV
      • Variety
      • News & Sport
      • Advertisements
    • Music
      • Music by Decade
        • Music – 1950s
        • Music – 1960s
        • Music – 1970s
        • Music – 1980s
        • Music – 1990s
      • Artists – A to K
        • Artists – A
        • Artists – B
        • Artists – C
        • Artists – D
        • Artists – E
        • Artists – F
        • Artists – G
        • Artists – H
        • Artists – I
        • Artists – J
        • Artists – K
      • Artists – L to Z
        • Artists – L
        • Artists – M
        • Artists – N
        • Artists – O
        • Artists – P
        • Artists – Q
        • Artists – R
        • Artists – S
        • Artists – T
        • Artists – U
        • Artists – V
        • Artists – W
        • Artists – X
        • Artists – Y
        • Artists – Z
      • Artists – 0 to 9
      • Genres
      • Music on Film & TV
      • One-Hit Wonders
      • Playlists
      • Online Radio
    • Movies
      • Movies by Decade
        • Movies – 1950s
        • Movies – 1960s
        • Movies – 1970s
        • Movies – 1980s
        • Movies – 1990s
      • Movies – 0 to 9
      • Movies – A to K
        • Movies – A
        • Movies – B
        • Movies – C
        • Movies – D
        • Movies – E
        • Movies – F
        • Movies – G
        • Movies – H
        • Movies – I
        • Movies – J
        • Movies – K
      • Movies – L to Z
        • Movies – L
        • Movies – M
        • Movies – N
        • Movies – O
        • Movies – P
        • Movies – Q
        • Movies – R
        • Movies – S
        • Movies – T
        • Movies – U
        • Movies – V
        • Movies – W
        • Movies – X
        • Movies – Y
        • Movies – Z
    • Pop Culture
      • Fads
      • Toys & Games
      • Fashion
      • Decor
      • Food & Drink
      • People
      • Technology
      • Transport
    • Social History
      • 1950s Year by Year
      • 1960s Year by Year
      • 1970s Year by Year
      • 1980s Year by Year
      • 1990s Year by Year
      • Events
    Nostalgia Central
    Home»Music»Artists - A to K»Artists - D
    Artists - D Music - 1970s 2 Mins Read

    Detroit Emeralds, The

    Share
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Reddit Email

    The Emeralds vocal harmony group was formed in Little Rock, Arkansas by brothers, Ivory, Abrim, Cleophus and Raymond Tilmon.

    After Cleophus and Raymond left, the remaining Tilmon brothers were joined by childhood friend, James Mitchell.

    Moving to Detroit, Michigan and expanding their name to the Detroit Emeralds, the trio had their first R&B chart success on Ric-Tic Records, with Show Time in 1968.

    Their next hit, If I Lose Your Love, was followed by a run of successes including Do Me Right, You Want It, You Got It, and Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms) which all made the US R&B Top 10, while the latter also reached #24 on the US Billboard Hot 100 pop chart in 1972.

    The song for which they are now best remembered, Feel The Need In Me, reached #22 in the US in 1973 and made the top five in the UK.

    detroitemeralds2

    By 1974, there were two outfits using the Detroit Emeralds name. Abe Tilmon formed one group while James Mitchell and Ivory Tilmon continued touring with several backing bands and supplementary vocalists.

    The Detroit Emeralds’ sixth and final album, Let’s Get Together, released on Westbound in 1978, saw the group say goodbye at the top of their game.

    Recorded in Detroit’s Pac-3 Studios and at Ardent in Memphis, it included arresting hard-edged funk, dancefloor disco, and sublime balladry in the shape of their intuitive cover of The Masqueraders’ (Call Me) The Travelling Man.

    Abrim Tilmon died of a heart attack on 6 July 1982, at the age of 37.

    Ivory Tilmon
    Vocals
    Abrim Tilmon
    Vocals
    James Mitchell
    Vocals

    Related Posts

    • Cactus
      Cactus
      After the Jeff Beck Group splintered in 1969, the guitarist and Rod Stewart planned a supergroup with former Vanilla Fudge…
    • Jackson 5, The/The Jacksons
      Jackson 5, The/The Jacksons
      Given the built-in obsolescence of pop stars, it is remarkable that the singer who made the biggest impact in 1970…
    • Chairmen Of The Board
      Chairmen Of The Board
      The effervescent vocals of General Norman Johnson did much to secure Chairmen Of The Board a major hit with Give Me…
    • Dawn
      Dawn
      Manhattan-born and Hell's Kitchen-raised, Tony Orlando started out singing in a New York street Doo-Wop group called The Five Gents, before…
    • Nolans, The/The Nolan Sisters
      Nolans, The/The Nolan Sisters
      This highly popular Irish family group originally consisted of brothers and sisters Tommy, Anne, Denise, Maureen, Brian, Linda, Bernie (Bernadette)…
    • Dooleys, The
      Dooleys, The
      The group began in Ilford, Essex, in the late 1960s as The Dooley Family, and comprised brothers Jim, John and Frank…
    • Stevie Wonder
      Stevie Wonder
      Born in Saginaw, Michigan on 13 May 1950, Stevie Wonder (born Steveland Judkins) was not born blind. The blindness happened shortly…
    • Stooges, The
      Stooges, The
      This Detroit rock & roll band was formed in 1967 as The Psychedelic Stooges with lead singer Iggy Pop (born James Newell…

    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Reddit Email
    Previous ArticleRocky Sharpe & The Replays
    Next Article Quatermass

    Comments are closed.

    Follow us
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
    • Instagram
    You May Also Like
    • OTT
      1 9 8 2 (UK) 12 x 60 minute episodes Chris Tarrant […]
    • Counterstrike
      1 9 6 9 (UK) 10 x 50 minute episodes “A distant star, a […]
    • It’s All Happening!
      1 9 6 6 (Australia) 39 x 60 minute episodes This Channel 7 […]
    • 1960s Television – Introduction
      If the Fifties were the innocent childhood of television, the […]
    • Hanging Tree, The (1959)
      Dr Joe Frail (Gary Cooper in his last western film), trying to […]
    • My Science Project (1985)
      Three teenagers in a small Arizona town transport their high […]
    Twitter Feed
    Please note


    Nostalgia Central covers the period 1950 to 1999 and contains some words and references which reflect the attitudes of those times and which may be considered culturally sensitive, offensive or inappropriate today.
    Popular Tags
    1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 Action Figures Amicus Arcade games Australia Beach movies Beatles Blaxploitation Board games Britpop Canada Crime Disco Disney Doo-Wop Elvis Presley Girl groups Glam Goth Hammer Heavy Metal Irwin Allen Labels Merseybeat Mod revival Motown New Romantic New Wave NWOBHM Oi! One-hit wonders Power Pop Pub rock Punk Radio Scotland Ska Soul music Surf music
    Search Nostalgia Central
    Copyright © 1998, 2022 Nostalgia Central
    • About
    • Contact
    • FAQ

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.