Ann-Margret - rather rare records

what is a sex kitten and where have they all gone?

March 16, 2020September 23, 2019 by Neal

WHILE TWEAKING AN ARTICLE for publication on my Tell It Like It Was publication on Medium, I noticed that I had referred to lead singer Diana Ross’s soft, whispery vocals on all three of the Supremes’ #1 hits of 1964 as “sex kittenish.” They certainly were coyly flirtatious and the antithesis of most soul singers of the ’60s. READ MORE

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