Old music: Sugar Pie DeSanto – Ask Me

This little-known soul number from 1962 is two minutes and 37 seconds of desperation and anger, rejection and defianceFor me Sugar Pie DeSanto – possibly the best-named female soul singer of all time – ranks among the great voices of the genre's golden era. Sadly her work is relatively unknown, revered by a certain type of Northern Soul aficionado, for whom her Go Go Power: Complete Chess Singles is a vital addition to the dusty vinyl library. She may lack the power of Aretha Franklin and th...

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