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<v Speaker 1>The Lost Generation is today's topic. Gotta bring back the music,

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<v Speaker 1>the music of love, a time when music was great

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<v Speaker 1>with soul and had the sound of smooth harmonies. And

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<v Speaker 1>I'm thinking of the fabulous group known as the Lost Generation,

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<v Speaker 1>with their silky vocals and that sweet R and B groove.

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<v Speaker 1>They brought us tunes that made the world smile. They

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<v Speaker 1>knew how to stir those emotions, sending love notes through

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<v Speaker 1>the airwaves straight to your heart. It's time to revive

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<v Speaker 1>that love music. Whether it's their iconic hits or those

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<v Speaker 1>deep cuts that made you feel like you were floating

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<v Speaker 1>on a cloud. We owe it to ourselves to bring

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<v Speaker 1>back the sounds that defined a generation. Now, let me

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<v Speaker 1>tell you about the group Lost Generation. The members Lorel Simon,

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<v Speaker 1>Fred Simon brothers, Jesse Dean, Leslie Dean, and Larry Brownie

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<v Speaker 1>began singing together in nineteen sixty nine. This was after

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<v Speaker 1>Jesse Dean completed time in the United States Army. Shortly

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<v Speaker 1>after forming Lowrel Simon's childhood friend Gus Redman, who was

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<v Speaker 1>by that time promotional head at Bronswick Records, had the

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<v Speaker 1>group record with producer Carl Davis. The result of these

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<v Speaker 1>sessions was the single The Sly, Slick and the Wicked,

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<v Speaker 1>which became a hit in the US, and Who Sail

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<v Speaker 1>earned Bronswick Records enough profits to buy itself out and

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<v Speaker 1>dissociate itself from its parent company, Decca Records. That same year,

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<v Speaker 1>Lorel Simon was inspired for the songs titled by the

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<v Speaker 1>film title The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly. The

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<v Speaker 1>group scored a few further hits and disbanded in nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>seventy four. Brownie and Fred Simon later joining Mystique. Lorel

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<v Speaker 1>Simon embarked on a successful career as a songwriter and

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<v Speaker 1>in the late nineteen seventies a solo artist. Larry Brownie

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<v Speaker 1>died in nineteen seventy eight. Fred Simon currently sings bass

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<v Speaker 1>vocals with The Shylights. Lorel Simon died in twenty eighteen

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<v Speaker 1>of multiple health complications. They were a group that had

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<v Speaker 1>great vocal arrangements. They were like a sweet potion, blending

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<v Speaker 1>powerful leads with silky background harmonies that transported you scraped

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<v Speaker 1>to the heart of the soul experience. The band's sound

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<v Speaker 1>was a perfect marriage of passion and skill. So as

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<v Speaker 1>we reminisce about the year nineteen sixty nine, Let's not

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<v Speaker 1>forget the lost generation, the torch barriers of soul music,

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<v Speaker 1>keeping the flame alive in an ever changing musical landscape.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Gale Nobles and you're listening to the Cat Bear US.

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