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John Whitehead of McFadden & Whitehead, “Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now” – Murdered
Philadelphia-based songwriting and production duo John Whitehead and Gene McFadden were some of the most dependable hitmakers of the disco area, writing smash tracks for The O’Jays, Teddy Pendergrass and dozens more.
They also occasionally ventured into making their own records, and their 1979 single “Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now” has become a go-to motivational track for all kinds of events, including being played at the 2008 Democratic Convention when Barack Obama accepted the nomination. Whitehead converted to Islam in 1996 and left the music business, and in 2004 he was shot dead outside his house by two gunmen, presumably a case of mistaken identity.
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This is just terrible. With the fascinating stories behind the Kingsmen, Bobby Fuller, Singing Nun, Johnny Ace, Otis Redding, Janis Joplin (and that's all I can think of offhand), the oldest one hit wonder you have (who had more than one hit in England) is Gary Glitter?
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