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A talented soul singer from Franklin, Virginia, Charlie Whitehead moved to the Big Apple in 1968 and was promptly signed to Musicor's R&B subsidiary, Dynamo Records. It was there he was paired Jerry Williams, Jr. (AKA Swamp Dogg), and the two wrote songs (often with Gary U.S. Bonds) for artists such as Dee Dee Warwick and Doris Duke, including Warwick's 1970 hit, "She Didn't Know (She Kept on Talking)." Whitehead's tenure at Dynamo was short lived, as he followed Williams to Canyon Records. In 1970, Whitehead released a self-titled album using the name Raw Spitt. The album was produced and mainly written by Swamp Dogg. An additional song recorded for, but not included on the album, "Songs to Sing" was also released as a single on the United Artists label. Whitehead released some material under his own name on Henry Stone's and Williams' Stone Dogg Records and in 1973, the album Charlie Whitehead and the Swamp Dogg Band on Williams' Fungus Records imprint. In 1975, he made the Billboard R&B chart with "Love Being Your Fool" on Island Records. Charlie released one more album, 1977's Whitehead at Yellowstone on the Wizard label before dropping out of sight. Whitehead At Yellowstone was comprised of originals written by Swamp Dogg and a selection of choice covers, including fine takes on such chestnuts as James Taylor's "Fire And Rain," and Lennon & McCartney's "Hey Jude." The album was recorded in swampy Muscle Shoals, Alabama at the legendary studios there, with a cast of great musicians on hand.